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March 12, 2005
I feel better, really I do!
thanks SO much for all your well wishes! I am feeling MUCH better...my nausea is gone, the headache is gone, the chills are no more, and I even ate a decent light dinner last night...this morning I feel like my old self again...so whatever that thing was, its left the building and taken some time with it...I think I just slept it off...
So this weekend I'm up and teaching..the girls came over yesterday to check out the studio and settle in...I demo'd a few techniques and they jumped on the torches and proceeded to yelp and complain that they 'can't do it'...ahhh...just as I'd hoped! I always expect a class to take you into new directions and places you've not been able to do on your own - otherwise there's no point to the class if you can already do this stuff...I like when I take a class and all my pieces are junk - it tells me that I'm working outside my 'safe' zone and that I'm learning! I'm trying new things that my head and hands aren't used to doing, I'm living 'out of the box' as the favorite phrase seems to be...So, if I can keep them from getting TOO frustrated, and just frustrated ENOUGH, then I'm on the right path..Part of teaching is calming the frustrated students, actually...Like tight rope walking, only without the fear of breaking your back, its scary and frustrating but as long as you know you'll make it to the other side in one piece, its worth the walk...Oh how I love analogies! We should have an analogy contest...have you ever heard Dr. Phil's wacko analogies? "You can't make your mother in law listen if the chickens aren't crowing at dawn'...well, chickens don't crow, but that's what makes it so funny...
Posted by Donner at March 12, 2005 08:47 AM