Day 46 - volunteer to be the first to share in Hot Yoga Instructor training: We played 2 truths and a lie, and there are 22 of us in the training at Hot Asana Yoga plus our instructor, Gina. Lesson 46: It pays to be the first sometimes, because you get to set the stage for how the rest of the icebreaker goes. I did this for my Lifeguard certification course, too, and it was amazing how much more energy was in the room when I stood on my chair to give my introduction ;). Day 47 - leave inspirational notes in the Derby library: Has anyone who is local ever been to this library? It is beautiful, the entire building looks like an art gallery, and there is actually a section that is dedicated to local art and rotates periodically. When I was in there to do my rejection therapy project, there was a high school art exhibit, and the time before, there was beautiful art and I believe there may have been some famous artists mixed in between. I went to the library and left inspirational notes in the self help section, inspired by a friend of mine who recently started making book marks out of stickers with inspirational sayings that she had around the house and was never going to use in another way. This gave me an opportunity not only to take in the sights at the Derby library, but also to relax and read for half an hour after - a luxury that I have not recently had with my lifeguard certification classes and hot yoga instructor training. Lesson 47: It took a couple of days after my lifeguard certification classes ended to get back in the swing of things with the start of my hot yoga instructor classes, and it is good to be reminded by someone who has not committed to 100 days of rejection therapy of the importance to staying committed to the cause. Day 48 - give a goodie bag to someone living in the street: In Bolivia, instead of saying that someone is homeless, we say that they are "living in the situation of the street." This actually makes a lot more sense, because for most people who are living in the street, it is a temporary situation. I was surprised again and again when I participated in Sant'Egidio in Washington, D.C. and found out that most of the people who were living in the street had been evicted from apartments, had lost their jobs, and were living on the street as a result of conditions outside of their control. Lesson 48: This was true for the woman I met yesterday as well. She talked to me about going to my hairstylist at my salon (two things I do not possess, but it taught me that she knew from prior experience that these things exist), asked me where I worked, and was generally in the know about things that you and I discuss on a daily basis. Another thing that I was reminded of is that people are generally surprised at how open we are with them, while we are surprised at how open they are with us.
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AuthorValerie Ellis, who is in alignment with the Black Lives Matter Movement and everyone whose life is impacted, now or before, by times of social injustice. Archives
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