To some this may look like just a pair of rings hanging from a bar.
To an ape its an easy shot to the next tree.
To a gymnast it's a chance at gold.
But to me,
these rings are golden circles of opportunity
with barbed wire wrapped around them,
a seemingly impossible means to an end.
To swing from below with such tightness in my core,
to whip my hips up to the base of them with such precision,
to snap my chest to replace my hips so fiercely
that the movement can barely be taught - only felt
from so many trials and errors.
To then push myself up with all my might
and then swoosh back down and do it all over again
with equal or better precision….
…..I'm so close after a month of practice.
But I'm stuck.
So i got down on the floor
and stared up at them from a new perspective,
this time shifting my mind to see them in a new light.
I thought,
if I can't get on top of them at this point in time,
let me get under all the way.
Let me feel vulnerable from below.
Let them feel me in their shadow.
Then,
suddenly the barbed wire went away.
The opportunity is there and the
fierceness with which I want this opportunity
is slowly chipping away at fear and intimidation.
Maybe we should all look at our 'problems'
this way.
Get under them and understand them
from all angles.
More to be revealed on this process :)
~ L ~
