The AHA! Moment Of The Day
August 31, 2013
When asked the do-you-have-a-roll question, I would answer, “I am working on it”. That statement is correct – I have been practicing.
What I realized this afternoon, however, while watching people practice a roll on the Lower Green, was that my “real”, heart-felt answer to the question above would be “No, I do not. I do not have a roll”. (This sentiment was so deeply embedded in my mind that I wasn’t aware of it in the similar way we are not aware of the Arabic subtitles to a movie in English). Within and of itself this statement does not reflect the matter-of-fact reality, which is - more often than not, I do manage to roll myself up (the particulars, such as how correctly and/or fluently my roll is being executed, or that I’ve done it so far only on the flat water are irrelevant in this instance).
The AHA! moment lies in me realizing that my “roll” attitude must be exercised as much as (if not more than) my physical body.
I start within… by cleaning up the cobwebs of the old “i-don’t-have” program and by replacing it with the new “oh-yes-I-do” one. From there I expand outward reinforcing my newly acquired sense of self by diligently working on the physical aspect of the roll itself.
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