Wonder Seekers and Finders - Week 1 at Wonder Studio.

This past week at a Sunday sunrise Open Water Swim, we had another First Timer. I LOVE having first timers join me in adventures. I LOVE being a first timer too…well sometimes, LOL!

Before we got started, she shared her fears, concerns, and nervousness. I really appreciated the reminder that this was something new for her. Something that put her outside her normal comfort zone. When you have done something multiple times, newness can sort of fall away, and it can be a struggle to appreciate the beauty behind why you started in the first place. During our first times, we have little expectations and a high level of concentration. We notice every detail, and our minds and bodies are super sensitive and we have a heightened sense of awareness. 

Gosh, it’s really amazing. That sense of surprise and Wonder.

As we got going with our swim and we checked in at the 500 yard mark..I could see that her fears had gone and a fire had been ignited. This is the joy of life, I think. To witness someone’s life change before your very eyes. To see fear transformed into joy. 

The next thing that happens can be like this…

Repetition. 

My daughter just joined the Cross Country team at her high school. The daily practices in the heat and the five or 6 miles a day is Brutal. At first, you can struggle to want to keep doing this. One could possibly feel that they are not good at this. And, the truth is, they aren’t. Haha.

The Juniors and the Seniors are making it look easy. You think, “I will never be able to do that.”

And, then one day, maybe even a year later. You are doing it and it’s now something beyond brutal. 

It’s still hard and tiring but there’s enjoyment in running in the mud, you can trust your body, you feel like you could run for days. You begin to see that there is a cycle in things.

You learn about yourself…how effort, time, and repetition, and good teammates and coaches build successes. But more than success. A joy.

Sustainable Joy.

As with sports, Wonder Studio is like this too.

We can appreciate how some of the children are fresh in the “water”, others are in the repetition phase, and a few are in the Sustainable joy phase. 

I just love and appreciate how important each phase is.

And, some will cycle through all the phases in ONE class!!

And, through their lives and our lives, we see these cycles. 

We are looking forward to a great Fall session and our deepest wish is to witness those “fires ignited”. Wonder Seekers and Finders. 

Let us go.

Let us go.

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