Everywhere
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Me - Though very "black knightish" of me to try skiing for the first time just after turning 42 a few weeks ago and after 4 knee surgeries, I realized that I am much more Panda. I remembered what Patti said about Pandas liking to take skiing slow and enjoy the scenery. I was enjoying every moment, slow and steady--talking all of the beautiful scenery with several feet of snow covering the beautiful trails. I also decided that I am Panda--ish in that I don't like falling--and while I was able to not fall on the bunny and beginner slopes--anything above that plus the ski lifts made me fall flat on my face. Learned a lot about my ego lying face first in the snow while they stopped the lift and my children rolled their eyes But the fun I had outweighed my ego (but still.... it was a good thing no one got my spills on camera--might have been a different story).
Doug-- My husband a long time skier--he is a total black knight--he will keep on trying until he gets each move and his ego ("if that person can do it--then i surely can") pushes him on. I can see why black knights are prone to injury. He was very "yogic" in making the skiing comfortable for me--providing me/guiding me with lots of options so I would be able to have the most fun too and be able to enjoy the time on the slopes
Luke--This is my youngest--very much like me--he takes the quieter path --this was his first time skiing too-and while he easily caught on, he preferred to glide along the lower hills at a reasonable speed. He stayed back and waited for me to catch up. He enjoyed the quieter route while also quietly becoming quite a good little skier in the process. Never complaining about the cold snowy weather--he was just content to sail along in peace.
Wil-- This is my just turned teenager. At 13 years of age, I admire him for many reasons but one of the things that strikes me is that he has such self confidence. He is convinced he can do anything and is at least pretty good at everything--and if others think differently of him then that is their problem--not his and he just moves on. A total black knight though , it can be scary to be mom sometimes with him. It was also his first time skiing--and he was doing great--going faster and skiing fancier each run going a little higher and down a little steeper each time. As we were getting ready to leave yesterday, he begged for one more run. So we all waited for him and told him to hurry up. After several minutes, i began to comment on what was taking him so long (we were all just standing at the bottom of the hill waiting--my husband, my son Luke, me, my brother, his wife and their kids)--and then we spot this speck at the very top of the mountain --yep the highest point. Doug says," I think that might be Wil at the very top" I scoffed and said "Surely not--he would not have gone all the way to the top." But as he came further and further down--building up speed I could see that it was indeed Wil.
And here is what you call Yin and Yang: As my husband glows with pride as Wil is flying down this huge mountain, he says "Wow, what an awesome run" My comment was a little different .........."If he makes it down here in one piece, he is SO grounded"
No matter where you are or what you do there is always Yoga!
Namaste~
~Laurie