Dear Friends,
Jury Duty? What???
I got the letter.
I'll be calling in on Wednesday at noon to see if I need to report to court on Thursday morning. Fingers crossed they won't need me and there will be no interruption to our classes!!!
Please check the website Wednesday night to make sure class is happening Thursday morning!
Michael Franti Concert Saturday!
This Saturday, August 24th, at our 9:30am Stop Drop and Dance class, in addition to our regular dances, we will also be reviewing five of our Michael Franti dances in preparation for his concert later in the evening!
Party bus departing at 5pm!
If you are joining our Michael Franti party bus departing at 5pm, make sure you have been getting the WhatsApp messages from Karin! She will be sending the final details in the next few days. If you are not receiving any messages but RSVP'd for the party bus, please email me and I will add you!
Remember to wear your new RAINBOW TANK if you have it!
I got a ticket.
I can't even remember the last time I was pulled over by a police officer. But... it happened last week as I was exiting Central San Rafael. And... I forgot how mortifying it is to have everyone drive by and stare at you wondering what you did.
It was a cell phone violation. I'd like to say it was because I got an important text or I needed to look for directions suddenly. But... nope, I was trying to pre-order boba so that I could pick it up faster from the store.
Sigh, my boba addiction always gets me in trouble.
Anyways, as the police officer walked up to my car, there was nothing I could say.
I was guilty. I was wrong. I made a mistake.
He was kind and made the ticketing process as painless as it possibly could be, and after the initial frantic moment of searching for my registration and insurance cards...
I was, surprisingly... at peace.
In that moment, I wasn't upset at all. I wasn't angry. I wasn't sad. It was a sort of awakening where I sat there thinking how being distracted on my cell phone could have absolutely led me to a much worse outcome such as hitting another car, or worse, a person.
I was actually, admittedly... grateful, in a strange way.
We all make mistakes, but sometimes the best thing to do is to own up to it. To take responsibility for our actions and choices, and to move forward by learning from it. That's how we can grow and turn a negative experience into a positive one.
"Everything you have experienced in life has served a purpose: it brought you here, to this exact point. Your struggles and tragedies and triumphs brought you here. To this night. To this moment where you can now choose to be happy, where you can now choose to serve with excellence, where you can now open to love, where you can now live as your highest self. You've been through enough. Now LIVE."
- Brendon Burchard
Cheers!
Grace
