Try Day: Making Magic Together

This is my last week as host of Try Day at Create a Connection. I've had such a good time connecting and exploring together, and I wanted to choose an activity that would honour that experience as well as the magic that Melba's created. So I'm asking everyone to participate in a very simple exercise of supporting each other's wishes in the blog comments including the simple phrase, "As _____ wishes for herself, so I wish for her also." My wishes follow, but if you want to share your own wishes and support more people's, you can read more detailed instructions here.

As I sit here writing this, I notice my own resistance. Like somehow by asking for what I want, I'm not appreciating all that I have. Maybe you recognize that feeling. I have to stop and remind myself that it's okay to keep wishing in the same moment I give gratitude for all that I have. And with a breath and that reminder, here are my wishes.

Jamie's Wish #1: Grow my comfort zone.


The wall. I've seen it so often. I feel like I can make a certain amount of progress and no further. It's like I get to a certain point with my dreams and then I just go blank. My brain goes kind of dumb (or is it numb?). I just *blink, blink* like a deer in the headlights. It's almost as though my abilities have a certain range and when I take one step too far out my comfort zone, I shut down. Hello, wall. I'm pretty sure that we all have a wall and that it moves farther and farther out as we gain in experience and confidence. But I'll tell you, from my current perspective this wall seems thick, tall, wide and heavy and not about to budge. Originally I thought my wish was to push past the wall. But I think I would just like it to move it out instead. I wish to grow my comfort zone.

Jamie's Wish #2: Share the Joy of Dance

If you've been reading my blog for a while, you know how much I love to dance and that I believe the joy of dancing is a treasure for each of us to know. For me, dancing reminds me of who I am. It connects me intimately with my body. It awakens my sensuality. And it tunes me in to the frequency of the Universe's voice. Shaking your booty is soul-stirring!

And for me dance has also been a broken dream, the kind with sharp edges that you hide inside so no one can see you bleeding. When I was young, all I wanted with my heart and soul was to be a dancer. But I was (and am) a curvy woman. And I'm only 5'4". And I didn't have great extension. And I started late. And... and... and... There were a million reasons that I thought I could love dance but not be a dancer. That was a wound I didn't think would heal. And then I started clubbing. That stirred the embers and reminded me of who I was: a dancer. And then I saw Nia for the first time. And I cried. In fact, I cried for the entire first year that I went to class. I lots of healing to do.

And here's what I know. Dancing belongs to everyone. And that means me. And that means you. You are a dancer because you dance. Let's be dancers together.

Last year I started the Shyne Like a Star Virtual Dance Party. On May 1st, I asked people to take 15 minutes to just dance (alone, with others, in your living room, in your office, anything goes!) and people around the world participated. I hope you'll join me this May 1st for the 2nd year of dancing! And I am so thrilled that at justBe... I will be connecting us through a shared dance experience with Nia. I'm so excited that this year I know at least with those 2 things I will be sharing the joy of dance and that makes my heart soar. I'm wishing for abundant opportunities to share the joy of dance.

Participate in Try Day's Making Magic Together and share your wishes too! For full instructions and to participate, go here.