While attending a preschool meeting years ago I noticed a guy that I went to high school with. I remembered thinking he was really cute in high school. We both ran with sort of the same crowd but we never really talked or became "friends". He came up to me after the meeting and said hello and that he recognized me from school. ( OMG! He was talking to me.) Feeling 17 again I rushed home to call my girlfriend to tell her all about it. I told her I talked to him more that night than I had in our all of our years of school. She responded that she remembered that he was really shy. Shy? I thought he didn't talk to me because he didn't like me or he didn't think that I was pretty. (haha...all the typical teenage girl stuff). I do wonder what type of friendships I have missed out on due to my misconceptions of people or someone else's misconceptions about me??
On a lighter note I just want to say to Charry that if I was a teammate of hers in Japan I bet we would both be friends with Sting because I would have yelled out something immature like " Charry thinks your cute!! " And then Sting would have invited us to sit with him and he would have wanted to kick around the soccer ball with us. The question is if you were friends with Sting how would have that changed your yoga practice and all that you have taught to us. Hee hee!! ;-)
3 comments:
Jackie:
I can totally relate to your comments about misconceptions. Keeping an open mind is a work in progress.
Best
Sandee
"An open mind is a mind of curiosity, wonder, learning, infinite possibilities and a beautiful desire for understanding."
Jackie,
As I read this post I had an epiphany... I realize that the irony to being a teacher and outgoing in that role, when it comes to me personally, I am still that shy guy from high school.
As an English teacher, I rather read and write, but the role demands that I come out of my comfort zone and share what I read, what I write, what I think.
As a yoga teacher, I realize I stand at the front but I am still shy; however, lately, there's been a shift. Perhaps, it's the meditation or caring less what others may think, and realizing life is short and precious.
It's our perspective, the shy guy may think this or that - but really he was just shy. I laugh with you and wonder what I, too, have missed out on...by creating stories with assumptions and taking things personally.
We have all had our Sting moments. And Sting may have been the shy guy ;) Doubtful but possible. Who really knows what's going on in someone else's head?
Here's to letting go of the stories... and letting go of being shy... yet why is it so hard to do so?
K
Post a Comment