Sunday Chapters
Dancers are interesting. We are
perfectionists who tend to obsess over things. That’s probably part of what
drives us, and drive is a good thing.
But when we start replaying the day and
all its negatives over and over in our mind, it is no longer productive. And
this is hard to change because we want so badly to improve. We are
constantly analyzing: how can I do this better? What did I do wrong? Am I being
too lazy, too aggressive, too fill-in-the-blank… It’s called rumination and it is like
rereading a chapter over and over and never finishing the book.
The first step
in stopping this cycle is simply recognizing it. The next is to find ways to
focus your overactive mind on more positive things – any unrelated
activity you enjoy, listening to music, watching an uplifting movie, or going
for a walk in nature. I find nature to be very restorative and grounding.
Most of all, I believe this chapter
rereading is not unusual in dancers. It isn’t productive, but it isn’t unusual.
Now, go for a walk outside.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Motivational Secret #128:
“You can’t start a new
chapter if you keep rereading the last one.”
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Quote of the Day:
“You
become what you think about all day long.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
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