It's been ages since I shared anything related to hooping. But all is good. I am still hooping a lot and my passion, if anything, grew stronger. I am amazed how I keep at something for such long time and boredom or need for "something new" is not on the horizon.
My personal hoop practice is at its peak. I hoop daily for at least 30min. and my blindfolded "hoop meditation" is just something I look forward to every day. I tried yoga and all kinds of meditations previously and although proved beneficial I never kept at it. They never felt really "me" .With hooping I feel 150% me. It's the only activity where I get lost in the most positive, beautiful and creative landscape of my mind. No self doubt or self criticism. Insecure? What does it mean? Just pure confidence and sense of well being.
Yes, it makes me sweat and improves muscle tone and flexibility and what
not but that's not my primary reason. You see, there's ton of things you can do to attain the above mentioned "body goals". But my hoop is the only place where I
don’t doubt myself or second guess or feel insecure. THAT’S WHY I HOOP.
To be in that beautifully desirable mental landscape, explore it and
eventually transfer that feeling into my every day life activities,
relationships and what not. To cultivate that mind space and allow it to expand you need to commit to regular practice. When you list its advantages on piece of paper it's hard not to engage in activity that showers you with so many positive vibes.
Why do you hoop? What are your deep deep core deep reasons? Know your why's. Why you do whatever you choose to do? What do you get out of it? There is more to it than "just for fun". Dig deep into the core of your being, find your reasons and stick with doing whatever accelerates positive states of mind.
2 comments:
Beautiful reason for hooping. I know for myself, and many others, coming to terms with such a pure reason to hoop is difficult. You think progress will always keep you going, but sometimes you plateau, and it forces you to really dig deep and figure out why you hoop.
For myself, it was the realization that I needed a community, a group of people to associate with, be a part of, and who could support me. Luckily this community is so open and welcoming.
Wonderfully put. I was just thinking about this the other day when I was feeling really down about my hoop progress. Then I thought, no this is for me. I feel free when I hoop. No anxiety or doubt. It's only AFTER i hoop I have to worry about :)
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