"STEP" RIGHT UP

As a person who spent the majority of my career "STEPPING" across this nation I found myself in a situation I never thought I would - 18 months ago my ankle was SO bad, that in the in the middle of a Step Class - I had to just stop!!!

So for the last 18 months I have not "STEPPED" once. It was strange at 1st because at 1 point in time I was "STEPPING" 10 plus times a week. I was a Step Reebok Master trainer. I was "MR. STEP".

The key word there - "WAS" ......

Last night, I taught Step again for the 1st time in 18 months. I wrote out a routine - taught it and made it through just fine. My ankle held up and I will now be teaching Step every Wed eve at 6.

In many ways it was as it had always been - I found myself cuing and moving across the step as if I had been teaching it all along. But there was a difference last night.................I was not just teaching step to my class - I was teaching step to myself!!! My mind was operating a bit differently as I was not in the same frame of mind as I used to be. I was not as sure - I was not as intense - and it was nice.

I was able to teach and take the class simultaneously and it felt good. I was able to teach class and shed "WHAT WAS" and embrace "WHAT IS NOW"....and what is now is a DAVID who will be teaching Step with a new found appreciation and a new outlook. It's only once a week - NO PRESSSURE to come up with new material all the time. It's once a week - so I can look forward to working out WITH my class as opposed to just teaching them.

Perhaps the lesson here is that , at times, we need to STEP away from what is familiar and then return - embrassing it with a new outlook, a new appreciation and a new found love for an old friend.