Being you is effortless – be you. No one can tap into your unique gifts because no one is like you – be you. No one can compete with you because you are the only one on the entire planet who is you – be you. Others cannot be you and you cannot be anyone else; and neither do you need to – just be you! The easiest thing to do – be you.
I just returned from picking up my baskets of produce courtesy of bountifulbaskets.org. My $34 contribution included the conventional basket, an Italian pack and an assorted cookie pack.
For my birthday in April, I was given a gift certificate stating I was scheduled to attend a 2-hour, Trapeze 101 class at Trapeze U in Gilbert, Arizona. Needless to say, it was an unexpected gift. I’m not sure I had ever considered flying on a trapeze. I had no idea there was even a trapeze school nearby.
Several years ago, and for no real good reason, I earned the nickname Flying Galindo (Flying G for short). Flying Galindo sounds similar to the Flying Wallendas, the legendary high wire family. That’s probably what made this gift so appropriate and such a good idea. Now I could live up to my nickname.
After the surprise of the gift wore off, I checked out Trapeze U’s website. I began to get really excited. This was going to be fun.
What a Rush!
Fast forward three weeks to the morning of Saturday, May 15th, 2010. My class was scheduled for 8:00am to 10:00am. What an incredible experience. I climbed the ladder and flew on the trapeze a total of eight times that morning. It was exciting and scary all at the same time. Each time I stepped onto the platform to jump, my heart was racing. Each time I landed and climbed off the net, the adrenaline was flowing. All I could say afterwords was “What a rush!”.
Flying Galindo in Action
The following video and photos show several of my attempts flying on the trapeze.
Brian and Garla had an uneasy truce this morning. Both wanted to look out the window and enjoy the morning air. What you can’t tell from the photo is how hard Brian’s tail is thumping against the wall.
Moment’s after this photo, the truce was broken. Garla, although smaller and older, drew first blood.
Brian and Garla
So far, diplomatic efforts between the two have only found limited success.