Like a Gazelle!

Tonight was the first time I walked out of class thinking I could walk back in and go another round.  I felt amazing!  Like a gazelle!

Even my morning class went relatively well, and I posted in my Facebook check in:

This was a triumph! Making a note here: Huge success!

For those who don't get the reference, this is a line from the song Still Alive written by Jonathan Coulton for the game Portal.  It fairly well summed up how I felt, in that I had made it through another class, and I was still alive.  As I have said, I always find morning classes to be tougher than my afternoon class.

I wasn't at all expecting to come back this afternoon and just knock it out of the park.  I felt ready, motivated, confidant, loose, strong, and all I could think of was this tapestry that hung on my wall as a kid that depicted panthers hiding in the shadows waiting to pounce out and try and catch some gazelles grazing in a sunny field.  I felt like a gazelle.

I don't have a picture of a gazelle, so instead here is a wicked awesome spider.

I guess in that metaphor the panthers are... I got nothing.  I am just hanging out here in my sunny field, feeling awesome, strong and confident!

I honestly felt like I made 20% gains in half of my postures this afternoon.  I came out feeling energized and excited, and I know that feeling is not going to be my experience in every class from here forward, but it is good to know that I can come out of class feeling like I'm on top on the world.  This is truly an awesome experience.

Namaste.