Getting older - life teachings from an old soul
So, at 26 I decided to take ballet classes. I've never taken a proper dance class, and though it had always been a dream of mine as a child it never happened.
Now, much older and with ability to spend money as I wish I decided to take adult ballet classes. Let me tell you, I LOVE IT.
The girls in the class are all in the same boat, with us being "newbies" learning first position and trying to understand how to hold our hands. Everyone is kind and cheers each other on, even as we fall during jumps or mess up our footing.
Going back to ballet reminded me of something, that life can be a life long learning process but it doesn't always have to be a serious one.
I do a lot for the sake of self-improvement and career development. But it's nice to take a new hobby or activity that's very low stakes. Even lower stakes than my half marathon. There is no expectation or time I'm trying to beat, only me and some new friends jumping around and holding fun poses to great music. I'm learning, I'm socializing but it's fun and calming and everything a person could want out of an afternoon.
I want to apply this to my life more. Not everything has to have the end goal of adding a skill or making it a side hustle. Sometimes, our only objective is to enjoy.
My advice today, as someone who daily feels like they've lived 100 years and 10 at the same time, is find low stakes hobbies and make them social. Life gets better when you do.
