learn

*sigh*

tonight i am a paradox of creative ideas brimming over, for the first time in weeks, and exhausted with relief ready to sleep deeply and peacefully, for the first time in weeks.

at the beginning of the year i followed a series of synchronicities and began pursuing my certification as a personal trainer. initially i dove in fast and furious, as i tend to do, and then the rest of life ebbed in on the obsession and i more slowly continued to work at it.

when my employment status changed to self-employed, i thought this was the right timing to make it serious again and wouldn't you know, god-winked. my former employer, and now client as i like to think of them, initiated a wellness challenge requiring employees to form teams, compete in weight loss programs and motivate toward fitness. several people who knew it was an interest of mine approached me.

so, being a person that works better under deadline, i scheduled the certification exam. everyone said, 'are you ready?' i said, 'i don't know. but i will be by august 17th.'

today i took the exam. and passed it.

so on paper, i can officially say i'm certified now and checking that box off was something i felt i needed to do. but now the real work begins.

now i have a license to learn. now i have a license to teach. now i have a license to coach. and cheer. and empathize. and hope. and wonder. and ponder. and commiserate. and did i mention, learn?

To teach is to learn twice.
~joseph joubert

d: that my teaching will be transformational
b: i'm ACSM certified!
g: my learning is just beginning...