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Year Three, Day 61: "Thou Shalt Not Steal!"

I woke up this morning with a weird feeling. I shook it off. My allergies have been bothering me big time.

I went out to the track, with my hoop to my favorite tree. Had a really good hoop workout this morning! Saw several "regulars" there...people walking their dogs, running, walking on the track. Most of them greeted me with a cheery "Good Morning!"

They are getting used to the strange hoop woman hooping by the tree every morning!

But when I got home, as I was uploading my video to Youtube, I suddenly recalled the words of a pastor from the first church that I worked as a church pianist. We were talking about copying music for the choir.  He asked if we had a copyright license. I was quite naive back then. I did not realize churches needed copyright licenses. I told him I didn't know, but did it matter, since we were not using the music for profit?

"Thou shalt not steal, Zita!" he said in his booming, God-like voice.

It was quite humbling.

I loved that pastor.  He was older and left after I was there a year. I believe he had cancer.  He is probably looking down from heaven at me. Guiding me to removed licensed music from my Youtube channel.

So I researched using copyrighted music on youtube. It is very tricky. Even if I am not profiting from my videos or my blog (I am not - it is for my own personal growth), one can get into a world of trouble from breaking copyright laws.

So, starting today, I will only use the sappy music provided royalty free by Youtube.

Sigh.

I was having so much fun hooping to classic rock!

It's kind of funny seeing me hoop to different music!

Well, I can still hoop to classic rock, I just can't post it on Youtube. Lesson learned.

Here I am today.  Originally I was hooping to "Proud Mary" by CCR and "Time" by Pink Floyd.  Just use the powers of your imagination...Sorry about the awkward silent parts. The tune I put in was much shorter...



Aside from that, today is Day 27 of daily hooping!  I really enjoy it! It gives me a reason to get up in the morning.

I was wondering as I walked to the track, if I should quite after a certain time period.  But I think not. I think I shall hoop daily until I die! It is only a few minutes out of my life and it seems to be improving my fitness level.  

I am still planning on weight training at least 2 days a week. I seem to only have time on the weekends currently. But when I get my car, I plan on stopping at the gym first thing in the morning before I drive over to see my daughter and new granddaughter when she is born!

For now it is daily hooping for about 10 minutes, walking for about 2 miles and weight training 2-3 days a week.

In addition, I am not eating after 7:00 p.m., drinking tons of water, eating a lot of fruits, veggies and lean protein and avoiding white sugar, wheat, red meat and fried foods.

I've come a long way!

And now, off to my church office job.

I am wishing you a lovely Wednesday!

Talk to you tomorrow!

Love,

Zita :) 

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