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Year Three, Day 238: Just Keep on Hooping - 200 Days and Counting

Today marks 200 days of daily hooping!

Woot Woot!

Now before you watch today's video, allow me to lower your expectations. The internet is filled with sensational before and after stories, complete with pictures and videos.

This is not one of them.

If anything, it is a DURING story. Or perhaps I should say an ENDURING story!

I have endured 200 days of daily hooping. It is actually the highlight of my day. Once I get going. But sometimes it would feel nice to just sleep.

The beauty of my hoop workout is that it is a mere 5-10 minutes of my day. It dues not take any time away from my day. I feel so great after I hoop mostly because I did it. And every day, I feel more pride in actually sticking with it.

It would be nice to see a magical body transformation.

But for now, I am happy to keep moving. I feel so alive when I am hooping. It is almost a spiritual experience. I think I will just keep enjoying it daily. There is no need for me to take it to another level or learn fancy tricks. I will just keep on hooping!

Tomorrow I will be adding another activity to my routine. Bowling! I am joining my daughter and son-in-law's bowling league. We'll be bowling moat Sundays for the next three months. Ill be helping with Babie Gracie too.

I'm really excited! When we were young, my brother and I were on bowling leagues every summer. I even had my own ball. It was a silver and white ball with swirls.

I was a decent bowler. I learned to focus on the pins and imagine the ball as an extension of my arm. I used my breath even back in my childhood. I was a most zenful bowler!

A physical and social activity. And I am not even nervous! Perhaps there is hope for me yet.

Wish me luck!

Talk to you tomorrow!

Love,

Zita









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