Stand by the grey stone when the thrush knocks

So, my normal Wednesday office work schedule is 7am to 10:30 am. So I can get LOTS of yoga job searching done on Wednesdays. Ha ha. First I somehow turned off my alarm, thinking I was snoozing. Then MSH rolled over and said "It's eight o' clock, you know." No, I did not know that, my sweet husband. Crap. So I rolled out of bed, threw on some "casualwear" and a baseball cap, and dragged my hiney to work. There I was inefficient through much of the morning and so did not accomplish my Three Vital To-Do Items until 12:30. From there, I went to two grocery stores, got a piece of quiche, 2 lbs of organic bananas (which I now realize I only got because I had a coupon which made them free that I forgot to give to the checker) and a lot of ice cream. Then I came home, ate lunch (quiche on a bed of carrot sticks and celery sticks) while reading my current book: "Class Action : The Story of Lois Jenson and the Landmark Case that Changed Sexual Harassment Law." Then I took my friends Ben and Jerry downstairs to watch a little TV. I was finally able to wrench myself from the grasp of the demon television just after 4:00. Went upstairs really intending to buckle down on revising my resume, when Krista called--could I be at the studio in 10 minutes to teach a Bikram class? Do my sports bras have permastink?! I hopped into my shoes and zoomed down there--I didn't even change into a sports bra! I think I taught a great class, 11 students, felt v. confident. It was a nice change to teach Bikram, especially because my 1 hr 15 min slots on Monday and Wednesday nights mean single sets only. I really liked being able to teach second sets. After class, one of the regulars complimented my teaching, said my dialogue in the standing series had really improved since the last time he'd been in my class. Said I'm still lagging in the savasanas (rest poses on the floor) but was very positive. This made my day.

Then I got to come back at 8:15 and teach again! Much smaller class, 4 students, one beginner. Tonight and Monday night I just had these moments where I looked around at my students and felt this deep feeling of gratitude and humility at being able to affect their minds/bodies in a positive way. Had a regular who hadn't taken my class before and she said afterward she really liked it! The new student was beginning a yoga practice to help with emotional issues. She did very well for her first yoga class ever. Afterward she bounced out of the classroom and told me "That was fun!" This is the best job I've ever had.