I'm doing a thing. Eventually I'll get around to the long, meandering start-of-my-blog post, but every time I've done that in the past I lose the momentum that got me here. So I'll get to that eventually.

The boulder is especially grounding; no harness means falling can happen

Right now, I rock climb. It's awesome and grounding (as weird as that sounds, since I spend a lot of time up in the air clinging gecko-like to a wall), and I'm working up to doing it much more regularly than I currently am. I love how I feel when I'm climbing -- strong, capable, and focused. It makes sense from a sort of elemental standpoint, in that stone is solid and centering. It's helped with a lot of underlying restlessness I have, and gives solid, unyielding obstacles around which I must work and be flexible. It's been fantastic.

I've also grown physically stronger, which is a perk I can't emphasize enough. I can do things now I could only dream of six months ago, and I'm really excited to see what other internal doors this opens.

Which brings me to my next thought. I've always loved watching aerial silk performers, and with my increased upper body & core strength, I think I could be reasonably comfortable beginning intro classes in about a year. I have a lot of other padding to lose before I'll feel ready, but this is something that is actually feasible for the first time in my personal history.

This also got me thinking: I've got Earth. I've got plans for Air. Why not seek out something for Fire and Water as well?

I'm still thinking on things. For fire, I'm considering either internal fire (cardio) or external (poi), but I'm not feeling a strong pull to one or the other yet. Water will likely be swimming, but we'll see. For now, though, I'm going to work through the elements with dedication and intent, one at a time. I'm looking forward to the journey.