www-d62 & d63 (fri/sat, april 3/4: make lemonaide

alternative title: solo in hollywood

when things go badly, dig in and make 'em right! (errrrrr...).

• 0700 sunrise (4 mile walk)
• learned about parking
• big breakfast (great conversation with amin the waiter)
• planet fitness hollywood (upper body)
• manicure-pedicure at organic nails
• signed-up for massage envy (sheduled/received a massage from joy)
• great conversation with joy (looking forward to massage envy charlotte)
• hollywood beach tiki bar (met jane ;) )
• hallendale pizza place (met emily ;) )

----------------saturday

• 0700 sunrise (3-4 mile walk)
• coffee on the beach
• planet fitness ft. lauderdale (technology parking)
• gratitude for technology
• ft. lauderdale beach & the sand bar
• 2 beach walks
• somehow avoided the temptation of smashburger & fries in paradise.
• hollywood beach tiki bar
• emily (showed her some tai chi on the beach)
• a.j.
• yun-kell (past aneurism, short-term memory, great guy: took him under my wing; laughs) t
• lori (ohio state)
• sharon & her wife

the highlight of the night was when it rained, and we were all packed-into the tiki-hut, and emily yelled out: "lenny is going to lead us us tai chi." so i stood on the rungs of my chair, with people saying "yes!" and wanting to join-in with emily. in the span of about 2 minutes, i led the entire bar (women and men) through the wIe-chi move:

• gather chi
• upward pull/push through chakras (root through crown)
• this has evolved into an "earth-to-heaven" move
• inhale (learning): hands toward face/mind
• exhale arms out palms up (open the heart)
• inhale & retract shoulders: chest up, palms-up, thumbs back (forgiveness)
• exhale hands in front (eye-level, steeple for power) body
• inhale hands to heart (gratitude) Spirit

...then i had them all give themselves a round of applause. the night continued with hugs and mini-massages and dancing...

i did not chart/track. drank beers. made a couple of bad food choices, made several good ones. leaving this morning on a flight home, and will regroup for "pristine week" -- the final week of www.

"pristine week" will be designed to be super-wellness (and not sustainable). it is not a "cramming for the final" but rather a "you can do this if necessary." the 10-weeks of www have set me up for pristine week.

let's do this.