Workshop for “Nay” sayers.

(The Pass is still Paramount)

What it will look like:

See workshop 1

Why:

Everyone can have negative thoughts. In order to practice and proceed, jugglers need to learn to push through these negative thoughts. Eventually, these thoughts are proven wrong, ignored, or laughed at. When these thoughts sneak back, the juggler, through practice, learns to let go and persist, pursue, and play with future goals. This practice seems to mimic the principles of mindfulness.

This experience will be a lifelong memory that one can reflect on and continue to use to energize or engage their mind as an active form of mental respite or preparedness. Make this experience a chance to do something uniquely new and refreshing, as it can be every time you juggle. These benefits of juggling can then be applied to any activity you engage in!

Who:

• Everyone, or anyone! People, Parents and Youth (14+), teens, seniors, groups or teams

• If you have excuses, let’s share them and persist with a positive progression

• Inclusive and intriguing

• Ideally, 10 to 20+ people (enjoy watching others as we all struggle uniquely)

What:

A workshop filled with excuses. People saying, “I can’t!”

Legitimate reasons! Can we still “trust the process?”

Where and When:

Anywhere, and let’s start soon.

Core thoughts:

R.U.T. (Risk, Uncertainty, Thrill) with every throw:

I believe that every throw has that little bit of risk, uncertainty, and thrill. The juggler gets to practice with this “rut,” anticipating every throw. Knowing that you have thrown the ball helps build resilience, persistence through learning that there is a thrill just from the possibility of a triumph, and that success comes from practice. In order to continue to practice, we learn to negate, ignore, and override negative thoughts. Letting go of all thoughts, sounds like “Flow,” and practicing mindfulness.

Juggling is humbling. All jugglers know that if they continue, they will always drop the ball.

Everybody says it: negative stuff. Some people push through, others ignore it, and still others learn not to hear it. People who learn to practice have learned to let it go and break through the “RUT.”

Yours truly, “Sir Drop-A-Lot,” Aladar Reusz