A Summer That Glows

So Chet and I have been learning how to glow string this month. I’ve always wanted to learn how to glow string for a long time and just recently, Chet taught me how to do it!

This summer Chet and I have been doing things differently. We are getting out, doing new things, trying new things. Going to places we have never been, seeing things we have never seen. Everyday is a new adventure and soo much is happening! I am having tooo much fun. All of my worries (the little worries I have) seems to disappear when I’m having fun. I just love being in the moment of a good time.

This summer has been great so far. We picked up on glow stringing this month. At first, it was really difficult for me. I kept trying to do a few moves and I just couldn’t get them down. I began to doubt myself and I kept thinking that maybe glow-stringing just isn’t for me. Deep down I had this desire to master the moves, but in reality, I thought that it would never happen. So this week, I woke up early and practiced all day, for many hours, trying to master some of the hardest moves for beginners. In the end, I eventually mastered and perfected these difficult moves. I’m glad I didn’t stop learning because I was really close to just giving up, but something told me to keep going. This taught me something very valuable, if you tell yourself that you CAN’T do something, then you won’t do it. You need to push yourself, work hard, because in the end, the result is very rewarding. Now I can glow-string many moves:

The Butterfly
The 2 Beat Weave
The Windmill
The Corkscrew
Simple leg/arm Wraps

Today is friday. I practiced these moves on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. By Wednesday, I had most of them down. I find it hilarious because in the end, I bruised myself really bad. I have bruises all over my arms and legs. The ones on my legs are disgusting lol. I even have bumps on my head from hitting myself sooo much from trying to learn the windmill. In the end, it was worth it. I have learned how to swing my sticks without hitting myself now haha. Here are some pics and videos of our glow-stringing moments! **You may want to “right-click and open in new window” when viewing the videos and pictures.

Gallery

Also, check out the videos too.

Videos

Conclusion

Its been a lot of fun learning how to glow-string. Learning something new gives me a good feeling. Its nice to do things outside of the box from time to time. The summer has just started and so much has happened already. I’m having a lot of fun and I’m liking it waay too much! Hehe.