Stacy Peralta

Stacy Peralta Instagram – This is the first or second day of learning to tow foil from last year’s sessions and I’m shown here looking pretty damn stiff and out of place. Having learned many new sports over the past 20 years I’ve spent a good deal of time in the beginners phase; as a rank amateur, as a kook and sometimes a complete dork, constantly falling and slamming and wondering if I’ll ever figure it out. The beginners phase of learning anything can be a really tough place to be and it’s a place that at one time I tried to avoid. But I’ve come to realize that it’s the beginners phase where the magic is, it’s the place to be and not to avoid. Learning something new is a mystery and the process unfolds in a mysterious way; there’s a certain magic in the anticipation of trying to figure out something new, in how the process breaks and bends us apart, how the process really throws us and at the same time how it leads us with subtle hints and tips. It’s not an easy place to be because it can be filled with so much frustration, unknowing and uncertainty but if you can bare it you’ll reach that magic place where it all suddenly comes together. Residing in that beginners phase is where I want to keep putting myself because it keeps my life young and full of surprises and possibilities and it’s great humility training. During the week of July 30th to August 6th I’m going to be talking about a lot of these issues at the Modern Elder academy, an American school that resides in Baja. This particular school specializes in teaching people how to make successful transitions in life and how best to deal with learning new things and creating new identities. Check it out if you’re interested. Modernelderacademy.com | Posted on 18/Apr/2023 00:06:33