tethering example

I went to New York to study to be a teacher. That is what I thought would make me "the happiest." In fact, when I sat down and had a talking to myself to figure out "what I wanted to be when I grew up", I answered that I wanted to teach at a University. It was great that I was naive, because I had no idea what it meant to do so. So I found a teaching program and I was on my way. It was in New York, but that didn't mean much to me. I just found a program and went there--the tethering. It was kind of a headless horseman decision, I was just so happy to make a decision having been flailing unhappily for two years trying to find some sort of pathway. So I tethered myself to the destination of going to NYU to get a degree in teaching dance . . . but through the journey of going to grad school at NYU in New York, so many things -zig-zags- came up for me. I met amazing people doing wonderful things. I met mentors who have changed my outlook on dance, art, teaching, LIFE! I was able to go to dance festivals, which opened my mind even more--before that I didn't realize that was available to me. And, I left Chicago thinking I was not a performer/dancer and realized in the process of living, studying and working in NY-that YES I AM. So many new ways of moving and creating opened up for me- even though I went to school to 'teach' I realized that I was a performer-- I got immersed in Yoga, Improv, Contact, Acting . . . yes I had done that in the past, and the seeds were planted, but it took a long time for them to sprout, and in this new, vibrant environment so much new knowledge developed. It might have been my time, late bloomer, or what-not, but I flourished in this space. So, if I didn't tether myself to the naive dream of becoming a University Dance prof, I would not have had my mind opened. The tethering to the destination, allowed for so many unexpected new learning opportunities and zig-zags to come along the way-----I am so LUCKY!.