Floccinaucinihilipilification
Floccinaucinihilipilification. A very, very long way of saying nothing. Literally, it means nothing!
Sometimes, that’s how I feel about all the practice I do with my juggling. It meant nothing. It was worth nothing. It didn’t count for anything. A lot of the time, it feels like I’m going nowhere. That is, until this week.
This week I finally realized all of the progress I’ve made throughout my in-depth. After weeks and weeks of juggling, I can juggle 3 balls with ease. I can juggle 4 balls for long periods of time. And I am even starting to get the hang of a new item I got in the mail on Friday – juggling clubs.
After this entire in-depth, I decided that I wanted to move on to something more challenging than balls, so I have begun a journey of juggling clubs. They’re quite exciting, actually. My mentor always talked about how she enjoyed them, way way more than balls. And I agree with her. Clubs seem to have this unique quality to them, that when you juggle you feel like you are making art. It gives you this impression that you are highly skilled. And when I manage to string together several throws, it feels like I am a juggler. Not someone learning juggling as an in-depth, but an actual juggler. Also, it seems a lot easier to learn clubs than it was to learn balls. Supposedly, part of that was the fact that I’ve taught my brain how to learn this type of activity. But I don’t know. I just know I love to juggle clubs.
I’m also going to begin unicycling this week. Mr. Jackson has kindly offered me his unicycle to try out, and I’m really really excited for that. It would be something brand new to learn, though it would certainly take out a chunk of my time. But I can make space in my schedule for something that fascinating. And maybe, if I get really good, I can juggle WHILE riding a unicycle. Wouldn’t that be fantastic?
