Posts tagged hula hoop
She's talented

She picks up a hula hoop and rocks it with apparent ease, a big ol' satisfied smile across her face as it goes round and round. Of course, it eventually wobbles its way down around her ankles, but she picks it right back up - her grin never fading - and gives it another go.

"She's so talented" someone gasped. Another said, "I don't have the hips for that." It's likely neither has practiced hula hooping more than two minutes before losing patience with themselves.

With hula hoop, the apparatus has to be available for one to pick up, feel a spark, and practice. 

The amazing thing about art is the apparatus is everywhere. You can draw in the dirt with a stick, dig through the garbage for sculpture or collage pieces (you don't even need scissors you can just tear!) and things to draw on, bend sticks into nests, stack rocks, paint with just about anything that leaves a stain or scrape and on and on.

The only barrier to entry is a big dumb inner critic that says you must produce something breathtaking for Instagram or some other purpose (total horse shit). Shut that thing off and enjoy the process! Make a mess! Experiment and practice! That's what it's about.

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