A Wii Little Lesson

Yesterday my son showed me how to use the Wii FIT (on the Nintendo Wii). I was amazed by the technology! The Wii FIT comes with a "balance board" that you stand on for all the Wii FIT games. Wirelessly it senses pressure from your feet and the game on TV responds. It was crazy!

As a typical fourteen year old son, he thought it would be fun to watch me try the YOGA moves on the Wii FIT. Let's just say that I'm glad his iPhone doesn't record video footage...

I actually didn't do all that bad for a Wii newbie. I completed the "breathing" exercise with high scores. Then I moved on to the "side stretching" exercise, which my virtual instructor told me I did very well. Lastly, I completed the "tree" exercise. It looks really cool in the picture above, but wow - it was challenging to stand motionless in that position for 30 seconds.

When I had had enough, I was told by a creepy little voice that because I had done so well, I "unlocked" another YOGA exercise to use next time. Interestingly, not all the YOGA exercises are available from the get go. As I practice the exercises that are available, others become unlocked and ready to use. This got me thinking about our creativity. As I practice exercising my creative muscles, I notice that more creative energy becomes "unlocked" and ready to use. All of my creativity is not available from the get go. It grows and develops the more I use it.

It's funny how silly things such as a video game system can remind us of important truths.

Keep unlocking your creative potential.

grace & peace ~ deAnn