be more graceful

i’ve already almost accomplished this and i have only one shred of advice; watch summer glau’s work. watch the way she moves, watch the way she walks, talks, moves her arms, the way she stands and try to imitate her.
this may sound very creepy now, but believe me it helps SO MUCH.

I might start dancing or something.

The book “Captivating” by John and Stasi Eldredge is an amazing book for anyone woman seeking to be more graceful!!!! It has inspired me to be the lovely woman I was meant to be as well as letting the man be the head of the household. Very good book to really understand the meaning behind this goal.

With a nic name like cajunhurricane, you can imagine that I am not all that graceful. I am a country girl and come from an area were mud riding is an art form. I am 32 and have 4 great kids and a wonderful husband. I have two brothers and no sister. Being the oldest of my siblings by 3 years, daddy and I bonded when I was born. I was his sidekick and learned everything there is to know about being rough and tumble.
Growing up this way, I look at gracefulness as a mystery. And believe me when I tell you, it is true what they say about mysteriousness. The more you don’t know about something, the more you want it. Could someone please tell me how to begin? I am always so busy with the kids and being a wife that if I ever, ever had any grace, it left me on an occasion that I can’t remember. Can anyone give me some tips and tricks?

So, I’m running into a dilemma… it is soooo hard to work on this goal in the enviroment I’m currently in. I’m in AIT for the Army, so it is relatively hard to work on being graceful, but hey… if I can work on it, and get it here. I can be graceful anywhere, right?

Really the thing that really inspired me to pursue grace and excellence was the movie Memoirs of a Geisha. Anyone in this group I’d really recommend seeing it. I’ve been taking more time when it comes to getting myself ready, I’m even a bit more quite, no need to be so loud if aiming for grace. Let’s see how far I can take this

I want to always have an air of grace about me, but I am known as a total klutz. I’m the most clumsy person in my family. I trip and fall every single day and I’ve bumped into so many things, it doesn’t even hurt when I run into a wall head-on.

I’m mid-way through my yoga class – it’s only once a week unfortunately.

I have also bought some high heeled shoes (not that I wear them often, but they are pretty foxy!) – they make me feel graceful (when I’m not limping).

I think I am also more coordinated in my appearance, accessorising, etc (though I lost a scarf on my trip which was absolutely perfect – tragedy!)

For now I think I need to shift my focus from “be”ing “more graceful”, to “being more fit”.

This goal is done for now.

Yoga helps. A lot.

“every moment is grace”