Celebrating in Minnesota

The metro area students and teachers celebrated Justin Stone’s birthday on November 21st at the Fridley Community Center. Ron Barker hosted the event. Judy George led about 25 attendees in a T’ai Chi Chih practice. It was a great practice and reminded us again what a great gift we have in Justin and in T’ai Chi Chih, Joy Thru Movement.

After the practice, we had a potluck meal and birthday cake. The group visited and ate well. We then had a short meeting to discuss the plans for the next year. It was great to have the students present and give input into the plans. During the discussion someone asked about developing a webpage so folks could keep up-to-date with the available classes. And as one of the teachers was explaining the difficulties with setting up such a site, a student’s husband offered to do the work of setting it up and up dating the site!

The evening together was a gift for us all. We signed a birthday card for Justin and talked about welcoming Sr. Antonia as the guide for TCC. One student talked to me as she was leaving and she was so excited about the evening. She said she was finally feeling like she knew the practice well enough to ask questions and take advantage of our group meetings so she could improve her practice. Every time we get together and talk about the gift of TCC, we celebrate the birthday of Justin Stone—regardless of the date!