Reconnecting With A Friend

After exercise class at the fitness center, a group of women (whom I didn’t know well) lingered to talk about the new T’ai Chi Ch’uan class held on another day. They liked the teacher but weren’t enamored with the form. One woman said, “I miss my T’ai Chi Chih.” The others asked what that was, while I smiled, delighted a fellow enthusiast was nearby. We exchanged a few words of acknowledgement and information about it. Then she said, “I wish I could do TCC right now.” I said, “I have time if you do.” Having 30 to 40 minutes to spare, Eileen and I found a sunlit corner in a quiet spot and did a practice letting TCC’s cellular massage reconnect us as if we had known each other forever.