What a year can do to you

So, Spring Break has arrived. Hooray! With that is a houseful of family, so it's probably best I post now. Tonight, I can't put it in words how happy I felt. Everyone showed the progress they had made in the little time we've had so far, and everything was great. I decided not to put my fancy releases at the end in my 1.0, as they have not reached performance level, but they are definitely the focus of the 2.0. I'm personally excited for the demo, as the amount of energy that it produces from its participants is breathtaking... It's got to be one of my favorite parts. Performing in front of a crowd can be difficult though, and it wasn't till today, before class, I noticed something. Correction, Someone helped me notice something. Now, I don't remember the whole conversation, so Mr. Regier, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but as everyone sat outside, waiting for the black belts to finish their class, we were talking and the conversation about performing the version one was brought up. I asked if he was ready, and his reply was "Well, I guess I'm nervous. Aren't you?" And it was then that it dawned on me, that, despite of the small feeling of what's going to happen, I didn't get the stage fright, nervousness or anxiety I had last year. To say, last year I was holding a wooden sword which wasn't moving in my hand at all, and I almost dropped it. This year, I had 2 little hollow aluminum weapons that I was flipping in my hands (plus they are slippery to start with, don't get me started on when they get wet.) yet I felt more confident about not dropping them. It must have been the Chinese New Year performance that got rid of those "anti-performance" feelings😜