It was a beautiful day and I was just cruising the beach (as I love to do on weekends) when I spotted a group of people playing some kind of game. It looked like juggling, but it wasn't at all. Each person had a colored stick in each hand, and were twirling, spinning, and flipping a baton in some amazing way. Just then I noticed that some people were friends and they invited me to join them. I didn't know it then, but this was to be the start of a new adventure for me.
My first question was, "What are those things?" My friend told me they were called Stix and introduced me to a really nice guy by the name of Buck. Buck put a controller stick in each of my hands and balanced a baton with leather ends and tassels on the end of one. He then showed me how to do the basic "tic toc" move, told me to play and, "have fun". That is just what I did! In fact, I had a ball! I was like a kid with a new toy.
Actually, with the music in the background, I was bouncing, twirling, and spinning in a way that allowed "my child" to come out and play bigger and better than he had in a long time. I was to find out in the weeks to come that there was a lot more complexity to the Stix than I thought.
I played and practiced my Stix first on a weekly, then almost a daily basis. Each time I picked them up I learned not only about something new I could do with them, but what they were doing for me. Sure I was learning different tricks, but I was getting energized every time I played with them. In fact, the more I played, the more fun I had and the more energized I got. It is great fun!
