Life Warm-Up Exercise No. 3

Its a late night at the end of the semester and one of your friends decides that it would be a good idea to sneak out to the pond and go for a swim across and back while security is locking down the dorms...

You jump up from your seat, throw some swimming trunks on, and run out of the dorm with your buddies. You reach the edge of the pond and remember that the last time you went swimming you pulled a muscle in your abdomen...you twist, turn, and stretch your whole upper body and then proceed to bend down and do some calf stretches.

After a long, open sigh you jump in the cold water! You swim across, racing your friends one end to the other. Once your back to your starting spots, you jump out of the pond, run back to your dorm, shut the door and are home safe! Ken Morris will never know...

Life Warm-Up Exercise No. 2

You are the worship leader for a small church in the middle of nowhere, PA. Its time to tune your guitar before the morning set. You bend down to grab your guitar, put the strap around your body, and give the guitar one large and round strum for a sound check.

You pluck each string with your right hand and tune each peg with your left hand stretched out to the top of the guitar. Your bass player who is standing next to you isn't paying attention so you play a prank on him by stretching out your right hand and quickly un-tuning his bass guitar.

After the tuning and sound check is complete you invite the congregation to "stand and sing praises to God!" As you are worshipping you look out and see some parishioners with their hands stretched high in the air, some are jumping for joy, and others have their eyes closed and their heads leaned far back in awe of the God to whom they sing.

Life Relaxation #3

Going on an Easter Egg Hunt

It's Easter Sunday and your parents have prepared an Easter egg hunt for you and your siblings. You are very excited! You are given the ok to start search all around the house and yard. You start of by searching on top of the kitchen counter and all the book cases. You stretch up to feel around for an egg. You find one and say "I found one!" You then move on into the yard and you bend down to look under the bushes where you find 3 Easter eggs. You squeal with delight! Now you have found all the Easter eggs. Your parents tell you "Great job!"

Maeghin's 3rd Relaxation Exercise

It's time to get some new spring apparel so you decide to stroll (walk) through the outside shopping mall and peruse the shops. You are enjoying the warm sunshine and the light breeze and exclaim "Oh what a beautiful day."  Suddenly the wind whisks away the wad of cash in your hand. "Oh no!" You sweep your arms to catch all of the stray bills (sweeping high and low).  The last dollar flies into the nearby shoe store. You start to peruse the aisles of shoes, when suddenly you see them.... the ones.  You've been searching for these shoes for nearly six months! But they're on the topmost level.  You're so excited you forget to call a clerk and reach for them yourself (reach as high as you can).  You then put them on anxiously (reach down to your feet) and take a look in the mirror.  A perfect fit! And they're on sale! You sigh with joy as you are united with the suede Doc shoes you've searched for for so long (aaaaahhhhhh). :)

Tom Relaxation #3 for 4/7/14

Clarinet Warm-Up


You have an imaginary clarinet you have to warm-up.  First you rub your hands together (with your imaginary clarinet between them) to physically warm-up the wood.  You put the reed in your mouth to soak, but someone asks you a question.  With your tongue totally relaxed and unable to move (since the reed is on it) you respond in a funny voice, "Hold on a minute."  You put your clarinet together and inhale a deep breath and begin your long tone warm-ups.  Inhale for 3 counts and exhale for 12.  Now its time for fast chromatic warm-ups at a forte.  Inhale for 3 counts and exhale on "ssssss" at a forte for 8 counts while your fingers move rapidly.  Since this clarinet is imaginary you warmed up enough.  You say, "ahhhh" before you begin playing your favorite piece. 

Life Relaxation #2

You wake up on a gloomy Monday morning. You sit up in bed and stretch your arms up as you sigh "aaaah" and slowly bring them back down onto your lap. You climb out of bed and start to get ready for the day ahead. You start by pulling the clothes you'll wear for the day out of your closet. After finding all of the pieces you will be wearing, you get dressed for, the day. You start to put your shoes on when you realize you've forget to brush your teeth. You stop what you're doing and go to the bathroom and start to brush your teeth. You the. Return to your room to resume putting on your shoes. You grab your backpack and head out the door for class.

Life Relaxation Exercise #2

Today you have to watch your nieces and nephews so you decide to take them to the zoo.  The children are ecstatic to see all of the animals and frankly you are too.  The first exhibit houses the giraffes.  As you look down you see your nieces and nephews pretending to be giraffes.  So you too reach your arms to the sky and pretend to be one of these long-necked creatures.  With each successive exhibit you all pretend to be like the different animals.  You come across the chimpanzees and pretend to swing from tree to tree, while gently howling like the monkeys "ooo, ooo, ooo." Then you see the sloths and slowly allow you body to hang limply.  The last exhibit is the bird atrium, so you spread your arms out freely and flap them as you call like the melodious birds "ah, ah, ah" (sol, do, sol).

Life Relaxation 4/2/14

One thing I have been learning lately is the importance of community within the body of Christ. This week, I've learned why it is beneficial to be apart of a local church because it brings us closer to our family.nthis family helps us grow in a world we are temporarily in. 

So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. (Ephesians 2:19-21)

Life Relaxation 4/2/14 Tom

Whipped Cream

You just finished making a delicious strawberry pie, but something is missing.  You say, "Ah Hah" after realizing you need the whipped cream.  You throw everything out of the fridge trying to find it but all you can find is a container of heavy cream.  You put everything back into the fridge where it belongs.  You put together the cream, confectioners sugar, and vanilla and begin to whip the cream by hand.  Normally it takes a lot of work to whip the cream, but this is special cream that you can whip at a leisurely pace.  After you taste how wonderful it is you run to the neighbors house to invite them over and you say, "Tutti a tavola a mangiare" which means, "Everyone to the table to eat!" (Phrase by Lidia Bastianich)