Recently Sophia and I attended a dance class in NYC. It was unlike any other dance fitness class either of us had taken. This one wasn't for the tight of hips - if you know what I mean. As the DJ lights flashed, and the music filled my chest with beats while under the influence of an NYC professional dancer by night and fitness instructor by day, we were putty in her hands. I found myself performing moves I would never have thought to do. Not because I don't like to move, but because these moves I had only seen on TV, or social media feeds of people looking to shock and awe.
Surrounded by women who signed up for the sweat and the shakes, and as an enneagram eight who sees life through the lens of challenge, I don't scare easily.
I was a good student.
She led.
I followed.
And I had a blast.
Sophia had a blast too.
Afterward, at breakfast, basking in one another's sweaty afterglow, I plopped my phone down on the table. I pressed record to document what Sophia, mostly introverted with tendencies towards extroversion, had to say.
The above audio recording is what we get.
Listen to the audio recording to hear what this 51 year- old, Gen-X fitness dinosaur thought of this fitness class with a side of sexiness, as well as what Sophia, my 19-year-old Gen-Z has to say.
She'll make you smile, think, and feel a part of our family.
Leave your words below on body, sexuality, and sexiness.
(Our breakfast tent, in the rain, on Madison Ave and 30th street, in NYC)
Maybe you grew up in a home (like mine) where discussions around sex and sexuality felt scary, dirty, and distorted by sin. Yet, in a world SHOUTING louder and getting bolder on its definition of gender, sex, and sexuality, it's best we ready ourselves with God's grace and truth for our minds, souls, hearts, and bodies.
Shame can't stand in God's presence.
There's nothing He doesn't welcome us to talk about with HIm.
I hope you feel the same way when you come here.
Leave your thoughts below.
Peace.
Mama Keets (Alisa)
On Bodies and Sexuality