Racquetball Ball with out Racquetball

One of the many things that Addiction Services implements with clients that most other helping agencies do not do is exercise sessions. As many of you ascertain, addict or not, exercise is a great way for the mind to let all of the negative energy out, (racing thoughts) and create new, positive energy while having fun! Racquetball is one of this helpers favorite exercise sessions to do with clients. Teaching the game of racquetball to clients can be filled with a intense work out. Last weekend, my client and I were ready to start our session with racquetball. We found our regular table, and began to gear up. She put her racquetball glove on, and I put my glove on. She had her racquet in her hand, I had my racquet in my hand. However, we forgot to do one basic thing. Get up from our chairs and walk three feet into the racquetball court? This was strange I thought in the back of my old mind, or was it? No, it was incredibly therapeutic, because my client and I were engaged in positive, deep, working through life's challenges sitting three feet from the court, with all of our gear on. Now 15 minuets passed, and I looked at her, and she still had her glove on, racquet in hand, and was actually motioning with it, as she talked. Then, I caught myself motioning back at her as I listened to her, and offered some comments on our subject. Thirty minuets into our sitting in the chairs, three feet from the court we began to laugh. Neither one of us was going to get up! The conversation continued, and there went and hour. The best racquetball game I remember without playing racquetball. Stay in your health, stay in the moment. Self-Balance-Higher Power-Fun