Circus

(Wow! Has it really been 7 days since I've written???)

Last Thursday night our family (all 3 of us) plus a friend of Poodle's went to Barnum and Bailey's Circus. It was fun. DH went down on the floor before the show to watch the clowns "up front and personal"...needless to say, the other 3 of us wandered a bit at the booths, then went and found our seats and watched the people...which was pretty entertaining, really.

During the show, there were several things that struck me. I'm expecting the circus of my youth--which I will never see again. Either that circus OR my youth! I love the animals, the elephants, horses and dogs, especially. Never have been all that excited over the big cats. I also love the opening and close of each circus. The pagentry! How cool is that?

Because my grandfather was a trapeze/high wire artist before he ran away from his dad's circus, I have also always loved those shows. I may be one of the few living people who remember those performers in tights rather than spandex. Imagine my suprise when I saw the high wire artists in baggy pants and "T" shirts! I kept shaking my head, trying to come to grips with it. At least the flyers still wore spandex! lol

Also, the shows themselves change from time to time. Several years ago every circus had some live statue performances. I thought they were hideous. I must not have been the only one, because they lasted only about 3 years. This year the new addition was "Break Dancing" Yep! Center Ring! What a suprise to see all these kids from the 'hoods in their baggy-type pants break dancing. I much preferred the "traditional" acrobats in rings 1 and 3, but I can see how the circus changes for it's patrons.

Which brings me to my point. We must embrace change. Sometimes we must even seek it out. Even when it makes us uncomfortable and is not something we like, we must at least accept it.
Hope I can remember to live by that.