#Missing April 16
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April 2026 will take a slightly different approach to the 30-Day Challenge. Each day of the month, I’ll be participating in the 30-Day Tai Chi Coach4aday Challenge. What will be different this time is that my daily posts won’t be limited to that day’s exercises—I want the freedom to share more spontaneous and wide-ranging thoughts along the way.
I will still include the focus of each day’s Tai Chi routine, but much of what I write may explore topics far removed from exercise. Just as Tai Chi is designed to improve flexibility, I hope my writing reflects that same sense of openness and adaptability each day. For Day 16 my focus is on the feeling of MISSING.
“Tai Chi” 30 Day Challenge
Searching online for a 30-Day program brought me face to face with lots of options but I have chosen a plan led by Dr Alan Potts PT. You can download the schedule I am utilizing at this link.
It looks like this.
Challenge Guidelines
- View the daily video and mirror what you see.
- Complete all 30 daily exercises
Day 16-Tai Chi-Self Compassion
Alan’s Day 16 lesson can be viewed below
April 16th-Missing
There are many ways to experience “missing.” You can miss an appointment or miss a turn, but today, for reasons I can’t fully explain, I find myself missing certain people who were once part of my life. Two things puzzle me—what triggered this feeling, and how to work through it.
One possible explanation is a thought I had during my morning devotion. I intended to use some unplanned time today for a specific purpose: to reflect on and appreciate the experiences in my life. As I began, a wave of emotion came over me, centered on the people I found myself missing. The list included family and friends.
Trying to describe this feeling of missing someone brings up words like sorrow, regret, and gratitude. It felt like a roller coaster—moments of sadness followed by a quiet, internal smile. What helped me move through it was the realization that each person I missed truly mattered. They helped shape who I am, and there was comfort in knowing that.
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