i had an epiphany today in 2nd current, and it may be something that seems obvious to others, but to me it was like a whole world opening up:

for a long time i have been operating under the delusion that the ultimate goal is to make my 2nd current hooping EXACTLY like my 1st current. i viewed any differences between the two as evidence that i was not a "real" hooper yet.
BUT, today while actually *grooving* in 2nd current, i realized that both currents have two distinctly different ritmos or rhythms from one another. WOW! the realization that i do need to seamlessly duplicate 1st current in 2nd, the fact that i can find the unique (not "clumsy") ritmo that i possess in 2nd current was such a great breakthru.
i feel really grateful.