Standing up from a kneeling position. I always struggled with this maneuver, especially as a Roman Catholic altar boy wearing a floor-length cassock, and with a

Standing up from a kneeling position. I always struggled with this maneuver, especially as a Roman Catholic altar boy wearing a floor-length cassock, and with age, it became increasingly precarious, so to speak. One day, the pastor walks into the sacristy, and he's addressing a cadre of young boys. He explains how to get down to the floor, one knee at a time. Then he explains, and demonstrates, exactly how to get back up: you put one foot out to the side, and then you've got leverage and stability to stand right up. It was like night and day after I started using his advice. I'm glad that I never fell over!