The word dance is often used as a metaphor for life. Dancing is exploration, movement, expression, freedom. Sometimes there's sweat involved. It's not easy to dance well. It takes a lot of training and rhythm and navigating the floor. Some people love to dance; others not so much. For me, dancing brings me bliss.
To dance is to say Yes! to life and to be fully engaged and recognize how short life really is. There's so much to do and so little time and it's why we're writing bucket lists and dreaming of a better life.
I have a very good friend who was divorced after 33 years of marriage. It was so painful and difficult and I watched her suffer for several years. But all the while, she still chose to participate in life. She has never sat around for very long and felt sorry for herself. My friend is an inspiration to me because I have been shown the gift of positive attitude at work through one of the most difficult times a person can experience. My hope is that through this blog, someone else might choose to say Yes! to life and dance – even after going through something tough.
I love this song by Lee Ann Womack – I hope you dance. I thought I would include the lyrics so you can see the encouragement it brings:
I hope you dance.
I hope you never lose your sense of wonder,
You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger,
May you never take one single breath for granted,
GOD forbid love ever leave you empty handed,
I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean,
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens,
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.
I hope you dance….I hope you dance.
I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance,
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Livin' might mean takin' chances but they're worth takin',
Lovin' might be a mistake but it's worth makin',
Don't let some hell bent heart leave you bitter,
When you come close to sellin' out reconsider,
Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.
I hope you dance….I hope you dance.
I hope you dance….I hope you dance.
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along,
Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder where those years have gone.)
I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean,
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens,
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.
Dance….I hope you dance.
I hope you dance….I hope you dance.
I hope you dance….I hope you dance..
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along
Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder where those years have gone)
Here is the video in case you haven't seen it…it's really beautiful.
Sit quietly for 5-10 minutes and repeat silently to yourself, "I choose to dance."
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