Friday, October 20, 2023
I really love how life is a dance. This rocking motion is pushing you, keeping you on your toes, and never allowing you to stay, although there are a lot of side-sitters who are resisting the dance. They sit there with their arms folded, heels dug in; but the music just plays. Life has its hand extended saying, “Come on, join me!” Often we have to engage in the dance – no choice. Circumstances make you get up, move around, change positions. Conversely, many people hog the dance floor – constantly on the move, looking for the next, new, shiny thing. Sometimes circumstances make them sit down and rest. You have to be aware of the timing of it all, this dance of life. Learn to engage when it’s time, change partners when it’s time, and watch when it’s time.
Life is moving you through the dance. As one side dips, the other side lifts. And then it tilts back again. It’s sometimes slow enough to sit a spell (enjoy those!), and at other times it’s a relentless, two-stepping barn-burner. Keep up!
What was familiar will become foreign, and you’ll change dancing partners. Then, what was once foreign will become familiar, and you’ll change again. Sometimes, there’s a rest, but this is the wonderful Do-si-do of life. You’re constantly in a tilt, turning round and round. Are you trying to keep it from happening? Often, we fear foreign and cling to familiarity; but life will make you change partners. You can’t cling to familiarity, she’ll let go; and you can’t cling to nor fear what’s new. Life will swing you around, and it might be a monster, or it might be a princess, or it might be a quiet moment. Just do the Do-si-do as gracefully as you can. It’s the dance of life, and it’s all perfect. Are you moving with the music?