“This is the
first day of the rest of your life,” sings Matt Maher in his hit song, “Hold Us
Together.” I am taking that message to heart by doing something I’ve long
considered would be fun to do: becoming a ballroom dance instructor. Yep, that’s
right. I will be entering Dance Teacher’s College to become certified to teach
the National Dance Teacher Association of America approved DVIDA syllabus of 12
American style ballroom dances. The first class, which is waltz, is on my
birthday! I’ll be quite literally waltzing into the New Year.
Pursuing
dreams usually requires a leap of faith in the form of time commitment or financially.
It requires silencing all those annoying voices that say we can’t or shouldn’t
do it. As one lady I interviewed for an article recently said, “We will never
have all the time and money we think we need to do anything in life.” She was
speaking in reference to her family’s leap of faith in adopting two girls from
China, which led me to think, how many times do we stand at the brink of
something wonderful, but tell ourselves we can’t do it for one reason or
another, or are afraid to trust?
“It’s
the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance” (anonymous).
I’ve been
ballroom dancing for 13 years. It is my hope to help others experience the
power, beauty and magic of ballroom dance as I have and inspire people to put
their best foot forward in faith. But if I hope to empower others, I must take
the first step myself.
If you could
do anything to build the life you imagine, what would you do starting today? My
best advice is to envision where you want to be and then start living that way.
Or as Henry David Thoreau said, "Live the life you have imagined."
When I first began writing and dared to say I was a freelance writer, the words
coming out of my mouth always took me by surprise. But by telling myself that I
was one, I gave myself permission to be one.
As I begin
the journey in dance, stay with me. Keep me company. It will be an exciting
year and fun to be back in the role of "student" again, acquiring new
knowledge and gaining confidence in a higher learning setting. Happy New Year!
Oh my goodness! This is so exciting!!! I will definitely be keeping you in prayer as you begin this next stage of your life. Peace <3
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