Slow dance

Slow dance

I remember when I was a teenager, I loved to dance and sing to music, sounds of Madonna’s Like a Virgin album, or Debbie Gibson, and Tiffany.   Bon Jovi was my favorite group of all time, and still is.  Life seemed simpler, you didn’t think of who was watching or listening, you just got lost in the moment.  

I didn’t remember how that felt until recently when I realized that I started to feel that again, that in the moment, not worried about what would occur too much in the future, within reason of course, after all, I still am an adult!

It is that moment in time when you sit back, you dance, you sing, you breathe.  Something happens and you realize that you finally let go of the past that hurt you, and you stop worrying about what will happen and take things as they come.   You start to smile more, and enjoy the little things more, from the cute things your pets do, to the funny moments you have with family and friends.  You laugh more.  You come to realize your happier, in many ways happier than you have been in years, and you know your ready, ready for the real love to enter your life, whomever that will be.  You learned to let go, and let in love, friendships, family.  You empathize now not only on someone’s pain but on their happiness. The reason?  You understand both.  You are not so focused on what was done to you, or who hurt you, but of what life has given you both good and bad.  You feel in ways you never felt before, quieter yet deeper. 

It is your awakening.  You now understand what it means when they say:

 “You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.”

We have a short time on earth.  Make the best of it, let go of the bad moments, they will pass.  Embrace all that is good, and live…live…live.  

We are not guaranteed tomorrow, so why not take that jump ahead?

Hope in tomorrow's world.

Hello everyone, its been a while since I have written, my goal was to write more, but have been so busy.  I did want to share something I saw today in one of the news shows I watched.  In the interview two young men had noticed a man that came everyday to a park. They decided once they saw why he came to the park daily that they would do something for him.

The snow came down covering the ground in front of a bench that this older man visits everyday. The two young men shoveled the walkway each day up to the bench so that the older man could walk to it.  I thought that was beautiful and gave me hope on how some people can truly be good.

What I saw next brought me to tears, it was so beautiful. Everyday this older man came to a bench that had his late wife's picture on it, a sort of memorial, and he would bring a daisy every day.  Every day he would come out to that bench, speak to his late wife, say a little prayer, leave a flower and say how much he loved her.  They had been married around forty some years before she passed. You could hear in the interview further the love they shared, and how beautiful and special it was.

It gave me hope beyond something I can even explain.  There are good people out there in the world still wanting to do good for another human being without expecting anything in return.

There is real love out there that shows in the simple act of someone and their memories in a love that surpassed the test of time.

It got me thinking how in a crazy world where we have lots of negative things that show up around us, there is still beauty to be had.

There is still real love out there that two people give instead of taking all the time.

 Despite the negative things their are positive things that do surpass, we just don't hear it all the time. When I saw this interview of these people, I thought it was something that brought hope to my heart.

I think if we look really close, if we stop and smell the roses (or some say coffee), you can really see the beauty around, the kindness, the love.  It is everywhere.  A candle shines brightest in the darkness.

Love to each of you!