Go big!

I was delighted to host Dance by Design's first ever Winter Showcase at Renton Civic Theatre in early January. This young dancer ended up doing a solo because his classmate was out sick on the day of the showcase. He showed no fear, he stepped up, went out onstage and danced his little heart out! No hesitation, just did the dance he'd learned to do with all his heart. Adorable. He got the biggest applause of the show! It was a good reminder for all of us: go big or go home. He didn't flinch. He didn't shy away from the task at hand, he just DID it! I was so proud of him and I know his folks were proud, too! A great lesson for ALL of us in the new year!

YOU'VE GOTTA HAVE HEART . . .

. . . miles and miles of heart. As we approach the final three months of this year, do you REALIZE you still have time to accomplish the goals you set at the start of 2012?? Maybe not all of them -there might not be enough time for that. But there is time to take stock and accomplish one goal! Go back to your list. Pick just ONE thing you think you can still accomplish and get started. Today! I know you can do it friends! To go back to the lyrics of the song that kicked this post off: When the odds are sayin', You'll never win / that's when the grin should start! / We've gotta have hope! 
I know you can do it! Up and at 'em! Onward and upward!

HEART OF LIFE

Today, this John Mayer song popped up randomly on my iPod (wonderful, wonderful invention) and the chorus won’t leave my head:

Pain throws your heart to the ground
Love turns the whole thing around
No it won't all go the way it should
But I know the heart of life is good

Sometimes a song perfectly expresses what I’m thinking. . . The heart of life IS good, my friends.