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!

IN MY LIFE

If I feel like I missed out on an experience when I was a child, well, I just go after it NOW. It's never too late (for most things). I learned to dance when I was a child but, I learned from all the circus performers and we never had a dance recital. So, today, I'm going to dance in my 3rd dance recital of my life! All these recitals have occurred within the past few years! I love the folks at Rainier Ballet Academy and in addition to tapping with my class, I get to hostess the recital! I love my life! In my life, there are very few limitations!!

A DAY IN THE LIFE

"If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it wouldn’t seem wonderful at all." ~Michelangelo

I love seeing people at the top of their game; people who are amazingly accomplished at what they do. It is easy to watch someone give a stellar performance; witness a skillfull athletic feat; or view a transcendent work of art and forget all the effort, time, practice and MISTAKES that went in to creating what we see. What we can never know or never see is how much of a life went in to creating what we enjoy . . .

Legendary violinist Isaac Stern was once confronted by a woman after a concert. She said, “Oh, I’d give my life to play like you!” Stern replied, “That I did!”

CHANGE THE WORLD

You CAN change the world. When you read or see something in the news that upsets you; what do you do? Do you say "Somebody ought to do something about that." ? Or, do you say, "I need to do something about that." ?? You can donate your money, or your TIME to whatever cause tugs at your emotions. Sometimes we are called to step up and say a kind word to someone having a bad day. Or we're called to send money to a cause we believe in. Or we're called to volunteer. Whatever it is, heed it! If YOU can make the difference in someone's life just with your smile, why wouldn't you do it? My friends, go out there and MAKE someone's day any way you can. Change the world. Even the smallest good, can have huge repercussions! Just like a ripple in a pond! I love you all! ~Aunt Dottie