I love to dance! I love to dance to most anything! This weekend I danced to salsa, electronica & funk. Each experience put a smile on my face...each experience brought me it's own kind of joy.
When I went salsa dancing, it was really brought home to me how much joy people get from dancing. Everyone wasn't a stellar dancer, but each person was really enjoying themselves. They were listening to music that they couldn't just experience with their ears, they had to participate by moving their bodies.
This is how most people experience music the most completely. When a song hits just the right nerve, people can't help but move. Sometimes it starts with their head, or they start tapping their toes, but they can't seem to help moving.
Lord Byron said...“On with the dance! Let joy be unconfined”
This is completely accurate. When people dance it is the greatest expression of joy. They begin moving and then they begin smiling & then they can't help it...the laughter just bubbles up from inside. The joy overtakes them...it's simply unavoidable.
The best part is it doesn't matter whether you're a "good" dancer. Some of the greatest expressions of the joy of dancing I have witnessed are from people that were most certainly not the most skilled dancers. But, I enjoyed them just as much because they were so filled with their joy that it radiated from them.
When I finally accepted my calling to bring joy, the thing that I found myself doing everyday was dancing. I danced in my living room, I danced at the busstop, I danced at the coffee shop (full of people). I was so filled with my joy that I couldn't keep from dancing. Plenty of people laughed at me...however, I found that by me dancing my joy...people would smile at me & I smiled right back! A delicious little exchange of joy!
So, my friends, I invite you to dance. Wherever it feels good to you...let yourself go. Dance just for the joy of dancing. Dance in your car, dance in your bathroom, dance in your living room, dance whenever the spirit moves you. Dance as if no one's watching you.
Dancing on out...until next time...joyfully yours,
Robyn
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