I Hope You Dance

“While I dance I cannot judge, I cannot hate, I cannot separate myself from life. I can only be joyful and whole. This is why I dance.”
~ Hans Bos

For some reason the song, “I Hope You Dance” by Lee Ann Womack has been on my mind this week.  It has played a few times on the radio and I find myself humming the melody. It’s one of my favorite songs for it is a reminder of gratitude and appreciation for all there is; a reminder to keep moving forward; a reminder to dance.

Whatever may be going on in your life this week or however you are feeling, I hope you dance.

Dance and remember life is still good despite everything
Dance and remember every day is a fresh new start
Dance to let go and not hold on to what we can’t control
Dance to feel better instantly
Dance like a child full of wonder and light
Dance; Dance; Dance;

Dance to smile

 

Dance with love, kindness and generosity in your heart.

Dance with friendship; everyone is doing the best they can
Dance with faith that everything will work itself
Dance to forgive
Dance to never settle for less than your best
And on those days when you don’t feel like dancing, read through the Lyrics of this song (written below) or go out to You Tube and watch the video.
You’ll be back dancing sooner than you think!

 

I HOPE YOU DANCE

By: Lee Ann Wamack
I hope you never lose your sense of wonder,
You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger,
May you never take one single breath for granted,
GOD forbid love ever leave you empty handed,
I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean,
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens,
Promise me that you’ll give faith a fighting chance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.

I hope you dance….I hope you dance.

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance,
Never settle for the path of least resistance,
Living might mean taking chances but they’re worth taking,
Loving might be a mistake but it’s worth makin’,
Don’t let some hell bent heart leave you bitter,
When you come close to selling out reconsider,
Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.

I hope you dance….I hope you dance.
I hope you dance….I hope you dance.
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along,
Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder where those years have gone.)

I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean,
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens,
Promise me that you’ll give faith a fighting chance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.

Dance….I hope you dance.
I hope you dance….I hope you dance.
I hope you dance….I hope you dance..
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along,
Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonderwhere those years have gone.)