“The most effective way to do it, is to do it.” – Amelia Earhart
The most difficult step is the first step. Once we take the first step our other foot follows and the action is repeated. Taking the first step is always an act of courage. It is the willingness to risk embarrassment and failure to gain a desired end. If you want to dance you have step onto the dance floor.
“In case of doubt, push on just a little further and then keep on pushing.”
Give Me Your Hand
Gabriela Mistral
(translated by Ursula K. Le Guin)
Give me your hand and give me your love,
give me your hand and dance with me.
A single flower, and nothing more,
a single flower is all we’ll be.
Keeping time in the dance together,
singing the tune together with me,
grass in the wind, and nothing more,
grass in the wind is all we’ll be.
I’m called Hope and you’re called Rose:
but losing our names we’ll both go free,
a dance on the hills, and nothing more,
a dance on the hills is all we’ll be.
You may be surprised to learn that walking is a surprisingly beneficial way to relieve lower back pain. While many people look to specific exercise routines or aerobics classes for physical activity, simply incorporating a walk into your daily routine can do wonders for your overall health.
When you are dealing with lower back pain, you may be tempted to skip workouts or other activities in favor of resting or spending time on the couch. However, walking can be great for your lower back and is an activity that requires little commitment or planning. Grab a pair of walking shoes and find out how walking can help your lower back pain.
Joe: “I met this beautiful woman yesterday and she said I was her type.”
Pete: “How did it work out?”
Joe: “Not well. She was the nurse where I was donating blood.”
My Love Must Be As Free
Henry David Thoreau
My love must be as free
As is the eagle’s wing,
Hovering o’er land and sea
And everything
I must not dim my eye
In thy saloon,
I must not leave my sky
And nightly moon
Be not the fowler’s net
Which stays my flight,
And craftily is set
T’ allure the sight
But be the favoring gale
That bears me on,
And still doth fill my sail
When thou art gone
I cannot leave my sky
For thy caprice,
True love would soar as high
As heaven is
The eagle would not brook
Her mate thus won,
Who trained his eye to look
Beneath the sun
“Don’t ever give up. You gotta keep trying, and never give up.”
Life seems to have a hidden rule to test us with disappointment after disappointment. If we don’t quit and work through each disappointment life becomes our ally and we succeed. Don’t let disappointments get you down. Let them get you going.
Singing along to songs has a deeply soothing effect on me, but maybe doing a little dancing and movement is more your thing. It might feel a bit cheesy at first, but there is research to suggest that both dancing and singing can boost your mood and reduce stress, even if just for a bit. If you’ve been banking on the euphoria you feel after sing- and dance-alongs to Homecoming every week, you probably don’t need us to tell you that. But if you haven’t tried it out and you’re remotely into music, it might be worth a shot.
Tip – It really works. Let go at home, Feel the beat of the music and dance around the kitchen or living room. You’ll feel better.
Dr. Suess
