So I’m chilling out at the local coffee shop over the weekend listening to my ipod. The song, “I Hope You Dance” by Lee Ann Womack played.

As I listened to the words, it struck me…how very poignant they were.

May you never take one single breath for granted.

How much time have you wasted lately? How often do you get caught up in the little things…that simply don’t matter? How selfish or petty are you, when there are so many others that are worse off than you? Don’t assume that tomorrow is a given…live for today and don’t waste a minute of time.

Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens.

I’ve learned this from personal experience. The problem is that people are so caught up in the situation, that they fail to see the other door. Believe me when I say, there is another door. Open your mind to the possibility….open your heart and find the courage to walk thru it.

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance.

Fear stops us from doing so many things. Fear is actually a good thing….it will test you…but it will also show you what you are made of. It’s the first step that’s the hardest. Once you overcome 1 fear, the next becomes easier…and the next….and the next.

When you get the choice to sit it out or dance…I hope you dance.

I used to be so guilty of sitting it out. Of letting opportunities pass me by. Of being too afraid to try something new. That changed several years ago, when I walked away from my marriage to build a new life on my own terms. We all have a choice as to how each and every day goes. Choose wisely, because you only get one shot.

This is the refrain:

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?

Have you ever noticed how time flies? Once it’s gone, you can NEVER get it back. So why waste a minute of it? I don’t want to look back on my life with any regrets….do you?

So next time you are faced with a choice to try something…or pass it by. What will you do? What will I do….that’s easy….I INTEND TO DANCE

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