Dance like…

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I recently posted a piece in which I encouraged people to train themselves in finding a blessing or blessings in every day, and several commented that it was not always an easy task. And I agree that it is challenging at times, but I remember after I retired in 2001, when I was dealing with some very difficult pain-filled days and diappointing realities, that I found a way to turn around my choices to be angry and feel sorry for myself. It came after an eye-opening encournter with a homeless man. If he could sit there homeless and with no legs in a wheelchair and smile warmly at me and ask God to bless me, I decided that regardless of how bad a day I had had, at the end of it I would deliberately sit until I could write down 5 things that had blessed me, warmed my heart, or at least made me smile that day. And admittedly they weren’t always earth-shatteringly great blessings, but even if it was just the sweet song of a bird, or a pretty flower in my yard, or autumn leaves falling, I managed each day to find at least 5 good things that had happened in the course of that day’s time. Then after a year or two if became a challenge to look for those kinds of things as my day unfolded. Finally it became a habitual and daily mental practice. So it can be done and even if it’s only in your heart, pretty soon you’ll find yourself dancing like noboby’s watching!

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**Images found on Pinterest; collage by Natalie

16 thoughts on “Dance like…”

  1. Could not agree more, practice makes habit. I did something similar this last January. It is a tough month for me, filled with many sad “marker” days (birthdays of passed loved ones, death anniversaries, etc.). I decided to blog a gratitude a day. It was the easiest January to get through in the 10 years I have been fighting that winter month of let down. I am grateful for you and your positive spirit tonight, Natalie 🙂

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  6. Great advice. You can always start with “I woke up” I was given one more day on this planet to try to make a difference. – That’s a blessing, even if we hate the thought of dragging ourselves out of bed.

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