No Buts. Only Ands.

Sometimes when I am teaching or taking a dance class, my mind starts to focus on upsetting things. If there was something I could have done about these unsettling mirages my mind makes up, I would have already remedied them. Mostly it’s fretting about situations I can’t control. What then upsets me is that I have only gone through the motions of the song without enjoying it – without fully experiencing it. And then it’s gone. I have missed that particular oasis-moment of happiness. That moment won’t come again.

This reminds me that when I have an opportunity to be joyful, I have to be in it.

Sometimes I feel joy, but then the dark thought of “what comes next” interferes, dampening my happiness.

From now on, my mantra is “I am happy” – full stop. NOT “I am happy but.”

Better yet, “I am happy AND…” because further goodness awaits me. The more I feel joy, the more I will experience every day. The more I am optimistic that love always prevails, the more I will see that happening. I believe this.

Be in your joy, Right now.

As always, sending much joy and love to all of you.