d.a.n.c.e.

Lots of people say that they can't dance.

Therefore, they don't dance.

I believe that everyone can dance. It make not look appealing to some, but that shouldn't matter.

Dancing is an expression of individuality. You bring yourself and what's inside of you out onto the floor. You say, "Hey! This is me!"

I think dancing is a beautiful form of creativity, emotion and its something that should be celebrated more.

I personally love to dance and anyone who knows me can back me up on this. I started doing dance shows in my living room. I'd crank some Mariah Carey and tear up the carpet (literally). I never cared who watched I just went for it.

Of course, when I got older I got more aware of the fact that people were watching. Especially when I became more of a professional dancer, but deep down inside, that little girl was just dying to get out. I decided at one point, "Who really cares?" Now, anytime I hear music I normally start dancing. I find it so funny how some people are so embarrassed by dancing!

Dancing is an expression and if you deny an expression that you want to....well, express you'll miss out on life. I feel like so many of us care way too much about what others think. WASTE OF TIME. Live your own life. Set yourself free. Life is too short to care about the persnickety people out there.

In life, express who you are. Don't think about what you don't have. Don't think about what you aren't. Think about what you do have. Think about all that makes you....you. Celebrate it.

Life. Is. Too. Short.

Transitions

I started this blog not really knowing where it would go....not really knowing what it would do or who would read it, etc. I feel like it won't be set to one thing. I feel like it will evolve, like life.

Lately, things in my life and things in my friends lives have all been about transition. These transitions look like many different things. A break up. A break down. A marriage. A new apartment. A new friendship. A new relationship. A new job. A new season. Etc.

My transition includes the past. I can't believe college is done. Four years went by like...(insert snap of the fingers) that. My mind constantly feels the pull of the past. I can't help but look back and dwell on all that happened. I can't help but look forward and dwell on all that will happen.

That's the thing though. I have no idea what the future holds. I am scared of this uncertainty. I have a job, yes. I am a nanny, for now but it doesn't feel very fulfilling. I am living in Beverly, a cute hipster town that is constantly bustling with people. But....for the first time ever I feel completely lost. School was always a safe haven of sorts and now that school is pretty much done...what is next? What transition am I going into? Can I choose this transition or will the transition choose me?

So many questions....yet to have the answers. The only thing that I am comforted with is the promise of a new day. I have to be patient. I have to be trusting. I have to be in the moment of each day....each promise. Good friends, good family....these two things make these transitions all the more easier.

Fall is approaching......its practically here. It is a transition of weather. As I transition into a new season of life I am hopeful. Hope. It is a good thing to have. A thing that I love. A thing that I share today with you.

Obsessed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRpeEdMmmQ0

watch. listen. get hooked.

iTunes told me that I've listened to this about 100 times....and I just recently purchased it. Whoops!


current mood: comme ci comme ca
current song: waka waka by shakira
current weather: slowly turning into fall....

flaw it out.

I'm a girl, so of course there are days (moments) where I think, "Hmm...I wish I was prettier. I wish I was in better shape." ---blah, blah, blah.

I think most people, guys included, deal with this insecurity. We live in a fast-paced world that is constantly pressuring us with certain expectations to attain to. How in the world can we do that? Better yet, why in the world would we do that?

In the past year I've had the privilege of having a realization. A realization that goes like this: what matters most is what is in your heart. Whatever kind of attitude you have within yourself of course radiates to the outside. Yes, cheesy, but inside beauty is what counts most. And we aren't perfect and who cares? Outside beauty is the first thing noticed, obviously but if you constantly hide what makes you....you... no one will be able to appreciate that true beauty (attractiveness) that you behold. Expressing you...all of you is what makes the world a place of interest. Beauty is all around. And it can be found within each of us.

I know that I have to remind myself, sometimes on a daily basis that flaws are okay. I can be so hard on myself. But why waste time when I should appreciate what I have? If I am not me, who else will be? And honestly, all of this "stuff" is fleeting. Sure you can have style. Sure you can be attractive. Sure you can have a hot bod. But what is behind that? Anything of substance? Hm.
Before you even attempt to work on your outer appearance, it is always best to work on what's inside. The inside is what makes you a whole person. The inside is what truly counts when it is all said and done.

I could go on about this forever. But I will refrain myself. Just some thoughts.....beauty is around us. Try not to miss out on it.

current mood: bien
current song: us by regina spektor
current weather: beauty.full.

a man who finds beauty: richard avedon. a talented photographer who captures the souls of his subjects. i'm obsessed. maybe you should be too?

sunday driving.

if you have a car, you should treat yourself to a little drive around town. roll down your windows, let the breeze in and blast some tunes. it really is a mood lifter.

i just purchased the new arcade fire album. i would suggest doing so. a mix of folk and rock n' roll. can't go wrong with that. true talent gets lost in the trash that is so often blaring from most radios. sometimes you have to dig to find musical treasures, but in the end it is always (always!) worth it.

one thought that has been consuming my mind is: "what am i doing with my life???" i am a "post-grad" who has just four measly credits to finish up. i work as a nanny at the moment. i have friends who are traveling the world and who have "adult" jobs. i find myself looking at their lives from the outside and think, why can't i have that? why don't i have that? i have to force myself to stop and think (breathe) for a moment. sometimes we so often forget to live life because we are consumed with the lives of others. if you don't thrive in your own life, who will? that would be a life wasted and that would be a horrible thing. not every minute has to be considered "epic." sometimes, in quiet moments, life happens....and when we enjoy the quiet and the right now, it just prepares us for something more amazing. we have to be patient. be at peace. ...we just have to be.

current mood: bien

current song: ready to start by arcade fire

current weather: beautiful beyond words

bonjour!

this is new.

it has been a work in process.

stay tuned for:

music. poetry. thoughts. photos. etc. etc. etc.

current mood: tres bien.
current song: fee da da dee by the guggenheim grotto.
current weather: drizzle. wind.