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* Inspiration – Join the Dance

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The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.

– Alan Watts

I love this message … especially as we move into a new era that is sure to bring about many changes here in the US.

What we resist only persists… and adds to our own inner struggle.

Stop resisting, and start to accept that we are in for …  Something that is yet to unfold.

When the seeds of change open, there must be growth.

So let’s embrace it, join in it and dance with it.

Each of us is a part of a future that has not been written.

Something much bigger than ourselves is at work here… and we are a part of it, whether we like it or not.

Don’t be a wallflower.

Join the dance.

29 responses to “* Inspiration – Join the Dance”

  1. Carrie Cannady Avatar
    Carrie Cannady

    So good Val. I just wrote about resistance earlier this week. We’ve done this before. 😊💕

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      We sure have Carrie! I must see why I am not getting your posts. Is it still a private Site? xox

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      1. Carrie Cannady Avatar
        Carrie Cannady

        It shouldn’t be. It’s a new one. Your Wisdom.

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        1. Val Boyko Avatar
          Val Boyko

          I found you 💕💕💕

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          1. Carrie Cannady Avatar
            Carrie Cannady

            yay!! 💕​

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  2. Jill Weatherholt Avatar
    Jill Weatherholt

    I completely agree, Val! We have to remain in faith. ❤

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thanks Eliza. Stay the course of love and understanding 💛

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  3. socialbridge Avatar
    socialbridge

    Can’t resist telling you that this post made me smile and think of the Irish opening to many a sentence: ‘Between the jigs and the reels …’

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Ah yes …. I like it Jean 💕

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  4. Paul Handover Avatar
    Paul Handover

    So many sayings come to mind about being the change we want to see. But one of my favourites from many years ago is: “Always leave a clean wake.”

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Nice one Paul 💛

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  5. Eliza Waters Avatar
    Eliza Waters

    Positive embrace! ❤

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  6. insearchofitall Avatar
    insearchofitall

    Ah, yes. I love the idea of dancing but I have no rhythm. :} Change is inevitable. I may not like the change so I will just go my merry way and let it flow around me.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Keep flowing Marlene 💛
      No rhythm required!

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  7. Vicki Avatar
    Vicki

    Wise words Val.
    Change is inevitable regardless of who we are, our culture or country. Nothing is permanent in this life.
    I don’t have Faith so much as………know that all change has a reason and sometimes, a hidden potential.
    In my own life, on a personal level……..every morning I wake up stiff and in pain, I tell myself that at least (in retirement from 9-5 work) I can handle this chronic pain and other symptoms in whatever way I like. I no longer have to ‘endure’ this pain sitting at a desk all day.
    If I want to sit, I sit.
    If I want to walk, I walk.
    If I want to listen, I listen.
    If I want to lay flat and have a nap in the afternoon, I do.
    The pain is still there, day after day, but i have the freedom to choose how I live with that pain. It can be quite liberating in many ways.
    It’s all in the Mind.
    If i hadn’t had to quit working due to Chronic Ill Health, I wouldn’t have taken up Photography. If I hadn’t taken up Photography. I wouldn’t have re-discovered my love of Nature and all the little details of the natural world around me. If I hadn’t had to quit working, I wouldn’t have discovered the Joy in a Simple life. I’m poor in wealth, but richer in appreciation of the simple things that most people take for granted. I’m not forever wishing for the next Holiday or a new Car or new Shoes or anything else material.
    There is no ‘More’ in the Future, so one sees and accepts What Is (in the present Moment).

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you for sharing Vicki. Your photography is a real gift. Maybe each day come and go with some ease as you focus on the present moment. 💛

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  8. nrhatch Avatar
    nrhatch

    Yup! Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass. It’s about learning how to dance in the rain. ~ Vivian Greene

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Perfect 😎

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  9. Ann Koplow Avatar
    Ann Koplow

    Dancing ….

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Get it on Ann 💃🏻

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  10. derrickjknight Avatar
    derrickjknight

    I like the wallflower analogy

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  11. Dan Antion Avatar
    Dan Antion

    I was never one to join the dance, but I agree that we get nowhere resisting inevitable change. I’ll buckle-up and go for the ride.

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  12. Infinite Living Avatar
    Infinite Living

    Such a beautiful nudge to let go and surrender as we move as part of the whole …join the dance 🙂

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you PD. So glad you enjoyed it. Dance on 💛

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  13. Ann Coleman Avatar
    Ann Coleman

    Very true! It’s taken me a long time to figure that one out.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Wisdom comes with years for the lucky ones like us Ann 💕

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  14. IreneDesign2011 Avatar
    IreneDesign2011

    You are so right Val, live instead of resisting life, just because of changing 🙂

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Keep dancing Irene ❤️

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      1. IreneDesign2011 Avatar
        IreneDesign2011

        I do ❤

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This blog came to life one morning in 2013.  I woke up with these words in my mind:  “Life is a series of highs and lows. Be grateful for the highs. Be graceful in the lows. And find contentment in your Middle Ground.”

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