Shall we dance!

Life may not be the party we had hoped for but while we are here we may as well dance. How true this is.  At the beginning of any adventure, be it a new job, a new relationship, a new sport or hobby we are so excited about the prospects and what this venture has in store for us and we pretty much go in fearlessly feeling like not much could stop us, like a break dancer just randomly executing moves in a public place in  front of others.  It is probably a bit of naivety and youthful ambition that gives the confidence to break out and dance without worrying too much about the repercussions, this may be an exiting time in life but also has dangers. We can get caught up in the hype and ambitious lust only for life to set us down on the seat of our pants very hard.  We realise that life is a leveller and that we should be more precise with our dealings with her.  As we go we accumulate things like lifestyle, spouse, kids and assets and during this time in life we dance to a different tune, that of wealth and prosperity.  We glide around in an effortless waltz gaining confidence and experience.  We start to realise what is important in life and we often live our lives for the good of others building up families and careers and other peoples careers.  But again life does not become easy and like a tango only the very best survive without making a mistake or two.   We are open to hurt and pain from others that use our hearts and skills to benefit themselves, they manipulate and change views and perceptions and they begin to tear at the notion of good and use us to get what they want from our success and hard work.  We experience failure and see that things just don't work like we thought and that our principles and integrity become highlighted as we are exposed to the opposite in people, including friends, colleagues and even partners. We long to continue to dance but the world around as starts to beat like a hard rock concert where the only thing to do is shake our heads up and down or from side to side.  Yet in total life still offers balance there are many lighter moments and parties that remind us why we are here and countless songs to inspire us, captivate us and motivate us.  Eventually we become like couples you see at a wedding that dance effortlessly weaving there way through the other couples, not afraid of bumping into others and fearless about what song is playing and how many people are in front of them.  They are mature and comfortable in what life has dished out to them and yet still they dance. We realise that life has not defeated them and that hard as it may be it is worth living and experiencing because it is the one we have been blessed with and it is ours to embrace and celebrate.