If there is one thing I've learned from years of teaching the ballet dancer, it is that they have claimed their spot on the barre and their position on the floor. They know where they most prefer to dance and they stick to it. That is...until they meet me. Multiple times throughout a single class I will request the dancers dance in a place they don't often go. Their first response is "weird, this feels weird." Suddenly the perspective they have grown accustom to has changed, creating a visual either smaller or larger than "the norm". And for a short while, the change of perspective throws them off their center. However, the more often they change their perspective, the easier it becomes -- and when once there was discomfort, there is now excitement. Their "safe place" becomes larger, and confidence replaces fear.
How often have we created our "spot" in life? We know who we are, or at least THINK we should be. And that's that. It is what it is. Right? We've grown accustom to our "place". But think about it for a second. Anything OUT of our "space" is a little scary. Let me better explain by use of this inspiring statement by Marianne Williamson: "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you NOT to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. As we are liberated from our own fear. our presence automatically liberates others."
Change your perspective, because who knows...you may just end up loving where you dance next.
How often have we created our "spot" in life? We know who we are, or at least THINK we should be. And that's that. It is what it is. Right? We've grown accustom to our "place". But think about it for a second. Anything OUT of our "space" is a little scary. Let me better explain by use of this inspiring statement by Marianne Williamson: "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you NOT to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. As we are liberated from our own fear. our presence automatically liberates others."
Change your perspective, because who knows...you may just end up loving where you dance next.
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