Oh Lee Ann Womack, you have stirred up my life! I’m not a real daring person. Well, I didn’t used to be daring. Now when a situation arises I hear you singing “I hope You Dance” in my head. Sometimes I sing along. I get so inspired I find myself in all sorts of new situations.
I play this song as a wish for my grandchildren. I do pray they have the courage to take that chance and dance. I wasn’t really planning on walking the walk. I’m much better at talking the talk.
Now that has changed. I’m going to play that song daily, maybe even hourly. I find myself stepping up to things I would normally shy away from. Case in point: signing up for a comedy stand up boot camp. That is something I would wish I had done (after it was all over). I would ponder, “Should I? Shouldn’t I” And finally decide not to do it. Chicken! That’s what I was, a big chicken!
(It’s very odd that we use that word. Poor chickens get a bad rap.)
Instead I signed up to do stand comedy at an Erma Bombeck Writing Conference in Ohio. I not only did it once, I did it a second time! I’m even working on ideas for this year’s conference. That Le Ann had opened a world of opportunities.
Now I have to go to the beach so I can “feel small when I stand beside the ocean.”
I plan to dance!
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