Sunday and the Happiness Chase
“Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” are familiar
words. But I wonder if sometimes we are
not chasing happiness – happiness is chasing us. We are so focused on our goals, or the
problems of the day that we never allow happiness to catch up with us. We leave it in our dust. I
think dancers can be particularly prone to leaving happiness far behind us as
we pursue a perfection that is, by definition, unattainable.
Now, I am not suggesting that we give up the drive to
succeed. Not at all. Dancers must be hungry, and stay hungry if
they want to compete. But within each
day there should be enough time allowed for happiness to catch up and fall in
step with us.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Motivational Secret #15:
“Allow time in each day for happiness to catch up and fall in step with
you.”
Link of the Day:
Quote
of the Day:
“Now and then it’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness
and just be happy.”
-Guillaume Apollinaire
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