Sunday Contagion
The news headlines today seem to be filled with scary
stories about contagious illnesses like Ebola, enterovirus or the flu. It got me thinking that there are contagious
things that aren’t scary. For instance,
if you smile at someone, they will most often smile back, as if they “caught”
the smile from you. But there are lots
of other good things that are contagious.
A happy mood is a big one.
Especially for dancers who sometimes seem to spend their time making
martyrs of themselves, just a few dancers with an optimistic outlook might
change the course of this epidemic.
So mood is a big contagion.
An attitude of happiness, gratitude, kindness, or any other positive traits
can start a pandemic of good things. Try
it. Spread these things to as many
people as you can.
Be contagious.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Motivational Secret #46:
“Be mood contagious.”
Link of the Day:
Quote
of the Day:
“I have often noticed how primate
groups in their entirety enter a similar mood. All of a sudden, all of them are
playful, hopping around. Or all of them are grumpy. Or all of them are sleepy
and settle down. In such cases, the mood contagion serves the function of
synchronizing activities.”
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