Dear Friend,

I know it’s been a while since I wrote. You won’t believe this, but I’ve taken up ‘dancing’!

See!!

I told you that you wouldn’t believe it!!

I'm reading more and dusting less. I'm sitting in the yard and admiring the view without fussing about the weeds so much. I'm spending more time with family and less time working.

I’m realizing that whenever possible, life’s experiences should be savored, not just endured. So I'm trying to recognize these moments now, and cherish them more.

I'm not saving or holding back on anything anymore. Now, we use our good china and crystal for every special event, such as losing a pound, getting the sink unstopped, or the first Amaryllis bloom of the season.

I wear my good clothes to the market now, too. My theory is that if I look prosperous, I can shell out $28.49 for one small bag of groceries, and at least feel good that I am able to do it at all.

I no longer save my good perfume for special parties either. Instead I wear it for the clerks in the hardware store and tellers at the bank.

"Someday" and "one of these days" are losing their place in my vocabulary, because if it's worth seeing, hearing, or doing, I want to see, hear, and do it now.

I'm not sure what others would do if they knew they wouldn't be here for the ‘tomorrow’ that we all take for granted. But I like to think they would call family members and a few close friends.

They might even call a few ]former friends to apologize and mend fences for past squabbles, and maybe go out for Chinese food, or whatever their favorite meal is.

I'm just guessing...hopefully, I'll never know.

But it's these little things, if left undone, that would upset me if I knew my hours were limited; upset, because I didn’t write certain letters that I intended to write; upset, and sorry, that I didn't tell my husband and parents often enough how much I truly love them.

Now I'm trying very hard not to put off, hold back, or save anything that would add laughter and luster to my life, and the lives of those I love. Every morning when I open my eyes, I tell myself this is special; this day, this minute, and every breath, is special, and truly a gift from God.

And that’s why I took up dancing, because while life may not be the party we hoped for, we may as well “dance” while we’re here!

(I don’t know who wrote this originally. It came to me in an email. I rewrote it a bit to suit me so I could share it with y'all.)

Dance!! Dance!! Dance!!