Central Valley Rolling On

Happy or Unhappy
by Ray Okahara, Mililani

When we focus too much on the future, we are often frustrated because we do not know what’s coming. Naturally, the uncertainty increases our stress level and creates a sense of insecurity. We need to understand, though, that God has given us the grace to live today. He has not given us tomorrow’s grace. When we get to tomorrow, we’ll have the strength to make it through. God will give us what we need. But if we are worried about tomorrow right now, we are bound to be frustrated and discouraged.

We must learn to live one day at a time. We must choose to be happy. Life is too short not to enjoy your family, your friends, your health, your work, your dance: enjoy everything in life. Happiness is a decision we must make, not an emotion we feel. Certainly, there are times in all of our lives when bad things happen, or things go wrong. But that’s when we must make a decision that we’re going to be happy in spite of our circumstances.  ~~~

"Dance Away" by Roxy Music

From the Dance News:
What Kind Of Dancer Are You ?

As you begin social partner dancing, you may be motivated by many reasons — some social (you want to meet new people) and some dance-related, you want to move to the music in an acceptable manner.

If it’s "all about the dancing" for you, you probably fit into one of three categories:

You want to be able to negotiate a public dance or wedding /social event that includes dancing (social dancing),

You enjoy learning choreography and then performing in public (exhibition dancing) , or you want to learn and focus on both dance technique and the traits of certain ballroom dances (competition dancing). These are considered the "to be seen" categories.

Or you may want to dance because you really enjoy moving to music and learning to dance may be an acceptable way of doing it.

So, what kind of dancer are you?