SSS #1 - I Hope You Dance

Ah, Sunday already.  I am going to keep my posts on Sunday short...and simple, since it is supposed to be a day of rest.  I will affectionately call them "Simple Sunday Supper."  I find the idea of Sunday Supper to be a beautiful, somewhat lost, tradition.  A chance for loved ones to come together to end the weekend and start a new week.  To share in food, stories, support, love.  Back in the day when families all lived in the same neighborhood/area it was common.  Now with all of us spreading our wings and branching out from our home roots it is happening less and less.  I will try to offer up a little nourishment for your soul on Sundays, no matter where you might be reading from.  Maybe a song, poem, photo, piece of art...just something to bring a smile and some warmth...maybe give you a chance to reflect, journal, relax...ENJOY!

I Hope You Dance
Yesterday I was a little frustrated that my toddler wouldn't nap.  Up and down the stairs I went, multiple times, trying to convince him that he needed to stay in his bed.  I was desperate to have some down time...grab something to eat, rest, or get something done.  When I realized that it was a pointless battle, I decided to change my attitude and have a change of heart.  I took him in my lap, in my arms, and told him that I wanted to give him some advice.  I then put on the song "I Hope You Dance," sang along with it, clearly pronouncing the words for him, and then explained what I meant.  We listened to it over and over, and then I asked him, "So...if you get the choice to sit it out, or dance...what will you do?"  "DANCE!" he answered.  YES!!!  I hope so!  It is definitely one of those songs that I would write down as a little life advice for him to ponder later on.  My husband and I actually used the song for our wedding party to dance to at our wedding.  I really hope for everyone, big and small, that they will always choose to DANCE (literally and figuratively).  If someone is on the side of the dance floor laughing at you, they are the one with the problem, and you should actually feel sorry for them.  They are missing out!  Truth be told, everyone would love to be able to let go, feel life, and just DANCE!  Next time you get a chance, DANCE!

I Hope You Dance (Lyrics)
Songwriters: Sanders, Mark D.; Sillers, Tia;

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger
May you never take one single breath for granted
God forbid love ever leave you empty-handed

I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance

I hope you dance
I hope you dance

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Living might mean taking chances but they're worth taking
Lovin' might be a mistake but it's worth making

Don't let some hell-bent heart leave you bitter
When you come close to selling out reconsider
Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance

I hope you dance
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always
Rolling us along)
I hope you dance
(Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder
Where those years have gone)

I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance

DANCE
I hope you dance
(Dance)
I hope you dance

(Time is a wheel in constant motion always

Rolling us along)

I hope you dance

(Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder

Where those years have gone)

Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder
(Dance)
Where those years have gone
(Dance)

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