today....

" It is important to expect nothing

to take every experience

including the negative ones

as

merely steps on the path

and

to proceed"

~ram dass~

~~~~~

this morning I went to a zumba class

expecting nothing

other than a chance to be with friends and to get out of the house

{since I don't really like going to the gym}

and

to my surprise

I loved it

and

as

I

moved and swayed

and

stepped and shook my hips

{and laughed when I saw myself in the mirrored walls}

to

the music

my body was loving all of it

too

and

I've decided it's been a long time since my body and I were friends

{mostly all winter}

and

I've decided I'm going to be nicer to her now that spring is coming

and

I'm going to take her dancing a few days a week

~

and

if she's really good

I'll stop and get her a fruit smoothie when we're done

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