Riot and Frolic

A dear friend of mine is a very Godly person.  Like, heinous people cannot muster any meanness towards her because she is SO GOOD.  Like, I don't really understand most religiousy stuff unless she's around.  I think she uses osmosis.

Anyhoo, she was talking about a religion class she was taking and how it really spoke to her and hearing her talk about All Things Holy was exactly like all the things I think in my head about ballroom dancing:

• sense of community
• keeps my mind open to learning
• teaches me humility
• gives me confidence
• blah blah blah

Now, yes, it seems a little trivial to compare ballroom dancing to an omnipotent being and the worhsip thereof, but it made me realize we all need more passion in our lives.  

A big draw of the ballroom world is that there are so many people (teachers and students alike) who are passionate about what they're doing.  Being around that excitement and energy is contagious and addicting…  Very unlike most office day jobs, if I remember correctly.  

So what if you're not into ballroom dancing?  If an inspired person/book/song/movie has you on the edge of your seat, what is the first thing you think of?  Your kids?  Your crossword puzzle?  Your car?  Your lifelong ambition of starting a bucket-making company?  

Whatever "it" is, can you spend more time with It (the "It" of your dreams, mind you, not the scary clown from the Stephen King novel) ?  If you're sort of bored with every day life, why not insert some of that awesomeness into it?  

There's always obstacles.  I get that.  Not all families can live on one income, the New York Times crossword puzzle is tricky, the salt from the roads ruins paint jobs, the bucket market is saturated.  But overcoming obstacles and getting more happy is probably neater than being stagnant and less than happy.  

Word.