dailydatewithgod

Being a life long dancer I learned the importance of stretching.  It was built into every class, seminar, and workshop I ever took or led.  Part of the beauty of the art of dance is in the extension of the body of the dancer.  It calls for flexibility in the limb and strength in the core of the body.  One can do a quick flashy extension and wow people by just extending your body out there.  But the beautiful extensions of dancers bodies of which people marvel, require a deeper strength.  A strength always stemming from the core of the body. Whether in ballet, jazz, modern, tap, or ballroom the center of the body is the root and strength of a dancers extension. Our ability to extend ourselves in life works the same way.  We must be rooted in the core of who we are otherwise the extension cannot hold.  We are stretching our hearts and minds when we engage with others.  To be open to ideas and experiences with which we are not familiar takes courage.  Courage means coming from the core of who we are, our heart.  To be present allow the myriad and mystery unfold we do not want to be falling over.  If our core is not strong then when we extend ourselves we will be pulled and jerked about.  God encourages to build our core, our heart muscle by spending time in stillness.  When we focus our attention on the love God placed within us the extension of that love comes through flawlessly.  We are not extending to receive validation.  We are expressing ourselves as an extension of love itself because it is what God created us to be.