Choose to Dance: Dedication to My Mom, @ 95 Years Young

  My mother is my inspiration for establishing supportive relationships and getting out to find joy in living.

While she is now unable to dance (at 95 years old, though still going strong in her own way) she once embraced the meaning of the words to the song recorded by Lee Ann Womack…"I Hope You Dance".

When YOU face a decision as to whether to sit down and give up or get out and get moving…I hope YOU choose the later (metaphor = dance!)

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LYRICS: I Hope You Dance
(By Lee Ann Womack)

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 by the ocean.
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens.
Promise me 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 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 real and constant motion
Always rolling us along.
Tell me who wants to look back on their youth and wonder
Where those years have gone?

I hope you still feel small when you stand by the ocean.
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens.
Promise me you'll give faith a fighting chance,

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance…
Dance!
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(Full lyrics, ringtone, and MP3 download)