In the Dance of Life we move in syncopation with those around us. As a dance partner, we feel and respond to our partner’s steps following their lead. They move; we respond.  We anticipate each other’s movements reassuring ourselves that we know our partner’s reaction and interpretation to the music.

As in the musical dance, our dance through life also brings anticipation and interpretation.  Our friends, co-workers, and family members all have certain expectations of us based on our past behaviors.  People pretty well know how we will react in a certain situation.  We are predictable.  People count on us behaving in a certain way.

But what happens when an “aha” occurs in us bringing a new awareness of changes that need to be made in our lives?  When we anticipate each other’s movements reassuring ourselves that we know our partner’s reaction to the music, we in turn throw a curve ball with an innovative hairstyle, a shift in a point of view, a new diet, or an even more radical step of taking more control of our lives.  Are our dance partners ready for this sudden shift or are we stepping on their toes?  We may have blindsided them, pulling the rug out from under them with our “change”!

Even we may not be comfortable with the changes within us, reeling from some shifting within.  We may feel uneasy.  We might seem somehow different.  We are out of our comfort zone.  We can expect nothing less from our dance partners – parents, children, spouses, co-workers, and friends.  They too are wondering, “What in the world is going on with him or her?”  “I could always count on them to act and respond in a certain  way.”  “Why does he or she seem so different?”

When one partner moves, it causes a shift in the dance.  We need to be ready to explain our sudden changes and embrace the reactions from those that thought they “knew” us.

This same dance can occur along the path of our Spiritual Development!  We need to stay firm in the beliefs, choosing that which serves us.

As long as you follow the lead of your heart with love, you will  be “in step”.   The Dance still goes on, with or without the blessing of all those around us.  Just remember, the choice is always yours!