Tuesday, December 10, 2013

I Hope You Dance

Okay, another music therapy! But this one is just one song. I heard the song, "I Hope You Dance" on my way home from Wendy's. When I hear this song my first instinct is to change it. You may ask "Why, Kayla? It's such an inspiring song." I thought that too. My senior year of high school I volunteered to sing this song at our annual National Honor Society induction ceremony. I was nervous so my start was rough. I was made fun of for singing that day and up to two years later. So, you can understand why I changed the channel every time I heard it. But tonight I had the urge to listen to it. I want to share the lyrics and then talk about them

                                                           "I Hope You Dance"

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 beside the ocean,
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens,
Promise me that 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 dance.

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance,
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Livin' might mean takin' chances but they're worth takin',
Lovin' might be a mistake but it's worth makin',

Don't let some hell bent heart leave you bitter,
When you come close to sellin' 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....I hope you dance.
I hope you dance....I hope you dance.
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along,
Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder where those years have gone.)

I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean,
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens,
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance, 
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance. 

Dance....I hope you dance. 
I hope you dance....I hope you dance. 
I hope you dance....I hope you dance.. 
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along 
Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder where those years have gone)



  • "May you never take one single breath for granted" I have really thought about this lately. We're not guaranteed tomorrow. So live each moment like it's your last. 
  • "Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens," Just because one door closes doesn't mean that a better one isn't opened somewhere. 
  • "Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance" Have faith! Never lose your faith
  • "I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance" Mountains are struggles. My mountains are my IC, Endometriosis, depression, anxiety, and pain.I shouldn't fear them. Everyone has different mountains they face. But the good news is you never have to face them alone. 
  • "When you come close to sellin' out reconsider" This one is a big one for me. So many times I have wanted to throw the towel in and say I quit. I was going to ask my doctor to do a hysterectomy for my endometriosis. That way it would be one less "mountain" I had to deal with. But my friend, Morgan, talked me out of it. She had gone through the same thing I did with the endo. She begged her doctor to do a hysterectomy and he would say "let's hold off'". Then finally one day he agreed to it and they scheduled her surgery and she backed down. She told me if she had thrown in the towel and quit then she wouldn't be giving a 100%. This stuck with me and I decided not to ask my doctor to do one. 
  • "And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance. I hope you dance....I hope you dance." Take chances. Live life to the fullest and DANCE! 
That's all I have for tonight. Take care everyone! And thank you for your support!

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