This was on a pillow I saw recently. As a dancer it resonated with me. When I first was learning to dance, I was 35 years old. Even at 35 I had that feeling of being self conscious.
I worked in downtown Denver and my mom would watch the kids, so I would just go to our dancing spot early. It saved me gas, avoided the cover charge and they had a free taco bar. Made for a cheap night out for a struggling single mom.
But my favorite thing was watching people practice on the dance floor. They were usually competitors taking advantage of the open space on the floor. It was beautiful to watch their graceful moves, but I quickly learned that even they mess up! They just pick right back up and go on dancing! I realized two things: if it worked for them it was okay for me (to mess up), and no one was laughing because they messed up. I was free to really put my heart into it and learn to dance.
Life is like that too. Either we stumble because of something we do or because of what life hands us. If you make it part of the dance then your making lemonade out of lemons. It’s important to just begin again. It’s how we learn and grow, and how we move forward through the toughest of times.
However, I also believe we have help. Psalm 121:3 He will not allow your foot to slip; He who keeps you will not slumber.
We have the assurance that God is there no matter the stumble.
Father, may we feel your presence, your loving arms no matter what kind of stumble we are experiencing. Help us to stumble less of our own accord because we are striving to be more like Jesus, and when life sends us stumbles help us to lean into you. To make it part of the dance that is our life.
Grace Under Pressure 
“No one was laughing because they messed up.” What a powerful and freeing statement! Thank you for the encouraging insight!
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Thank you Tracy! I think that can be expanded and be another blog!
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