A precious moment captured in time ![π](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t76/1/16/1f48b.png)
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When this photo was sent to me last week, lyrics to a song that actually felt like my theme song as a teenager came flooding back. If you know me even slightly, you know I live these lyrics. I’ll always dance through it all.
These words are for both the little girl on the left ![π€](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tb7/1/16/1f917.png)
And remain true for the bigger girl on the right ![π](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t0/1/16/1f60b.png)
These words are wishes for our children
and for the child in all of us:
“I hope you never lose your sense of wonder,
Get your fill to eat, but always keep that hunger,
May you never take one single breath for granted,
G-d 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 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.
Dance…”
I hope you dance.
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