“I don’t see how he can ever finish if he doesn’t begin.” {The Mock Turtles story}

When I’m overthinking, I write. When I’m under thinking, I read.

It seems early mornings, my mind is a buzz. I literally have a million thoughts and ideas whirring around in my head.

This blog has given me such a necessary outlet.

Once I began…the rest just happened.

It’s a mighty power, the mind. It can hold us back and it can propel us forward.

In the dance world, I come across do-ers and thinkers. I find the do-ers have an edge. They turn up. They turn up to everything that piques their interest. Workshops, pop up classes, auditions, conventions. There are less ‘what if’, and more ‘lets go’!

I have seen super talented children, over think their way out of opportunities,

I myself, as a child, talked myself out of so many opportunities.

Turning up is half the battle won.

I’d have given myself this advice…”Listen, if it’s terrible, you can always leave”!

So I urge my students to give things a try. Begin at the beginning, as a beginner and just see where the ride takes you. You can always exit the ride and take a different track. But we will miss the fun if we don’t begin in the first place.