This afternoon, right after a warm summer rain, I came home. As I did something very simple and boring – went to collect my mail – I noticed a poppy flower within my flower bed, so gentle that it was struggling under the weight of small rain droplets on its delicate petals …I stopped in awe…As I stood there taking in this perfect afternoon that smelled like wet grass and rain, something occurred to me. This gentle miracle of Nature, this tiny poppy flower reminded me so much of a ballet tutu. It reminded me of my years in dancing school, our perfect hard-working bodies lost in the perimeter of endless mirrors; droplets of sweat on the floor and amazing pleasure on our faces. That told you everything – it did not matter how late it was; it did not matter to us how long we were dancing; the only thing that mattered was that inner desire to move and to express yourself in that movement. So, look at these pictures of my fragile “ballerina” and see if you can use your imagination and awe…

Someone said that there is nothing more beautiful than a woman who brushes her hair…But I really truly believe that there is: it’s a dancer; inspired by their inner energy, movement, soul, and essence…Movement can get you through anything in life, if you really think about it…

You can just take a deep breath and walk – walk away from something negative or walk towards something nice and warm, something hugging and loving, something caring and joyous.

You can put on your running shoes and start running – to the rhythm of your heart; to the calling of your soul; listening to each step and hoping for something challenging ahead.

You can roll up your jeans and take a walk, knee-deep in the water, toes diving into warm sand…Every step you take feels the warmth of the Earth; gives you support that you need as well as the calmness of someone who knows what lies ahead, someone who’s discovered inner wisdom…You take a look at the Ocean, listen to the waves, listen to your own breath and realize how unique every moment in life is; how your life is changing with every breath and every wave; and how calming it is to just gaze into the endlessness of the Ocean and hope that your life will be as infinite as the Ocean and the Horizon somewhere far far away…

Or you can simply dance…Painting with every stroke of your arms; clearing the air with every move; releasing the energy and remembering that at the end of this vigorous dance there is a moment of peace – and that is the moment you live for! That balance of energy and calmness; of movement and stillness; of storm and Zen…

Movement is life…Never give up! Never stop moving ahead! Never stop believing in something amazing, something new and intriguing, something challenging and exciting! Never give up! Never stop trying!