Journeys

You just never know where life will take you. One of the lessons that I have learned is that you do not try and swim upstream in a torrential current -- you will just waste a lot of energy, time and enjoyment. Going with the flow can be a lot of fun. However, that statement should not be interpreted to mean that you should not take the road less travelled. Just hop on the bus and see the world.

In June, 2007 I started my wife (and me) on ballroom dance lessons (Arthur Murray - Thornhill School no less) as an anniversary gift. She has excelled and I have just started to untangle by two left feet. I have also just started to be able to count the beats of a song and just about know when to start dancing. ;-)

This past weekend I participated in a Pro-Am Competition at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto. Thirty-four dances comprising (believe it or not) the waltz, tango, fox trot, rhumba, salsa, merangie, swing, cha cha, samba, and hustle. I didn't step on anyone's toes and I didn't fall on my face.

So, I climbed (or crawled) up the hill and got to the top. It was fun and an accomplishment that I would not even have thought about two years ago. I was not swimming upstream and I was not following the crowd -- I merely got on the right bicycle, peddled like the dickens, sweated and worked and went for a great ride!

My advice of the day -- pick a journey and go for the ride -- it will not always be easy but at the end of the journey the view from the hill is fabulous.