Laughing at Yourself

I had a song request that I couldn’t fit into the play list from last week so I just tossed it in for this week.  I have done that routine several times so I did NOT practice. Last night,  when the song came on, I drew a complete blank.  I literally just stood on stage and watched as the “front row Divas” began the routine.

Once I saw them get it started, I remembered! I laughed at myself and started the song over!  I jokingly announced to the class that they should follow the girls in the front row and not me!

My “real job” is a little crazy right now and there are things that I do not like but I cannot change.  With the “end of school shuffle”, our home schedule is crazy and let’s not even add housework.  To say that my brain is fried, is an understatement.  As I stood in front of my class with a lost look on my face, my inner voice was just about to say something negative when I silenced her by laughing at myself and singing along with the music!

Sometimes you just gotta accept your humanness and laugh at yourself.  Mistakes happen.   When mistakes happen, especially when they happen with all eyes on YOU, don’t let your inner mean girl get you off your game.

I must admit, my inner mean girl can REALLY bully me.  Yesterday, I stood up to my bully by laughing!  Perfection and being the “best dancer” was not my goal anyway.  My goal was and is to be USED by God to encourage the heart of women through dance fitness.

When we cooled down at the end of class to Kirk Franklin’s “I Smile”, I couldn’t help but catch a glance of how awesome God really is.  As I watched all of the beautiful Divas stretching and singing along, in spite of their own personal struggles,  it reminded me that it is because of HIM that we can smile when things don’t go our way.

Dancing mixed with a little singing and some laugher brought about GRATITUDE!

Divas, what do you need to ease up on yourself about and perhaps have a little laugh at your own expense?