I went on a long run on January 1st...
Through the trails in the woods...
Down the hills, along the river...
It was a perfect day - a new day!
I felt strong and alive...
The sun was shining bright and the trees naked and alive.
I ran out the first 4 miles listening to "chill" tunes... trying to quiet my mind and enjoy the scenery and the experience...
On the loop back, I wanted more energy... so I put on some Latin tunes and took the path.
A little before the railroad tracks...
I noticed that I was all alone, I picked up my pace... feeling particularly aware and alive...
I started thinking about my 50th birthday coming up this year - and how excited I am to be celebrating it with special friends and my family... on an adventure that we are all taking to Peru.
I was transported to April... and was overflowing with happiness, gratitude and love...
I ran faster...
And the song "Limbo" by Daddy Yankee came on my headset... (If you haven't heard it - pull it up on youtube or spotify... turn the sound up, close your eyes, and let your body move.
I literally had to stop running...
I took a deep breath and smiled...
And my body started dancing...
DANCING LIKE EVERYBODY WAS WATCHING!
I shook my bon bon, lept and moved in and out of trees... feeling so full of life... so grateful for my strength, my spirit, my family here and there, my friends...
I thought to myself, WHY would I dance like nobody is watching, when my heart, my life is so full of amazing people?
I was alone in the woods dancing with all the people I knew -
the trees came alive...
it was a party in the woods...
My heart, my blood, my limbs, all rhythmically moving to the steady and lively beat...
It's a brand new day, and a brand new year...
everything is possible again...
turn the music on...
close your eyes and smile...
and DANCE LIKE EVERYONE IS WATCHING,
and DANCING WITH YOU...
reach out
hold their hand
hold them loose
hold them close
sway your hips
feel the beat
dance...
in harmony,
Nestor