Category: Dancing

  • “The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.” 12-11-15

    No 50. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, December 11, 2015 “The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.” – Moliere (Jean Baptiste Poquelin) (1622 – 1673) French Playwright Is life just hard for you sometimes? Do you get thrown a curve now and then? What do you do, what do…

  • Achievement vs Success 12-4-15

    No 49. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, December 4, 2015 Achievement vs. Success “My mother drew a distinction between achievement and success. She said that achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and worked hard and done the best that is within you. Success is being praised by others. That…

  • I’m Thankful 11-26-15

    No 48. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Thursday, November 26, 2015 I’m Thankful I’m thankful that I’m sitting here in the Arthur Murray Dance Center of Santa Monica. We drove by St. Monica Parish tonight where 1000+ were served a hot dinner, and were taken to the “Boutique” for a full set…

  • Perseverance, Experience, Caution and Hope 11-20-15

    No 46. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, November 20, 2015 Perseverance, Experience, Caution and Hope “If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother and hope your guardian genius.”- Joseph Addison(1672-1719) English Writer and Statesman PERSEVERANCE Persistence, by Calvin Coolidge “Nothing…

  • The Four Cornerstones of Character 11-13-15

    No 45. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, November 13, 2015 The Four Cornerstones of Character “The four cornerstones of character on which this nation was built are: Initiative, Imagination, Individuality and Independence.”- Eddie Rickenbacker (1890 – 1973) American Aviator and Business Executive Why do we go through so many tests? It seems…

  • Finding that Bit of Magic 11-6-15

    No 45. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, November 6, 2015 Finding that Bit of Magic “I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning.” – J.B. Priestley (1894-1984) English Author What…

  • Leave the Rest to Fate!

    No 43. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, October 23, 2015 Leave the Rest to Fate! “But try,” you urge, “the trying shall suffice; The aim, if reached or not, makes great the life: Try to be Shakespeare, leave the rest to fate!” – Robert Browning My life is great. I am…

  • Breaking the Rules 10-15-15

    No 42. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, October 16, 2015 Breaking the Rules! Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun. – Mary Lou Cook It’s easy to get into a comfort zone. Building up a wall of security and routine that no one and…

  • Something to be Enthusiastic About!

    No 41. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, October 9, 2015 Something to Be Enthusiastic About! We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about. – Charles Kingsley (1819 – 1875) English Novelist…

  • Make the Big Committments 10-2-15

    No 40. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, October 2, 2015 Make the Big Commitments Until one is committed, there is always hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one element of truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid…