Tag: Arthur Murray Dance Center Santa Monica

  • No 28 7-13-18 “The Greatest Test of Courage”

    “The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.”             – R.G. Ingersoll (1833 – 1899) American lawyer Do you like the rough times in life? I don’t. I can barely handle the great times in life with all their abundance and joy, much less loss, illness,…

  • No 11 3-16-18 “If We Had No Winter”

    No 11 3-16-18 “If We Had No Winter” “If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.” – Charlotte Bronte (1816 – 1855) English novelist and poet Almost 16 years ago, my life partner died in my arms,…

  • No 37 9-14-17 “It is never too late to be what you might have been.”

    No 37 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, September 15, 1956 “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot (1819-1880) English Novelist Do you ever say any of these things? Someday I’ll make it!  I can’t wait until my ship comes in! I’ll try again.…

  • No 7 “A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t.” 2-17-17

    No 7 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, February 17, 2017 “A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t.” – Jack Dempsey (1895 – 1983) American professional boxer Sometimes in my life, I just can’t seem to get up, but I do. After dancing 41+ years, having run 19 marathons, having…

  • Keep on Trying! 8-12-16

      No 33 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, August 12, 2016 Keep on Trying! “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 Do you ever want to give up? What…

  • F.A.I.L. 1-15-16

    No 03. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, January 15, 2016 F.A.I.L. If you Fail, never give up Because F.A.I.L. means “First attempt in learning” End is not the end, In fact, E.N.D. means “Effort never Dies” If you get No as an answer, Remember N.O. means Next Opportunity, so let’s Be…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…