Tag: Arthur Murray Santa Monica

  • Make Up Your Mind 6-19-15

    No 25. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, June 19, 2015 Make Up Your Mind Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. — Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) 26th President of the United States Imagine walking up to Joshua Bell, famous violinist,…

  • It’s Better to Dream and Work

    No 24. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, June 12, 2015 It’s better to Dream and Work. It is good to dream, but it is better to dream and work.  Faith is mighty, but action with faith is mightier.– Thomas Robert Gaines I have big dreams. I want Arthur Murray Santa Monica…

  • Choose the Bolder Path! Blog 6-5-15

    No 23. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, June 5, 2015 Choose the Bolder Path! When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take – choose the bolder.– W.J. Slim My life has never been the easy life. I’ve always lived with some…

  • “It is easy to be brave at a safe distance.”― Aesop 5-29-15

    No 22. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, May 29, 2015 “It is easy to be brave at a safe distance.”― Aesop At almost 59, I’m fearless…almost. I love to speak publicly and dance in front of huge crowds. I love fund raising and helping to support great causes. I’m never afraid of…

  • Freedom Through Imagination 5-22-15

    No 21. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, May 22, 2015 Freedom Through Imagination Imagination ranks with reason and conscience as one of the supreme characteristics by which man is distinguished from all other animals. — Clara Spence, Educator, 1925 Have you ever seen the photo of Walt Disney standing in the…

  • When We Fail Blog 5-15-15

    No 20. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, May 15, 2015 When We Fail When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound. Rebuild those plans and set sail once more toward your coveted goal. — Napoleon Hill (1883-1970) American Motivational Speaker Have you ever failed? Have…

  • Believe in Someone! 5-1-15

    No 18. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, May 1, 2015 Believe in Someone! If you have the courage to begin, you have the courage to succeed. — David Viscott Sometimes, we have to be the courage that helps someone else begin. This is how it is in dancing. First, we ask…

  • Turn Your Dreams Into Reality 4-17-15

    No 16. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, April 17, 2015 Turn Your Dancing Dreams into Reality When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge. — Albert Einstein (1879-1955)…

  • The Legend of the Noble Bamboo 4-10-15

    No 15. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, April 10, 2015 The Legend of the Noble Bamboo The Thais have a wonderful legend about the bamboo plant. In the beginning, the Bamboo was the most beautiful plant of all. But in the corners of the garden, there were dry beds. A spring…

  • Life is Miracle and Magic 4-3-15

    No 14. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, April 3, 2015 Life is Miracle and Magic We need a renaissance of wonder. We need to renew, in our hearts and in our souls, the deathless dream, the eternal poetry, the perennial sense that life is miracle and magic. — E. Merrill Root…