Tag: Changing lifes through dancing

  • 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 23 6-8-18 “Learn to be Brave and Patient”

    “Learn to be Brave and Patient”

  • No 16 4-20-18 “Nothing becomes real until it is experienced”

      “Nothing ever becomes real until it is experienced.” – John Keats (1795 – 1821) English Romantic poet   The path to having an understanding heart has been paved for me with years of experience. Now that I have experienced loss, illness, success, failure, good days and bad days, my many stupid mistakes, and my precious…

  • No 44 The Road to Happiness 11-3-17

    #44 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, November 3, 2017 The Road to Happiness “The road to happiness lies in two simple principles: find what it is that interests you and that you can do well, and when you find it, put your whole soul into it — every bit of energy…

  • No 32 8-11-17 What is Creativity?

      Photo is my lovely mom, J. Clair Woodbury. No 32 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, August 4, 2017 What is Creativity? “Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun.”- Mary Lou Cook (1918) American educator Are you a risk taker? I never thought I was.…

  • No 13 “Be a Part of the Winning Team!” 3-31-17

    No 13 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, March 31, 2017 “Be a Part of the Winning Team!” “What do the right people want more than almost anything else? They want to be part of a winning team. They want to contribute to producing visible, tangible results. They want to feel the…

  • Hospitality 9-17-16

    Hospitality Summit 9-17-16 at St. Monica Parish Community. http://stmonica.net/ Hospitality Last weekend, Joel Rieck and I were facilitators at a Hospitality Summit. This was an all-day training for leaders from many different ministries. Our privilege was to lead our table of leaders and help focus on what Hospitality means and how to live the life…

  • Do You Know Where You’re Going? 4-8-16

    No 16 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, April 15, 2016 Do you know where you’re going? “The world stands aside to let anyone pass who knows where he is going.”- David Starr Jordan (1851-1931) American, University President, Author Where are you going? Up, down, in, out, bad to good, what’s happening…

  • To Witness Someone’s Life 3-11-16

    No 11 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, March 11, 2016 To Witness Someone’s Life “The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.” – Jack London Tonight I said to Joel Rieck, my…

  • “What Lies Within Us” 2-19-16

    No 8 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, February 19, 2016 What Lies Within Us “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson I just love to watch ballroom dancing. Young, old, professional, amateur, championships, solos, I love…