Tag: dancing

  • A Passionate Sense of the Potential 8-5-16

    No 32 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, August 5, 2016 A Passionate Sense of the Potential “If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of the potential, for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible…what wine…

  • Freedom; Justice; Honor; Duty; Mercy; Hope 7-22-16

    No 30 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, July 22, 2016 “All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom; justice; honor; duty; mercy; hope.”- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) British Politician I found out that I’m a bit old fashioned. I arrive at the Arthur…

  • Miserably Fail or Gloriously Conquer! 2-5-16

    No 6. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, February 5, 2016 Miserably Fail or Gloriously Conquer! “Some day, in years to come, you will be wrestling with the great temptation, or trembling under the great sorrow of your life. But the real struggle is here, now, in these quiet weeks. Now it…

  • Excellence for its own sake! 1-29-16

    No 5. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, January 29, 2016 Excellence for its own sake! “Those who turn good (organizations) into great (organizations) are motivated by a deep creative urge and an inner compulsion for sheer unadulterated excellence for its own sake.” – Jim Collins Have you ever felt that you are…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • No Cell Phone Service 7-10-15

    No 28. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, July 10, 2015 No Cell Phone Service Recently, I went to my sister Debi’s wedding. It was in Granville, TN one full hour outside of Nashville. We landed, and immediately left in our rental car. Beautiful, Tennessee is green and beautiful and it poured…

  • “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…

  • Dance in the Right Direction 5-8-15

    No 19. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, May 8, 2015 Dance in the Right Direction If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking.– Buddhist Proverb How many times have I turned a brand new couple around on the dance floor dancing the…