Tag: Santa Monica

  • No 12 “What is Happiness?” 3-24-17

    No 12 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, March 24, 2017 “What is Happiness?” “Happiness is essentially a state of going somewhere, wholeheartedly, one-directionally, without regret or reservation.”– William H. Sheldon (1898 – 1977)American psychologist and numismatist “Will and I could hardly wait for the morning to come to get at something that…

  • 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…

  • The World Needs Dreamers Who Do! 1-20-17

    No 3 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, January 20, 2017 The world needs dreamers who do! “The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do.” – Sarah Ban Breathnach Do you dream? I do. I dream and have “awake” dreams. I dream…

  • 02 The Light of Life 1-13-17

    No 2 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, January 13, 2017 My Dad, Troy D. Woodbury, Sr. The Light of Life! As I wrote last week, each morning I visualize and meditate.  Sometimes I am surrounded by the waters of life that heal and energize me with new life, a new heart,…

  • Week #1 The Waters of Life! 1-7-16

    Week #1 No 1 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury, davidearlwoodbury@gmail.com Friday, January 6, 2017 The Waters of Life! Each morning I visualize and meditate.  I visualize my that spirit body is sitting in a waterfall flowing from a creek that is about 20 feet wide and the water fall is about 10…

  • Happy Thanksgiving 11-24-16

    No 48 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, November 24, 2016 Happy Thanksgiving! I had great parents. Troy D. Woodbury and J. Clair Ford Woodbury were so good to me and gave me so much of themselves.  I was the runt of the 4 kids, spoiled and a rotten kid, but they…

  • The Sun Rises Again! 11-11-16

    No 46 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, November 11, 2016 The Sun Rises Again! “There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.” – Bernard Williams (1929 – 2003) English moral philosopher In dancing, we sometimes win and sometimes we lose, but always we gain from the dancing…

  • Make Your Own Circumstances 11-4-16

    No 45 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, November 4, 2016 Make Your Own Circumstances “People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and,…

  • Decide on what you think is right, and stick to it! 10-28-16

    No 44 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, October 28, 2016 “Decide on what you think is right, and stick to it.”– George Eliot (1819 – 1880) English Novelist Have you ever had an acquaintance who could not make up their mind and who could not commit to something? Someone who thought they…

  • “A goal is a dream that has an ending.” 10-7-16

    No 41 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, October 7, 2016 “A goal is a dream that has an ending.”– Duke (Edward Kennedy) Ellington (1899 – 1974) American Composer Bandleader and Pianist Well, I’m a dreamer. I consciously dream and dream in my sleep. I day dream. I have nap dreams. I have…