Dance Like No One's Watching... Even When The Whole World Actually Is.

While walking out of a crowded restaurant with my daughter, a new song blasted through the speakers, and Nya stopped in her tracks to shake her little booty. She stood there dancing for about 15 seconds before continuing on, walking straight out of the restaurant as though nothing out of the ordinary had just happened.

It doesn't matter where we are, how many people may be around, or what we're in the middle of doing.  If music begins to play that Nya is "feeling", she expresses it. Simple as that.  She allows herself to be in the present moment and enjoy it fully.  

I LOVE this.  I love this about her, and all children.  The ability to just be.  To truly be in the present moment and living life with no regrets.  To not worry what another is thinking or doing.  To not care what society has deemed acceptable or "odd" behavior.

It is in these moments that I am reminded of the wonderful gift children are blessed with.  The gift of feeling and acting with pure innocence in the present moment.  To just be.  Regardless of the outside world.  Regardless of who may be laughing and pointing.  Regardless of the shameful stares.  To just be utterly and completely free to do what your heart compels you to do.

It got me to wonder... At what point do we lose this care free spirit?  Does it vanish in an instant or is it peeled away layer by layer until nearly nothing is left but a self conscious individual that is constrained by society's expectations?

It makes me wonder further; if we really haven't progressed at all, but instead, regressed as we age? Isn't this what life is about?  Not fitting in, but standing on our own two feet and being ourselves to the best we possibly can be?

I pray that Nya never loses her ability to just be.  To be that child that loves and wonders. To forever be that spirit that is living life in the moment with no regrets or fears.  To always dance like no one's watching....even when the whole world actually is.

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