After work I rushed home to take a shower... not having time to wash my hair I kept it up in its somewhatmessyputtogether state. :) Then went to eat pizza and fellowship with the Reel Dreams Film Competition Finalists. Then it was on to rehearsal.
So 3 pieces of Pizza & 2.5 brownies later I am dancing. Can you say B-A-D I-D-E-A!? I will. Bad. Idea. Its interesting though. I was laying in my passed out state on the floor after a big dance number as we were transitioning scenes, and one of the girls started telling me how she was concerned because her feet are getting confused in some of the songs and its proposing a challenge that makes her sad. I immediately associated with her, because I had been feeling the same way. But, since I have been praying (that the Lord would move my feet and body, to give me the ability and help my mind to soak things up and perform to the best) I have been feeling so much more freed and able to do the dances. :) Prayer Works. So I turned over to her and prayed that same prayer over her. If there is anything I can do other than encourage her, it is to pray over her. Prayer... even more powerful than just encouragement. I believe that the Lord will give her the memory recall and tell her feet when to move. He has already helped me so much in that area. He wouldn't have us there if He didn't want us there.
Anyway, something else not so pleasant happened tonight, but it made me see progress in myself. Interesting yeah? Well, another person in the show began to directly outwardly and frustratingly complain about the dance partner they have for a number. How they would rather be dancing with the other person standing with us. They made some very hurtful statements about that person which I won't repeat, but I standing there hearing this said directly to me and another cast member could not help but feel discouraged for that other dance partner. I responded with "They're going to learn a lot through this experience. We have 2 weeks it'll be ok." The other person standing there with me didn't quite know how to respond to what the other person was saying so I spoke up. If someone were to say that: "She takes too long to figure out the dances... or... Why doesn't she get it... or... She's slow... or ... it's so simple I don't even know why she's a dancer in this show." I would feel so hurt. I know that I am slower than most dancers but thats what makes the end such a rewarding pay-off. I have busted my BUTT to get where I am in the end. That's why I was awarded "Dancer with Most Perseverance" in HS. I would stay after class and work till I was kicked out of the dance room. I know and I am not ashamed that it takes my brain longer and my body slower to get things. But to have someone outwardly scoff about that. That is hurt. So when it came to a friend, that was saddening to me. Where I saw the progress in life was decision making. I could have commented on that persons dancing capabilities as well, I could have built the complaints up with negative words... but instead I chose to direct positive words. You know what? It felt great. I built my friend up... even though they didn't know. But I had that persons back. Kinda reminds me of a good friend whom I saw doing that all the time with his own friends. Directing negative words into positive energy. I miss him. :)
1 Thess. 5:11 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.
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