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“You can do it like it is a great weight on you, or you can do it like it’s part of the dance.” ~ Ram Dass

Life doesn’t stop asking things of us. We carry memories—some soft, some sharp. Regrets that creep in like shadows at night, old beliefs that no longer fit but still feel stitched into our skin. And alongside that past, we juggle the ever-growing expectations of others: to succeed, to be agreeable, to keep it all together.

It’s easy to move through life as if burdened by all this, to wake up feeling like you’re dragging a boulder up a hill that never flattens. Each step heavy with the question, “Am I enough?” We wear the weight of who we once were and who others think we should be.

But what if we approached it differently? What if, instead of carrying it all as a burden, we treated it as choreography? A dance doesn’t ignore the hard parts—it moves through them. It uses the tension, the pauses, the resistance, and even the missteps. The past becomes part of the rhythm. The expectations become part of the form. And suddenly, you’re not carrying life—you’re moving with it.

Choosing to dance with our history and the demands placed on us doesn’t mean we deny the difficulty. It means we transform it. We allow grace, flow, and even joy into the process. That doesn’t make everything easier, but it does make everything lighter.

So, the next time you feel the weight, ask yourself: What if this, too, is part of the dance? You might just find your footing in the very thing that once felt impossible to carry.

Just Breathe,

John