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try {
   flowers();
   candy();
   dancing();
}
catch (Woman w) {

}

How to catch an exceptional woman.

Body still, breathe slow,
Cease striving, welcome dreaming;
let go then let go

No one can stay alive when nobody is waiting for them. Everyone who returns from a long and difficult trip is looking for someone waiting for them at the station or the airport. Everyone wants to tell her story and share her moments of pain and exhilaration with someone who stayed home, waiting for her to come back.

Henri Nouwen wrote this about death, life, and the human condition. I’ve found a truth about it even in the smaller things of life, like performing in a show.

Dancing three different numbers for American Dance Studio’s show was exhilirating. The pressure was inspiring, the newness was terrifying, and my desire to do well was nerve racking. I was high off of adrenaline, proud of how the dances came together, and disappointed in all the little things I knew could be better. And while my partners experienced all of this with me, I still felt rather alone in the whole experience.

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