Self worth

Your self worth is not decided by the number of facebook friends you have. It isn't decided by how often you get text messages or how many parties you go to. Your weight, skin color, job, talents, strengths, and weaknesses shouldn't affect your self worth. That boy has no right to decide how much your worth. Your self worth is decided by yourself and god. God has already let you know that you are worth everything. All the riches in the world combined cannot compare to your worth in the eyes of god. It is up to you to realize that you are worth so much more than you see when you look in the mirror. Its okay to love yourself, but beware of pride. You deserve to be treated better, so treat yourself better. You want to be happier? Do something uplifting.

DO NOT DEPEND ON OTHERS TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR EVERY EMOTIONAL NEED. Your friends have emotional needs too, and most of them know that they sometimes need to put their emotional needs first. If you become completely dependent on others to fill your emotional needs, you will forever feel an aching and longing for a kind of acceptance and emotional need that only one person can fill. You will never feel complete until you accept yourself.

You need to accept the fact that you are the way you are, and if you don't like the way you are, change yourself. Once you begin to love yourself, it will become easier to love others. Remind yourself and the people you choose to surround yourself with regularly of gods love for each of his children. let others see your confidence, and inspire them to see their own self worth. <3

One of those days

Have you ever had one of those days where you honestly try to be a good person and do good things, but the world seems to be out to get you and everything you do turns out to either hurt someone or fail miserably? I hate those days. But I think I hate watching my friends go through one of those days more then I hate going through one myself. I wish I knew what I could do or say to lighten the burden that the world, for some reason, has chosen to put on you today. Just remember I love you. I pray tomorrow will be a better day.

Spiritual high

• My first year at girls camp. I was so scared. I didn't know anyone except my sister. I was immediatly accepted by the laurel girls, who were all beautiful, strong, and confident young women. They smothered me in love.  They showed me what it meant to truly love the gospel. Walking away with goosebumps, sore eyes, and a full heart after bearing my little testimony for the first time and for my first testimony meeting. That was a spiritual high.
• Trek. After walking mile after mile, pushing a handcart and holding a ginormous baby, they asked all the men to leave the women behind and watch on the sidelines as the women pushed the cart up a hill. It was intimidating, but my family was strong and we made it without too much struggling. I joined the men on the sidelines, and watched as group after group struggled getting up the hill. Unable to physically help my sisters, We began to sing as we watched. Again, with goosebumps, sore eyes, and a full heart, I continued with my family to the end of the journey. They then asked me to share my testimony for the whole stake. I was on a spiritual high.
• My parents stopped going to church when I was about 13. It was really hard to convince myself to go to church without them. My 4th year at girls camp, I found a spot in the woods, where I was completely alone. I knelt down and prayed to my lord. I felt confirmation that going to church was the right thing to do, and that heavenly father was proud of me. I walked back to camp with goosebumps, sore eyes, and a full heart for yet another incredible testimony meeting. This is one of my favorite spiritual highs.
• Your seminary class is full of good students who have good fun, but are in tune with the spirit. After a particularly good lesson, you walk out of the classroom with goosebumps, sore eyes, and a full heart. You walk on air, cheerful and happy the rest of the day. That is a spiritual high.
• I have one of those particularly hard weeks where it seems the world is out to get me. Its late at night, and I'm laying in my bed. I feel so alone and worthless. I say a prayer and just start to cry. I lay there crying myself to sleep when suddenly, there are no more tears left to cry. It feels peaceful. Despite the goosebumps, sore eyes, and full heart, I am able to lay still, and peacefully fall asleep. This is a quiet, but powerful spiritual high.
• It had been a while since I went up during sacrament meeting to share my testimony. It was fast Sunday, and I was sitting with my sister and a cute little angel named Megan. She dared me to go up to the stand. Right when she said that my heart started pounding, and I knew I was gonna go up whether I wanted to or not. shaking, with goosebumps, and a full heart, I went up and shared my love of the gospel with the ward. Twas a spiritual high.

Spiritual High: Whenever the spirit touches your heart <3 

God is love

God is the ultimate example of true, eternal, perfect love.
As a teenager, I get so caught up and excited at the thought of true love. I love my friends and my family, but that love is quite pathetic compared to the love god has for us, each of his children.

He loves us so he sent his son to be sacrificed for our sins, to bleed from every poor and to be rejected by man. He loves us all so much that he watched his only begotten son suffer for each of us, individually,  one at a time. I imagine being a parent and the intangible and unimaginable amount of love I have for my beautiful baby girl or handsome baby boy. I would be so upset and angry if anyone even thought about hurting my child, and how I would do anything to protect him/her from the cruelty of the world. I can only imagine how terribly hard it must be for god to see us, his children, backstabbing and hurting one another. He has the power to stop the backstabbing and the pain, but enough love to let us make mistakes, hurt, and learn. he loves us with a perfect love, and forgives us no matter how bad we screw up.

When we gossip, make others upset, judge, or hurt someone, we have to keep in mind that the people we are hurting are gods precious children. They are worth everything to God. Jesus Christ already suffered for their sins, why should we make them suffer for them too?  He loves and cares about them just as much as he loves and cares about you. 

"LET US LOVE ONE ANOTHER: FOR LOVE IS OF GOD; AND EVERYONE THAT LOVETH IS BORN OF GOD AND KNOWETH GOD. FOR GOD IS LOVE." -John 4:7-8

Im thankful for my family

I am so extreemly blessed to have my family. I have a mother who is kind, strong, and patient, and has always been willing to sacrifice anything for me. I have a father who can't take a hint, has the biggest heart of anyone I know, and knows how to crack me up. I have a sister who has never betrayed herself and what she knows to be truth, is the nerdiest person i know, and who has always been watching my back, catching me when I stumble. I have a brother who taught me what true friendship means, who is sensitive and caring even if your the last person on the whole earth that he wants to see or talk to or drive around, and does more service without realizing it then anyone I know.
Often times, I come home and release all the anger, frustration, and sadness that has gathered up inside of me all day. I imagine i'm not a very fun person to be around for my family. Despite that, I've never felt unwelcome or unloved in my house. They've all been so patient with me and I love them all more than anything.

That awkward moment when...

You call out someones name in a crowded area and multiple people turn around to look at you.
You realize the kid sitting next to you is picking his nose.
you bend over to pick up something and you just KNOW he's checking you out.
You start talking to someone on the phone and then after, like, five minutes you realize your talking to their voicemail.
You accidently hug someone you don't know.
You think something is funnier then everyone else around you.
Someone tells you something and you don't quite hear it, so you say "what?" And they tell you again but in the middle of their sentence you got destracted so you say "what?" Again and they tell you one more time and you still just don't understand what their telling you so you just laugh and say oh.
You fall asleep while talking on the phone.
You look down and notice he's... um... happy...
You start texting someone and neither of you know how to end the conversation so you end up sending different smily faces back and forth for like, an hour.
Someone says a prayer really quietly and you can't tell when the prayer is over so you either say amen to early or too late.
You realized that you've just looked through all of someones pictures on facebook.
You hold up your hand for a high five and get left hanging.
Someones walking towards you in the hallway and you both react to late and you both sidestep the same way and then you both sidestep the other way and it continues like an awkward dance until you eventually find a way around eachother.
You see someone and you go in for a handshake and he goes in for a hug.
You finish a slowdance with someone you don't know and you aren't sure if you should hug or not.
You text someone either late at night or early in the morning and realize you've just woken them up.
You forget someones name.
You mean to say something under your breath but everyone seems to hear you.
You think the line is moving forward so you take a step forward and so do the people behind you so your stuck uncomfortably close to the person in front of you.
You stare off in the distance to daydream and then you realize your staring at someone.
You walk up to your friends who are chatting and right when you say hi they stop talking.
You accidently start clapping after a musical number in church.
You notice someone you kinda know in the hallway and your not sure if you should say hi or not.
The creepy long haired guy in his 40's watches you walk past his house through his window.
You turn around and someone scares you, but you don't know who they are.
Its really quiet in your class and you sneeze really loud.
Everyone else around you gets a joke and you just don't.
You think someones waving at you so you wave back and they were actually waving to someone behind you.
Your stomach growls in middle of class.
The guys around are talking about hot girls you know.
You say amen really loudly.
You say goodbye, and then both end up walking the same way.
You politely say "you too" when its not necisarry.

Life is good

"Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves," -Genesis 45:5

 "And out of small things proceedeth that which is great" -D&C 64:33

 "faith is the power, obedience is the price, love is the motive, the spirit is the key, and Christ is the reason." -James E. Faust

 "if we are striving to live Christ like lives, how others see us should be of little consequence." -Neil A. Maxwell

 "and be kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you." - Ephesians 4:32

 "be patient in afflictions, for thou shalt have many; but endure them, for, lo, i am with thee, even unto the end of thy days." -D&C 24:8

 "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me" -Philippians 4:12

 "I take pleasures in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in distress for Christ's sake: for when i am weak, then i am strong." -2 Cor. 12:10

 "In the midst of a crooked and preverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world" -Philippians 2:15

 "Behold I am the light. look unto me, and endure to the end, and ye shall live; for unto him that endureth to the end will i give eternal life." -3 Nephi 15:8

 "Patience permits us to cling to faith in the lord when we are tossed about by surf. when the undertow grasps us we will realize that we are somehow being carried forward even as we tumble. We are actually being helped as we cry for help." -Neil A. Maxwell

 "Dont you quit, you keep trying, there is help and happiness ahead." -Elder Jeffery R. Holland

 Forgiveness by Sydni Masoncup
To Forgive
Is not to forget.
To forgive
Is really to remember,
That nobody is perfect,
That each of us stumbles
when we want so much to stay upright,
that each of us says things
we wish we had never said,
that we can all forget that love
is more important than being right.
To forgive
is to really remember
that we are so much more then our mistakes,
that we are often more kind and caring
than we think we are,
that accepting another's flaws
can help us accept our own.
To forgive
is to remember,
that the odds are pretty good that
we might soon need to be forgiven ourselves,
that life gives us more than we can handle gracefully
to forgive
is to remember,
that we have room in our hearts to
begin again,
and again,
and again.

 "If you live up to your privileges, the angels cannot be restrained from being your associates."

 "Be a women of Christ. Cherish your esteemed place in the sight of God. He needs you. This church needs you."

"Do yo think for a moment that heavenly father would send one of his children to this earth by accident without the possibility of a significant work to preform?... My dear friends, you are a royal generation. You were preserved to come to the earth at this time for a special purpose. Not just a few of you, but all of you. There are things for each of you to do that no one else can do as well as you." -Bishop H Burke Peterson

The Lonely

2 a.m., where do I begin?

Crying off my face again

The silent sounds of loneliness

wants to follow me to bed

I'm a ghost of a girl that I want to be most

I'm the shell of a girl that I used to know well

Dancing slowly in an empty room

Can the lonely take the place of you?

I sing myself a quiet lullaby

Let you go and let the lonely in to take my heart again

Too afraid to go inside 

for the pain of one more loveless night

but the loneliness will stay with me

and hold me 'til i fall asleep

I'm a ghost of a girl that I want to be most

I'm the shell of a girl that I used to know well

Dancing slowly in an empty room

Can the lonely take the place of you?

I sing myself a quiet lullaby

Let you go and let the lonely in to take my heart again

Broken pieces of

A barely breathing story

where there once was love

now there's only me and the lonely

Dancing slowly in an empty room

Can the lonely take the place of you?

I sing myself a quiet lullaby

Let you go and let the lonely in to take my heart again

I wish it had rained.

Do you ever had one of those days where everything goes your way, but by the end of the day you feel worthless and just downright depressed? For me, that was today. It was a really fun day! I was with my friends and having a great time. But for some reason life just didn't feel right. These are the days when I desperatly wanna lock myself in the ballroom room, turn off the lights, turn on some music, and dance and cry. These are the days when a simple hug from my close friends mean the most to me. These are the days when I look in the sky and pray that it will rain so I can dance in it. These are the days that bring me closer to the people around me and to my god. On days like this I wish I had just one friend that I didn't have to be fake around.

I wish it had rained today.

To: my hubby

Dearest future husband,
Hello! This is 16 year old Sara. I hope you are doing well. I just wanted to write you a little note about my expectations and dreams about you. This is partly for you to understand who I was and who I've become better, and its for me to be sure before I marry you that I've held the standards and expectations for my husband that I've had from the beginning.

So I imagine that right now your pretty close to my age (probably either a year older or a year younger). You are taking seminary and planning on graduating both seminary and high school. Your gonna go on a mission and are currently saving up for it. You are getting pretty decent grades and planning on going to at least a little bit of colledge. Hygine is pretty important to you. you get brownie points if your a dancer, a runner, a singer, or play and instrument of somekind. You also get brownie points if you have abs, white teeth, great hair, pretty eyes, and if your a little taller then me.

You are a chill guy. You love to laugh and have fun. Your confident, but not arrogent. Your humble and not afraid to tell me I'm beautiful(even if I'm not). We have our fair share of awkward moments, but that never stops us from having fun. You look me in the eyes when we talk to eachother. Your passionate and caring. You like to cuddle and give me big hugs(and somehow you always can tell when I need one). You hold me when I'm crying, distract me when I'm scared, and make me laugh when I'm feeling down. Chastity is very important to you, and your whole life you strive to be better everyday then you were the day before. Your good with children and you want to have kids. You like pets and food.

If everything goes as I would like it to, when we first meet we would be at some kind of colledge party. We would hit it off, and then we become aquantances for a bit. Eventually we start hanging out and discovering more and more about eachother. We would have a lot in common, and things that we dissagree on. When you ask me to marry you we will be best friends. I will have told you things I have never told anyone else.

Thanks for sacrificing the little things. Thank you for being strong. I love you with my whole heart.
Love,
Sara Michelle
Ps: yes, I have already named our children. One of the boys will be named Isaac. :)

Gods Eternal Ink

One of my favorite people in the world gave a talk today, and it was exactly what i needed to hear. I want to have this forever, so Im posting it here...  Thank you so much Tiffanie. I love you more than words an express.


God's Eternal Ink:
I dreamed I was in heaven
Where an angel kept God's book.
He was writing so intently
I just had to take a look.

It was not, at first, his writing
That made me stop and think
But the fluid in the bottle
That was marked eternal ink.

This ink was most amazing,
Dark black upon his blotter
But as it touched the parchment
It became as clear as water.

The angel kept on writing,
But as quickly as a wink
The words were disappearing
With that strange eternal ink.

The angel took no notice,
But kept writing on and on.
He turned each page and filled it
Till all its space was gone.

I thought he wrote to no avail,
His efforts were so vain
For he wrote a thousand pages
That he'd never read again.

And as I watched and wondered that
This awesome sight was mine,
I actually saw a word stay black
As it dried upon the line.

The angel wrote and I thought I saw
A look of satisfaction.
At last he had some print to show
For all his earnest action.

A line or two dried dark and stayed
As black as black can be,
But strangely the next paragraph
Became invisible to see.

The book was getting fuller,
The angel's records true,
But most of it was blank, with
Just a few words coming through.

I knew there was some reason,
But as hard as I could think,
I couldn't grasp the significance
Of that eternal ink.

The mystery burned within me,
And I finally dared to ask
The angel to explain to me
Of his amazing task.

And what I heard was frightful
As the angel turned his head.
He looked directly at me,
And this is what he said...

I know you stand and wonder
At what my writing's worth
But God has told me to record
The lives of those on earth.

The book that I am filling
Is an accurate account
Of every word and action
And to what they do amount.

And since you have been watching
I must tell you what is true;
The details of my journal
Are the strict accounts of YOU.

The Lord asked me to watch you
As each day you worked and played.
I saw you as you went to church,
I saw you as you prayed.

But I was told to document
Your life through all the week.
I wrote when you were proud and bold,
I wrote when you were meek.

I recorded all your attitudes
Whether they were good or bad.
I was sorry that I had to write
The things that make God sad.

So now I'll tell the wonder
Of this eternal ink,
For the reason for it's mystery
Should make you stop and think.

This ink that God created
To help me keep my journal
Will only keep a record of
Things that are eternal.

So much of life is wasted
On things that matter not
So instead of my erasing,
Smudging ink and ugly blot.

I just keep writing faithfully and
Let the ink do all the rest
For it is able to decide
What's useless and what's best.

And God ordained that as I write
Of all you do and say
Your deeds that count for nothing
Will just disappear away.

When books are opened someday,
As sure as heaven is true;
The Lord's eternal ink will tell
What mattered most to you.

If you just lived to please yourself
The pages will be bare,
And God will issue no reward
For you when you get there.

In fact, you'll be embarrassed,
You will hang your head in shame
Because you did not give yourself
In love to God's Name.

Yet maybe there will be a few
Recorded lines that stayed
That showed the times you truly cared,
Sincerely loved and prayed.

But you will always wonder
As you enter heaven's door
How much more glad you would have been
If only you'd done more.

For I record as God sees,
I don't stop to even think
Because the truth is written
With God's eternal ink.

When I heard the angel's story
I fell down and wept and cried
For as yet I still was dreaming
I hadn't really died.

And I said: O angel tell the Lord
That soon as I awake
I'll live my life for God-
I'll do all for His dear sake.

I'll give in full surrender;
I'll do all He wants me to
I'll turn my back on self and sin
And whatever isn't true.

And though the way seems long and rough
I promise to endure.
I'm determined to pursue the things
That are holy, clean and pure.

With God as my helper,
I will win lost souls to Thee,
For I know that they will live with thee
For all eternity.

And that's what really matters
When my life on earth is gone
That I will stand before the Lord
And hear Him say, well done.

For is it really worth it
As my life lies at the brink?
And I realize that God keeps books
With His eternal ink.

Should all my life be focused
On things that turn to dust?
From this point on I'll serve the Lord;
I can, I will, I must!

I will NOT send blank pages
Up to God's majestic throne
For where that record's going now
Is my eternal home.


I'm giving all to God
I now have seen the link
For I saw an angel write my life
With God's eternal ink.

Through the spirit, god speaks to all

I went in for my 6 month interview with my bishop today. When I walked into his office it was really bright and it quickly became hard to keep my eyes open. its never been so bright in that room. Throughout the interview he kept asking me how I was doing and of there was something troubling me. I just kept telling him that I was really tired. Truth is, I do feel troubled... I just don't know why... it amazed me that somehow, the bishop knew something that I didn't realize until I left. I thank god that he is intune with the spirit enough to help me.

Lord, i would follow thee

Who am I to judge another when I walk imperfectly? In the quiet heart is hidden sorrow that the eye can't see! I would be my brothers keeper, I would learn the healer's art. To the wounded and the weary, I would show a gentle heart. May I love my brothers and sisters as the savior loves me. Find in him my strength, my beacon. For his servant, I would be. savior, may I learn to love you and walk the path that you have shown. May I pause to help and lift another, finding strength beyond my own! Savior, may I learn to love thee
Lord, I will follow thee.

know with a certanty that the lord is with you like you know with a certanty that the sun will rise in the morning

Be Loyal to the Royal within You

One Of my favorite talks of all time:

"Over the years I have been exposed to many beautiful languages--each of them is fascinating and remarkale; each has its particular charm. But as different as these languages can be, they often have things in common. For example, in most languages there exists a phrase as MAGICAL and FULL OF PROMISE as perhaps any in the world. That phrase is "Once Upon a time."
Arent those wonderful words to begin a story? "once upon a time" promises something: a story of adventure and romance, a story of princesses and princes. It may include tales of courage, hope, and everlasting love. In many of these stories, nice overcomes mean and good overcomes evil. But perhaps most of all, I love it when we turn to the last page and our eyes reach the final lines and we see the enchanting words "And they lived happily ever after.""

Princesses "have to experience sadness and trial before they can reach their "happily ever after." Think about it. Has there ever been a person who did not have to go through his or her own dark valley of temptation, trial, and sorrow?

My Dear young sisters, you need to know that you will experience your own adversity. None is exempt. You will suffer, be tempted, and make mistakes. You will learn for yourself what every heroine has learned: through overcoming challenges come growth and strength.

IT IS YOUR REACTION TO ADVERSITY, NOT THE ADVERSITY ITSELF, THAT DETERMINES HOW YOUR LIFE'S STORY WILL DEVELOP.

There are those among you who, although young, have already suffered a full measure of grief and sorrow. My heart is filled with compassion and love for you. How dear you are to the Church. How beloved you are of your Heavenly Father. Though it may seem that you are alone, angels attend you. Though you may feel that no one can understand the depth of your despair, our savior, Jesus Christ, understands. He suffered more than we can possibly imagine, and he did it for us; He did it for you. You are not alone.

If you ever feel your burden is too great to bear, lift your heart to your Heavenly Father, and He will uphold and bless you. He says to you, as He said to Joseph Smith, "[Your] adversity and [Your] afflictions shall be but a small moment; and then, if [you] endure it well, God shall exalt [you] on high."

Enduring adversity is not the only thing you must do to experience a happy life. Stay true to what you know is right. "Stand... in holy places, and be not moved," regardless of temptations or difficulties. I promise you that future generations will be grateful for you and praise your name for your courage and faithfulness during this crucial time of your life.

My dear young sisters--you who stand for truth and righteousness, you who seek goodness, you who have entered the waters of baptism and walk in the ways of the lord--our father in heafven has promised that you will "mount up with wings as eagles; [you] shall run, and not be weary; and [you] shall walk, and not faint." You "shall not be deceived." God will bless and prosper you. "The gates of hell shall not prevail against you; and the lord god will disperse the powers of darkness from before you, and cause the heavens to shake for your good, his name's glory."

Be Strong and of good courage. You are truly royal spirit daughters of Almighty God. You are princesses, destined to become queens. Your own wondrous story has already begun. Your "once upon a time" is NOW." - Dieter F. Uchtdorf April 2010 General Conference "Your Happily Ever After"

average conversation

hey arent you the one who just made my sandwich?  um.... i dont know... probably? oh cool...  yeah... how did it taste?  good. really good. oh sweet. thats good.  yeah, thanks.   no problem. ...... okay... well....  ....... well...... see ya. okay bye

subway sandwich consumer

me

simple smile

 i try to avoid public restrooms as much as i can. i think that they are gross and awkward.  one day in Jr. high i couldn't hold it in any longer. i forced myself into the bathroom. as i was washing my hands a really pretty girl with blonde curly hair came in, smiled at me, and asked me how i was doing. i cannot properly express just how much i hate public restrooms. but with her smile and simple kind conversation made it a present experience. thanks bathroom girl.girl. you proved that just a smile can brighten someones day.

Its The little Things

I think that we sometimes get caught up in life and we begin to desire huge blessing and gifts, and I think we sometimes forget the value of the little things. I have noticed this happening in my life. I need to start realizing the many little things in life that bring me happiness.

I Love:

• Taking deep breaths
• The smell of vanilla
• reading inspiring quotes
• Watching the first snow fall of the year
• Finding the scripture that is just right
• Cold ice cream after a long day
• Dancing in the rain
• Wearing Crazy socks
• Feeling confident in something
• Laughing until my stomach aches
• Disney movies
• Blasting my favorite song in my car
• Puddle jumping
• Just dance, the game
• The relief when I get a step I've been struggling with right
• getting a good hug
• My cat sitting on my face while i am sleeping
• Screaming
• Making a baby smile
• Eating really yummy food
• Having an epiphany
• Talking to people who i know wont judge me
• Seeing him walking down the hall
• The adrenaline rush from sneaking around where we're not supposed to be
• Watching the leaves change
• making a new friend
• singing on the top of my lungs
• a stranger smiling at me when I am feeling down
• sledding
• seeing millions of stars in the sky
• seeing someone with an epic beard or mustach
• buying new cloths
• Watching the waves of the ocean
• Seeing how much money i have made on pay day
• Being left alone when it seems that everyone around me is being stupied
• Talking to god and knowing he is listening
• Hanging out with a close friend doing absolutely nothing
• Hammocks
• Warm summer nights
• Taking pictures
• Driving
• Holding Hands
• Staying up late with my friends
• Crying for no reason other than to relieve stress
• Doing good on a test
• Seeing friends I havent seen in a while
• Answers to my prayers

Live, Laugh, Love, and Dance!

~LIVE~

We weren't given this time to waste it! We need to live life to the fullest! Cherish every moment like its your last, because it very well could be.

~LAUGH~

Laughing is probably the best medicine for a bad day. Find someone who makes you smile and laugh every time you see them, and be that person for someone else.

~LOVE~

Love is magical, and if it is true, it can last for eternity. We cannot take the ability to love someone for granted! Jesus said, love EVERYONE! no exceptions.

~DANCE~

Dancing is so much more than simply moving your body. Dance is a form of art. Dance is a powerful language that you don't have to know to understand. Dance is feeling. Dance is Loving. Dance is Living.