Keep Dancing, You Inspire Me
Posted: January 9, 2015 Filed under: Uncategorized 1 Comment
I spent my day in a strategic planning retreat for Carter’s school. Doing strategic planning is a long, but important process. Many very thoughtful people have spent countless hours meeting, surveying, thinking, talking, reading, writing and talking some more. Today 56 smart, busy and important people plus me came together to brainstorm and talk and think some more. It was an exhilarating process and one I think will produce a good plan. It is still weeks or months away from being done, but strides were made.
After mostly sitting in an auditorium for eight hours I moved from one side of the campus to the other to watch Carter play a really tough home school basketball team and pull out a win. It is lower school night at the “Cav Dome” as the court is called and many small kids and their parents came out to watch the games.
After Carter’s game the varsity boys came out and took the court for warm up with some heart pumping music to help hype them up. As much as I love to watch me some high school basketball I really needed to get home and have something healthy to eat, get my steps in after a day of sitting and walk my sweet Shay. As I was getting ready to leave the gym I stood up and saw five little boys standing on the back bleachers dancing their hearts out as they watched “their team” shooting baskets.
They clearly were having the best time in the world, without a care or actual rhythm in one case. Suddenly my day came into focus. I was not working on a five-year plan for my child; she will have long graduated before the majority of it takes hold. These dancing boys were the reason so many adults gave up their time to help make a school where they will be nurtured to be people who can make the world a better place.
So to Wesley and Will and your other dancing friends, thanks for inspiring me to keep working. I want you and all the DA kids to feel like dancing all the years you are at DA. You made my long day end on a happy note!
To see these guys in action go to my youtube video. http://youtu.be/fk74NBx2fLE
Less Dana, More Good 
Dana…you make my heart sing! And laugh!!! Thank you for your unselfish attitude regarding DA, and for your tireless dedication to the school!!! Many thanks!