The dance...

By Vichara

For the most part we walk blindly with this body believing we have infinite time. But as a dear friend of mine once said “You are only immortal for a limited time”. This delusionary state of believing that this existence will not end is only doing more harm, feeding into the fears that have developed over the years. This dance we have will certainly end as surely as the sun will rise and set so how we dance is the key. Do we dance with indifference and intolerance or do we dance with joy and appreciation. Do you choose to be a wallflower or to seek many dance partners and embrace with such exuberance that by the shear embracing of this side of the coin compels our appendages to shake and ripple with happiness. Because ultimately that is our goal, to be happy for as many dances that we can participate in everyday.

smithereens • \smih-thuh-REENZ\ • noun
: fragments, bits

Example Sentence:
Had the ceramic vase fallen off the mantel, it would have smashed into smithereens.

Did you know?
Despite its American sound and its common use by the fiery animated cartoon character Yosemite Sam, "smithereens" did not originate in American slang. Although no one is entirely positive about its precise origins, scholars think that "smithereens" likely developed from the Irish word "smidiríní," which means "little bits." That Irish word is the diminutive of "smiodar," meaning "fragment." Written record of the use of "smithereen" dates back to 1829.