Tonight we danced.
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There are so many awful and ugly things around us. Sickness, pain, death, hunger, unemployment, uncertainty, and so many others.
It’s ugly, it’s heartbreaking, it’s brought on more tears than we expected or imagined.
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But tonight, just for a moment, we danced.
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It was as if nothing else mattered in that moment. It wasn’t planned, it definitely wasn’t expected, but the joy couldn’t be contained.
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Tonight we danced.
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We let loose in a way that felt like we were able to breathe again. The fear, the worry, the anxiety, the heartbreak? It all went away just for a moment.
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Tonight we danced.
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I know there’s still pain. I know that if you’re hurting and you find yourself reading this, it probably ticks you off to no end. To see joy and fun, to want it and not have it, I know it burns you up. I know, because I’ve been there. But one day, hopefully soon, you’ll dance again.
It’ll take you by surprise, it’ll leaving you questioning if it’s even real. To have joy in a time such as this? To let go of all the pain, even just for a moment?
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One day we’ll all dance again. We’ll run to our friends, family, and neighbors, we’ll hug them tight and talk their ears off. We’ll overstay our welcome and find ourselves swaying to the music someone put on while the sun sets behind us. We’ll be together again, friends. We’ll laugh, cry, hug, cling, and find beauty in every little thing. One day, it won’t feel like walking on eggshells anymore.
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Tonight brought that glimmer of hope.
Because tonight, we danced.
Beauty in the Ashes 