Breaking Boundaries Bit by Bit

There are all sorts of ways to have fun with other people, even people we don't know. There are also many unexpected ways to have fun with people who may be simply acquaintances with the possibility of becoming a good friend. To many to count really, and sometimes we have to go outside of our comfort zones to find these people and have fun with them.

Never did I think I would find it in an Oriental dance class, and by "Oriental" I mean...mostly belly dancing.

Yes.

I said belly dancing.

Oh, but it's so much more.

If you know me at all you know that I don't like to dance seriously in public. I can only dance like a crazy person with no style or grace attached to my movements, however this class is all about style and grace and at first it made me feel very strange. I felt extremely out of place since Oriental style dancing has a few motions that I would not do outside of that classroom or maybe with a female audience of whom are my good friends. So when I heard that a lot of my teammates wanted to try out this class I was like...no absolutely not.

Then something convicted me. It's a good way to make friends, a good language lesson, and an overall great workout. Would I even begin to be a fool for the sake of the possibility to even speak Jesus into the life of another person I might meet in this class? So my answer changed to a whimpering ...ok, I guess I could give it a try. 

So I stepped across the boundary I had set for myself and I went. Come to find out we have the sweetest teacher we could possibly have for this class and as of recently found out that our classmates are just as sweet. I have moments that I think while in the class "did I ever think I would be so concerned with choreography in an Oriental dance class in Bosnia?" 

As I have come to find out while I have been here, I have drawn lines and noticed that I drew them in vain, because the very next step I must take is crossing those lines in order to grow. I often times hear "the reason you can't or aren't doing this is because you are the only one stopping you." I find this to ring true in my life more often than not, a hefty fault I must say. 

I know this dance class is just one of the many boundaries I have kept for myself that I must break down. In my "profession" there is little tolerance for inflexibility and hard boundaries. I'm glad I have kept with this class, I have met some good people through it and will continue to meet people. Because that's what it is about, the people. Some boundaries I have laid for myself are simply for the birds, and I don't need them. 

I have a lot to learn, and I'm sticking with that.

All to God