yesterday's practice was probably the most enlightening practices of the entire year so far.
thank you showcase for being so incredibly amazing. we all have our different strengths and weaknesses, but in the end, there's this kind of chemistry that brings us so close together.
even though i wasn't able to teach everyone last night, i was in complete awe by how well you guys pulled it off. when i made the dance, i imagined things to look a certain way in my head and you guys definitely did NOT let me down! you all went above and beyond what i expected and i couldn't say thank you enough.
it's such a humbling and overwhelming experience as a teacher/choreographer to see everyone absolutely kill it and work hard. You guys keep me going, i swear. you guys are just so awesome.
it was an honour to be teaching such talented dancers. i can't explain how well you all did last night! i'm so blessed to be in this team, and to able to grow alongside you guys. thank you so so so so so so so much. keep praying for the success of PraiseTEAM and let's get 'er done!
competitions are fun, no doubt. it's a great way to figure out where u are and how well you've done and to see your hard work pay off. it's an awesome experience to compete against friends and support each other, no matter what the results turn out to be.
but sometimes, winning really isn't everything. you win some and you lose some and some people will be better than you. but the point here is that, trophies and adjudicators don't know you. they don't know how hard you work, how much you've improved, how often you practice. they don't know that.
never rely on trophies to tell you how much you've improved. only you can see that for yourself. you know yourself better than any of those judges.
whatever you learn in practice, can carry on for the rest of your life.
trophies? well, if they're not returned for the next winner, they just sit on your shelf don't they?
"it's about meeting a person and having them changing you to be what they want you to be, and you realizing that you made and mistake and that you should have never changed. you should be your own masterpiece."
just when i thought that "the little things just don't count anymore".
one second or one moment with you may not be enough to build a foundation. but if you're patient... after a while, those seconds, moments, days, weeks, months, years, decades... can build a lifetime.
"God didn't bless you with this opportunity for nothing."
i complain when i'm confused. when i'm left alone to draw my own conclusions, i get confused, i complain and i get frustrated. i question myself and i question you. i question everything that's ever happened, and deny the truth. but as hard as this may be, i'm blessed to be given something so difficult, so that maybe... just maybe, the next time God gives me another one like you, i'll know what to do.
things have changed and little things don't seem to matter anymore. retrospect has taken over and accepting things have gotten a thousand million times easier. life goes on, but only if you let it. things come, things go and you have to end stories to start new ones. and even if you think you've got it all... sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.
even if the sun doesn't shine in your direction anymore, there always is a brighter side to every situation. without darkness, sunshine can never be appreciated. without pain, love can never be appreciated. too much of anything is never a good thing anyway.
embrace even the lowest moments of your life, because really... it's only upwards from there.
"Life on earth is just the dress rehearsal before the real production."
"I love you. I want you to know that because one day, I won't be around to say that anymore. But for as long as I am here, I love you. It doesn't matter if we stop talking, stop being friends, or even stop seeing each other. Just please remember that I love you. I love you right now, and even if do stop at any point, just remember that I lovED you at some point, and if I'm brave enough to tell you that, then that's worth remembering."
oh and, good 247 practice today! yaya everyone killed it. so excited for the routine, we're gonna look crazy dope. i love everyone in this company and all the hard work/passion they put into practice. you provide soooooo much to feed off from. thank you so much, you guys keep me going. keep working hard as hell and never put a limit to yourself. you guys are amazing.
lesson of the day: needs over wants everyday, i want. i want to do my homework, i want coffee, i want to talk to you (hahahahaha). but sometimes what i want, isn't what i need. sometimes, less is more. "Let him miss you."
"Look for the bare necessities The simple bare necessities Forget about your worries and your strife I mean the bare necessities Old Mother Nature's recipes That brings the bare necessities of life
... The bare necessities of life will come to you. They'll come to you!" - The Bare Necessities (Jungle Book)
one... two... three... four... five.. six... seven.. eight.. nine.. ten.. eleven.. twelve.. thirteen.. fourteen.... fifteen... sixteen... seventeen... eighteen... nineteen... twenty... twenty one... twenty two... twenty three.. twenty four.. twenty five... twenty six............... just for today. i probably didn't even get the half of it.
count your blessings. you are bound to have more of those, than things to complain about.
this year was a turning point for me. it was the first time in 7 years that i actually gave a crap about what i was doing. i've excelled more this year than any other year i've spent dancing and i couldn't have done it without all my team members. thank you PraiseTEAM and 24/7, i count every single one of you as a blessing to me and you are all accountable for every moment that i have excelled and improved at what i love to do. it does not matter how long we have danced together, whether i have choreographed with you, whether i have performed with you.... you don't even have to do anything. you just have to dance.
thank you PraiseTEAM in particular for providing the type of chemistry that would be impossible to find anywhere else. no matter what happens, i will never replace you. I love this company.
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