I recently watched an old favorite movie of mine titled, "How Stella got her groove back." I have always loved this movie but it got me thinking about what groove meant. I looked up the definition and found myself all the more enthralled to it's meaning. It says groove is a long narrow furrow or channel. The spiral track cut into a phonograph record for the stylus to follow. A situation or an activity that one enjoys or to which one is especially well suited. I just love this! A groove is not something you halfhazardly happen upon as is a lot of life's moments, moreover, it is precisely designed and eloquently tuned. I truly believe that we just like these grooves, are made up of Desires and Dreams that are purposefully given to the each of us. I recently renovated my daughter's playroom and one thing I put in there was a quote, "Be yourself, everyone else is already taken." I want her to read that everyday honestly. I believe a lot of us are not fulfilling our Dreams and Callings perhaps because we see the uniqueness of ourselves in comparison to those around us and if not careful we lose our truest selves all together. Just as there are different genres so the same is said of the each of us. Could you just imagine this world that we live in without Country Music? Then from there you have the Old Classic Country, The New Country, Mainstream Country and on and on. I relate that back because the complexity that we are woven together in the very depths of our existence are so unique yet blend together harmoniously just as the music. The thing about groove is that it is all our own. It is the manifestation of who and what we are in the deepest parts of our beings. Haven't you ever been out and just watched someone dancing that moved you?I mean they weren't counting their steps or robotically moving, it was soulful. There was a connection deep within and they were in their element and it radiated off of them. That is how I want to live my life. So focused on my long, narrow furrow or channel moving to the etched spiral track that the stylist is playing the music that awakens the depths of my heart and soul and my movements flow without any hesitation or thought. I believe when we do this not flailing around amidst all the distractions and doubts that Life can sometimes blow in, but keeping that precise groove, we can enjoy ourselves even when our desired goal seems unobtainable. Furthermore, inspire all of those around us to get their own groove on.
Allow me to share an example of this. I am reading a book Titled, "Napkin Notes."It is written by Garth Callaghan and I highly recommend it. He is sharing how he himself grooved amidst a terrible illness but inspires on Creating a Daily Connection with those you love. My daughter is now aware that a lot of movies are written after books and novels and she was telling her friends that were over last weekend that she cannot wait to watch Napkin Notes! Them being girls were trying to find a movie that moved them and made them cry and she sees me reading this and alas she has been inspired. She is touched when I am reading and the questions just flow like a Mighty River from her. She is trying to figure out why this is impacting her somewhere in her being is my opinion because I have created this type of environment as he shares within her own Home and she identifies with this. That is the Wonderment of Life to me that as we pursue our Lives and hone in to our specific callings, it will awaken and encourage those around us to live beyond the surface and go to the deepest of their beings and reside. So whether you are in the moments that your Dreams and Desires will never seem to happen or you are deliriously happy doing the back stroke swimming - just Groove.
This is where I believe our Grooves are being etched in. I believe as we dig our heels in just a little bit deeper, strive just a little stronger, that long narrow farrow or channel is being dug within us. To be groovy the definition also stated it is to take great pleasure or satisfaction; enjoy oneself. Allow me to add, in EVERY stage of our Lives. The good, the bad and the ugly are all there to teach and instruct us to prepare us. May we embrace the current Stage we find ourselves in this moment and may we have the Fortitude to get our Groove on and dance in the Rain if that is where we are today. Dare to dig deeper that furrow and find out what drives you and go for it and Get your Groove on, This is the Wonderment Of Life.
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