healing ballerina

“Have you ever heard the wonderful silence just before the dawn? Or the quiet and calm just as a storm ends? Or perhaps you know the silence when you haven’t the answer to a question you’ve been asked, or the hush of a country road at night, or the expectant pause of a room full of people when someone is just about to speak, or, most beautiful of all, the moment after the door closes and you’re alone in the whole house? Each one is different, you know, and all very beautiful if you listen carefully.”

One day you will be able to look back and say

“I expect so much from myself, from my mind and my body, that it’s only fair to say sorry. Sorry for complaining about being tired, without having rested properly. Sorry for overloading my mind with things and expecting to do everything perfectly. Sorry for forgetting that I am not a machine and I can break down. I am always careful not to hurt everyone’s feelings but I never consider that I also need to apologize to myself for everything I put me through.”