The Dance of Life

Waking up as a little boy the excitement for the day'sprofound moment of joy and all words, all senses, all
adventure pumped through my veins and lit up mycomprehension has escaped us. There is nothing left
eyes. I'd look out the window at the bright sunshine, theto figure out, there is only to forget.
hay fields, and the expansive blue skies and magicalEveryday we would do well to forget many of the
clouds. Once out in the freedom of the day, with nohappenings of our yesterday. No bias, no fear, no
responsibilities, I'd hop, skip, jump, and run with joy,limitations, no expectations, just wonder. Wonder and
wonder, and excitement. Somewhere along the way, Icuriosity accompanied by joy and love. This intrigues
began to remember and learned about cause andme greatly. How would tomorrow look? How would
effect. Suddenly some limitations came into existence.my world interact? This ideal leads me to believe that
Continuing to grow and mature, I learned to reason andmore is available for all of us. As an idealist, many
apply my own critical thinking to situations that may orthings I say may seem unattainable. This is the peak
may not happen. I was creating a new reality withinpossibility, of that there is no doubt. While the ideal is
the context of my mind and my past experiences. Thebeautiful, any measure or occurrence of that ideal is
horror!welcome. A grain of salt to flavor each day for a
Now, with another level of awareness that hasfantastic experience of life. Each day, I need to be that
developed, the spiritual awareness, it's like walking thegrain of salt too, and dance!
tight rope between this world we live and work in, andLee Down is a Professional Coach, Trainer/Facilitator,
the uninhibited freedom of a child at play. There isSpeaker, & Writer of One Man Can Human Capital
something more to this experience of life. We are notDevelopment that focuses on relationships, the key
just conditioned beasts of labour and love. We are notfoundation to success in business and life. With more
just confined to living a life sentence in suburbia. Therethan 15 years professional experience and a thirst for
is, and always was, so much more available to us. Ittruth and understanding, he focuses on the human spirit
exists everywhere, including suburbia, at work, in theand human capacity.
mundane, at the most extraordinary and ordinary. TheWorking with clients, he facilitates the breaking down
only way I can explain the discovery is to dance.of beliefs, barriers or obstacles that bring clients
One day hopeful, the other day destitute, one day inforward on their journey of discovery with spirit,
love, the next day hateful, one moment playful, theenergy, abundance, passion and purpose, integrating
next moment serious, and one day success, the nextthe mind and body experience. Working with business,
day failure. We're constantly moving and changing. Thehe brings visionary leadership and relationship skills to
only constant is the silence, the stillness, the quiet placethe forefront that witnesses an empowered culture
deep inside where spirit connects spirit. We feel it inevolve and develop directly impacting the improvement
the closest moments of intimacy with family orto the bottom-line.
significant others. It is experienced in the greatest