‘Limbo
cool, limbo fine
Ev’rybody
gets a chance
Clap
your hands it’s party time
Do
the limbo dance’.
Yeah,
thanks, David!
Have
you ever had to hold yourself in a fixed position? An awkward position for too
long and found yourself stuck? I’m not counting when we were all bendy kids,
but as an adult I mean? It hurts, doesn’t it?! You can’t just jump upright. You
can’t focus, you have a permanent headache, you can’t eat or drink. And you
feel ‘’ready for the knackers yard’’, as our Elsie used to say! And yet when
those fingers snap, we have to be ready to do a full on tap dance down the
street with our heads in tact firing on all cylinders.
Growing
up, I was told to ''Be realistic''. In fact I remember the career woman who
came into high school: ''What do you want to do for a career?'' Me, ''I want to
act''. Her, ''You're from Preston, be realistic. What do you really want to
do?'' Me, ''I just told you. I want to act''! She wasn't alone. In my
experience it was usually people who, perhaps, came from a more affluent
background didn't (and still don't in my experience) want us (the majority) to
aspire to our goals. They (not the teachers, but those in power) want us to be
their yes people. They don't want us to be able to question their motives or
their answers.
But
when you ''slap'' them in the face with their realistic realism, they certainly
do not know what has hit them! We do. Its strength and determination. We know
how to survive when the going gets tough... ''When the going gets tough,
the tough get ready''...The tough, does indeed, get going!
For
any of the nay sayers who tell you that you can't follow your dreams, turn
Billy up. Sing it loud and sing it proud: ''I'm gonna put this dream in motion,
never let nothing stand in my way..!''
Love,
A Real
Northern Hermia x
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