So You Think You Can Dance?

So now that it's summertime and "American Idol" is no longer on, I have a new addiction: "So You Think You Can Dance?" This week, I'm on tour, and I'm so excited that our day off fell on Wednesday so I could watch it!! I like it for the completely opposite reason that I like "Idol" -- I love "American Idol" because I know singing inside and out, and I'm a pretty good judge of what's good and bad, technique, etc. But dancing... there could not BE a subject I know less about. Ok, maybe there are a FEW subjects (quantam physics, alligator training, automotive repair... ok, so there are a lot of subjects I know little about. :)

But I love this show partially because I have absolutely no capability in the dance department. I watch these people dance and think, "Oh my gosh, how in the world do they do those things with their bodies??" And how do they remember the steps? How do they know where their foot (or arm, or torso) is supposed to be at an exact moment in time?

I guess I have a lot of respect for people who can do things that I can't. And there's so many things I can't do! Do you ever feel like life is just too short? There's not enough time to study and learn and experience and see everything there is. Sometimes I feel like I wish I could have about 20 different careers. I want to be a singer/songwriter, but I also want to be a writer, and I want to be a mom, and I'd love to learn how to dance, and I want to be a pilot, and I want to learn to garden, and I want... I want way too much, apparently.

But in the midst of all those wants, I'm learning a lot more these days to be content with what I have and who I am--I've certainly come a long way from the perpetually discontent person that I used to be. And for that I thank the Lord! It's only His power that changes me for the better, and mellows me with time.

And as for all that stuff I won't get around to... well, I take comfort in the fact that I'm not done yet, and I may well get to a lot of that stuff! And if not... there's still an eternity to come where I'm pretty sure I'll find some things to hold my interest. Like worshiping my King forever.