Some of you might know that I have a dance class that I teach as a side hustle. I have been doing it for five years, every Monday teaching a class. At the end of last year, I could feel my interest in dance class waning. So, I decided to call it quits – I did float the idea with my students around June, but they were shocked, so I continued. Come October; I decided to take a break, a long break. At the beginning of 2019, I decided it was time to end Bollywood Dance classes. There was some inner conflict there – I love dancing, but I could not get myself to choreograph another song.

A few weeks ago I got an email asking if there was a potential teaching opportunity. I initially said no, but then Adam urged me to at least meet with that person. I reached back out, and we met. And it was a perfect match – she wanted to teach, and I had the setup. So, the dance classes are back on, and this week I attended my dance class as a student, and I had so much fun. Somewhere during the class, my heart was filled with gratitude at the gift I was receiving from her. All these years of dancing had taken away the joy of pure dancing which I loved, and now I have it. The universe works in its unique way.

This got me thinking. You know, how there are times when you cannot decide between choices like should you move to a different location, transfer to a different job, eat ice cream. Just make a choice; if something is meant to be it will come back to you. That’s what happened with Bollywood Dance. We weren’t done with each other – it was not time yet. I did try but it wasn’t time yet.

Prof.Rao from CPM always said that if it is a bet between you and life, always place your bet on life. Sometimes, we don’t know what is best for us – we have our grand designs, but the universe might have other more ambitious plans. I am talking about fate vs. free will and just offering another way to look at things. Sometimes we work ourselves up debating a choice – in such cases go forward, and it will all work out.

If you don’t know where you are headed, then it does not matter what road you take. (It’s a quote from Alice In Wonderland). Or if you know where you are headed and not sure if it is the right direction – don’t worry universe will take you where you need to be.

When the student is ready, the teacher will appear or re-appear in some cases. Life wants the best for us, but we believe we know better because we don’t know any better. If we give life a chance, we might be able to live more easily.

What chance will you give your life?