Surrounded with SUPPORT

This past weekend, I was lucky enough to dance in the 24 marathon here at U.K., DanceBlue. Myself, along with 973 other people, spent from 8 p.m. Saturday to 8 p.m. Sunday in Memorial Coliseum. At the top of each hour, we would do a 12-minute choreographed line dance, with other activities in between. We raised over $1.7 million for the marathon, where all the proceeds are dedicated to pediatric oncology.

As I'm sure you could imagine, the marathon itself could be HARD. You are standing on your feet, dancing around, through all hours of the night. The idea in of itself is super crazy to think about and before this weekend, I had absolutely no idea how I was actually going to do it.

Over 24 hours have passed since I've left DanceBlue, and now I have absolutely no idea how I'm going to go 364 without this atmosphere. I would do it all again right this second. I have never been in a room where a thousand people are there for the same goal. The fact that we were dancing so much, for so long, yet every single person there never let a smile slid was astonishing. And it was all For The Kids. But the thing that made it not only the best, but the easiest thing, was the support.

It is SO important in life to surround yourself with people who support you. Those who give you the motivation you need to make something happen, and the praise you deserve when you do. God blesses us by filling us up with His love so we are able to love others, and the people who are the picture of this are always the best to surround yourself with. And that is what I got to witness this weekend. The room was FILLED with people who were willing to give you an encouraging word, an encouraging embrace, or a super encouraging back massage. Not only were we fighting for a cure, we were fighting for each other! We fought that the person next to us would feel important, because we each made an individual impact on the future.

Remember to live your life like that, to look at the person next to you and remind them that they are so important to our collaborative battle. Each and every person we come in contact is a part of this army, and YOU have the potential to remind them of that! While we might not be learning a dance and doing it for a day straight, we are capable of making an impact for the rest of our days. Be the person who supports.