Graceful Courage

Tonight we enjoyed a delicious meal on the outside veranda of OC Whites in downtown St. Augustine. As we ate a man with a guitar began to sing by the front of the restaurant and two lone people got up and began to dance as the sun set over them. What made this such a powerful moment was that both of them had severe MS. They could barely walk much less dance but there they were - dancing in their own way, clearly in love and not caring about the rest of the world.

As I watched them I wondered if I was in the same situation would I have the courage to do what they were doing - to dance in front of a restaurant full of people with my disability on my sleeve? As we finished dinner we sat for a moment by the front of restaurant, listened to the music and watched the couple dance. Before we left, Quinn got up and danced with them and I was struck by how lucky we are for our health and happiness. As we were walking outside, the man stopped us and told us what a good dancer Quinn was. We smiled and thanked him and I wished I could have shared with them how much their dancing touched me but instead I thought it best to let them go back to each other and the music.