On with the dance, let joy be unconfined. Mark Twain
To be confined means to be limited or restricted in some way. It means that you are held up or in bondage (whether that is physical or figuratively). So to be unconfined is the opposite. It means we have the ability to be footloose and fancy free. Twain's advice in today's quote is much deeper than how most may read it on the surface.
Joy cannot, indeed should not, be confined. It should be allowed to dance throughout our days and our lives, unhindered by circumstances or physical restrictions. Joy is possible even when the surfaces of our lives indicate it shouldn't be. Joy is able to transcend the immediate and introduce a dance to get us through. Joy is something that cannot be fettered, its strength breaks the chains that restrict us. Some days the dance joy introduces is a waltz, other days it is hip-hop. The dance of joy in your life will look different with your days but let it have its way and make you footloose and fancy free, even in the midst of the surfaces of your life.
To be confined means to be limited or restricted in some way. It means that you are held up or in bondage (whether that is physical or figuratively). So to be unconfined is the opposite. It means we have the ability to be footloose and fancy free. Twain's advice in today's quote is much deeper than how most may read it on the surface.
Joy cannot, indeed should not, be confined. It should be allowed to dance throughout our days and our lives, unhindered by circumstances or physical restrictions. Joy is possible even when the surfaces of our lives indicate it shouldn't be. Joy is able to transcend the immediate and introduce a dance to get us through. Joy is something that cannot be fettered, its strength breaks the chains that restrict us. Some days the dance joy introduces is a waltz, other days it is hip-hop. The dance of joy in your life will look different with your days but let it have its way and make you footloose and fancy free, even in the midst of the surfaces of your life.
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