“The spark divine dwells in thee; let it grow.”
~Edna Wheeler Wilcox~
On Sunday, my friend June and I went to see The Nutcracker. Dancers from a local theater and dance studio performed the ballet to Tchaikovsky’s beloved music. The cast was full of students from my school and it was wonderful to see them in a different light. Each dancer’s face beamed as they jetéd and glissaded across the stage. As I watched them, I was reminded of something I had read earlier in the day about yoga and the belief that “there is a Divine spark within each of us that is located in the heart chakra.” (Yoga Journal) Their Divine spark was shining through, bringing joy to every person in the auditorium.
June and I have known each other since Kindergarten. Our friendship has waxed and waned over those almost 50 (gasp!) years, but we have always been bound together by our love of music and dance. We started ballet class together when we were in second grade, and we sang together in chorus through all our years of school. We sing together still in a local choral group. Yet somehow, neither one of us had ever seen a performance of The Nutcracker. What more appropriate way for us to celebrate Christmas than by watching one of the most famous ballets in the world?
Thank you to everyone at Two Writing Teachers for providing this space to kindle our divine sparks. Wishing you all a season of light filled with love and joy and peace, filled with friends old and new.
Reading to the Core 
How special to have been friends with someone for that long! What a lot of history you share! Have a blessed holiday!
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Catherine,
The divine spark is a beautiful way to define the visible and sometimes hidden or yet unknown talents each of us are blessed with on this Earth! Thanks for sharing your experience of the nutcracker with a special friend!
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What a special friendship. We loved the way you described how dance brought you together. Happy Holidays!
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The Nutcracker is such a beautiful way to celebrate the holidays. So nice you and your friend could share it.
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I agree with Amy, the divine spark is a good reminder of what we all have and can give. Thanks for sharing this moment of dance and friendship.
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Wow – you’ve never seen The Nutcracker! So glad you were able to experience it with an old friend. When the girls were little, we went every year and loved it!
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What a lovely thing to do with a treasured friend.
Merry Christmas, Catherine.
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You are so lucky to have a special friend for that many years and to share this special Christmas memory with her. Merry Christmas!
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Merry Christmas memories!
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Namaste and Merry Christmas
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