You know that feeling when your song comes on? The one that really just makes you want to dance with somebody? Me too. Except I don't know what it's like to share those moments with somebody. Every time I went to the dance hall on a Friday night, to a club with my friends or to school dances during the semester, I lacked a dance partner. And the dance floor can get lonely when no one asks you to dance. But something I've realized is that just because no one asks in no way means that there is no one for you to dance with.

As I look around this dance hall tonight, I see thousands of potential dance partners. Some dancing with other girls, some sitting this song out. Usually, I would wonder to myself what the other girls who get asked to dance have that I don't. Why do they get asked to dance instead of me? I could pick it apart until there's nothing left. But as I look around, I realize there's nothing truly keeping me from the dance floor. There is absolutely no reason I can't be on that floor, dancing to the music just like everyone else around me.

I'm not going to stand alongside the wall sitting out of dances anymore. I refuse to let my being alone stop me from doing things I want to do.

If I want a partner, I can saunter up to anyone I want and ask. I am the creator of my own destiny. If I want it, it's meant to be chased. Just because it isn't falling into my lap doesn't mean that it isn't meant for me. Yes, going up and asking someone to dance is a little scary. But that still doesn't mean I'm alone. I am surrounded by friends that can take me to the dance floor. There is someone to dance with no matter what. And when there is no one, I will dance alone. I will twirl on the dance floor because I want to and not let my partner or lack thereof stop me from doing what I want.

This goes far beyond getting asked to dance. There are so many things that people miss out on because they think that certain experiences or their life in general isn't complete unless they have someone to share it with. It's okay to want to share your life with someone. It's okay to want to get asked to dance. But you can't force it. For the times that you aren't getting asked to dance, for times that you are alone -- do not let that hold you back from dancing anyway.