"To devote yourself to the creation and enjoyment of beauty, then, can be serious business--not always necessarily a means of escaping reality, but sometimes a means of holding on to the real when everything else is flaking away." Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love

My femininity, creativity, and optimism had been flaking away, especially since 9/11. When I was dancing, I felt real and complete again. Becoming Ginger Rogers, Chapter 4, "Samba Girl"

If you've spent most of your life pursuing your career, raising your family, and/or caring for loved ones who may...