“If I could tell you what it meant there would be no point in dancing it”
Some passionate truths can only be expressed through direct creative experience not explanation.
Have you ever felt a surge of joy so intense that words simply felt too small to hold it? Isadora Duncan once said that if she could tell you what it meant, there would be no point in dancing it. To me, this beautiful thought captures the essence of the things that truly matter in life. Some experiences are meant to be felt, lived, and expressed through our very being, rather than being trapped in the rigid structures of language. There is a certain magic in the unutterable, a sacred space where the heart speaks much louder than the tongue ever could.
In our everyday lives, we often try to label every emotion and explain every passion. We feel a pressure to justify our excitement or provide a logical reason for why a certain sunset moved us to tears. But the most profound moments of human connection and personal passion often happen in the silence between words. It is in the rhythm of our breath, the warmth of a shared glance, or the way our hands move when we are creating something we love. When we try to over-explain our passion, we sometimes risk draining it of its raw, kinetic energy.
I remember a time when I was trying to explain to a friend why a specific melody made me feel so incredibly alive. I went on and on about music theory and the history of the composer, trying to use logic to justify my emotional response. But as I spoke, the magic began to fade. The words were acting like a cage for the feeling. It wasn't until I simply stopped talking and let the music play, letting us both just sit in that shared, wordless vibration, that the true meaning returned. We weren't talking about the music; we were dancing with it in our souls.
This reminds me of how I, as BibiDuck, sometimes find it hard to explain why a simple, warm hug feels like the greatest treasure in the world. I could talk about oxytocin and comfort, but that isn't the point. The point is the feeling itself, the lightness that settles in your chest when you feel seen and cared for. Some things are simply meant to be experienced without a manual or a dictionary.
I want to encourage you today to stop searching for the perfect words to describe your joy. If you feel a spark of passion, don't worry about how to explain it to the world. Instead, lean into that feeling. Let it move you, let it change your rhythm, and let it be your dance. Next time you feel something beautiful rising up within you, try letting it exist in its pure, wordless form.
