Westina Matthews 
Dancing from the Inside Out [EPUB ebook] 
Grace-Filled Reflections on Growing Older

Dancing from the Inside Out
Introduction
1. Dancing to Every Other Beat
Getting from Here to There
This Is What 60 or 70 or 80 Looks Like
Trust Me
It’s a Little Difficult, But We Must Learn
The Better to Hear You, My Dear
Calluses and Lip Gloss
Where’s Joseph?
One Leg at a Time
2. The Storms of Life
Let It Be Kind to You
Spanx or Squirrels?
Fences, Borders, and Walls
No More Bad News
Transitions Yet to Come
Stay Safe
The News May Not Be Full of Joyful Tidings, But Merry Christmas Anyway
3. Fighting a Hard Battle
The Gift That Cannot Be Regifted
Groundhog Day
Remember to Love
An Act of Kindness
Detergent, Mouthwash, and a Place to Lay One’s Head
The Risk to Love
The Simplicity of Choice
If You’ve Lost, Give Up
4. The Arc of Justice
The New Underground Railroad
Staring Down the Bull
Truth, Lies, and Consequences
When Pigs Fly
You People
Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda
How Should I Think about This?
A Return to Decency
5. I Miss Who I Was
Five Little Words
Comfort
Lovebugs
I Want to Be Ready
Kleenex, Toilet Paper, and Independence
Until It’s Time
With This Ring
Waiting Faithfully
The Decision
6. Stranger, Wanderer, or Friend
First You Need a Bowl
Friendships
Somebody’s Mama’s Recipe
Healed in the Presence of a Child
Let Them Eat Cake
Broken Pieces
Two Cents’ Worth
7. The Thin Place
Not by Sight
God Rest ’Em
To Forget or to Be Forgotten?
Running Out of Time
Between Two Worlds
A Better Question
Gubby’s Shirt
Full Moon Alert
8. One Step Closer to God
The Potter’s House
The Kiss
One Step Closer to God
Holy Greens
You Just Might Need This
Something Greater Than You and I
Finding God at Starbucks
9. Treasured Memories
Those Were the Days
Nana, Grandmother, and Big Momma
One Stitch at a Time
Summertime
Now I Lay Me
Sunday Ironing
The Way We Were
Here’s Grandma
Airports, Santa, and Christmas
10. Remember to Breathe
Spaces between the Lines
This Is My Body
Stop, Look Both Ways, Then Go
Be Flexible, Celebrate the Journey, Remember to Breathe
Family Reunion
One Breath at a Time, One Moment at a Time
And Now Our Minds Are One
One Hundred Words
What’s Next?
Acknowledgments

WESTINA MATTHEWS is an author, professor, public speaker, and contemplative workshop/retreat leader who served for twelve years as an adjunct professor at General Theological Seminary in the Center for Christian Spirituality. She is the author of Dancing from the Inside Out and This Band of Sisterhood. A graduate of Shalem Institute’s Spiritual Guidance Program, she currently sits on the Shalem board. She lives in Savannah, Georgia.