Monthly Archives: May 2012

Cultivating Possibility: Bodysurfing Life

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Sirena

Much as I usually love big drama, my hands down fave wave to bodysurf is a “sleeper” wave, a  mediumish or even smallish one that just keeps on rollin’.  One that I join with and together we transform into a ride that … Continue reading →

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rejuvenate: Charms #17

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Sirena

Fill ‘er up, please.  Me, that is; fill ME up.  That’s what I’m thinking after the huge push to create our shows over the weekend.  All the effort– mental, physical and emotional– that went into the cool pre-show, the beautiful concert and … Continue reading →

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SHOWTIME: go big or go home

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Sirena

Performing tonight!  Yes, all the months of rehearsing and training and planning lead up to this and then poof!  It’s over.  Such is the existence for the performing artist. One thing that draws me again and again to this exhausting, … Continue reading →

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5 Days Till Showtime: I Stand for Beauty and Joy

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Sirena

Keep your eye on the ball, baby.  The dance ball, that is. Nearly blinded by the blizzard of demands involved in putting on a show, it’s so incredibly easy to lose sight of why we’re dancing and performing our hearts out … Continue reading →

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Make It Better: Charms #16

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Sirena

Aspiration (no, not perspiration, although you’ll need that, too).  Striving, reaching higher. For more and better. I’m not talking about consumption here: How to acquire more stuff.  I’m talking about BEING more and better. I still haven’t worked out how to reconcile my relentless … Continue reading →

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DIVE IN!: Charms #15

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Sirena

Take a risk! Yes, I’m talking to myself and to anyone else who’d like to join me in the voyage of progress and risktaking and growth.  Shoot!  It’s spring.  It’s time. 1) Orange Is the New Black:  Who knew when … Continue reading →

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17 Days Till Showtime: Why Bother?

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Sirena

Well, I colored yesterday very dark indeed with my super-black mood.  Sure, some of it was due to the usual suspects of post-performance blues after Saturday’s show, exhaustion, and Mercury in retrograde (I think). But really, truly, much of it was the grinding, wearing, BLOODY struggle … Continue reading →

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