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Monthly Archives: March 2013
little witchy’s dance
Do a dance of sageness the memory of trees breathing your spine new tempo ancient pulsing your unfettered feet sentient hugging earth breathing. Do a dance of mysteries thickly layering rivulets exultation, confusion, boredom, loss, redemption, nothingness, enchantment birthing dreams failed followed … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, poetry
Tagged acceptance, aging, earth, exultation, Inspiration, Joy, life, magic, memory of trees, nature, twinkling eyes, wisdom, Witch
7 Comments
sun shower
Shivering drive rain more rain these constantly clinging companions cold and drear. Brow steeled against darkening sky szhick szhock szhick szhock szhick szhock wipers’ incessant smear. Wait! through the soak slowly, surely, wondrously shines a platinum sun. Enough of beauty wet, … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, poetry
Tagged choice, hope, Inspiration, Joy, nature, poem, poetry, positivity, rain, springtime, sun
7 Comments
Falling down: life lessons from the dance studio
How to fall. What an amazing lesson contemporary dance teaches. Yessirree, as a contemporary dancer, I’ve spent decades learning and rehearsing how to fall well, i.e as safely and organically as possible. How cool that the dance metaphor translates readily … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration
Tagged control, Creativity, Dance, ease, falling, Inspiration, Joy, personal growth, rehearsal, release, self
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selfish
You ask what selfish would look like may as well ask who are you? At this late date how odd the answer is still a question am I the only one?
laughing harder
Remember? long ago golden child laughing so hard food spewed your nose your mouth crazily catching breath doll-like belly hummingbird lungs pure pulsation wildly beating the thrilling drum of exuberance vying for the kid’s badge of honor: what aches more from … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, poetry
Tagged child, exuberance, Inspiration, Joy, laughter, poetry, The Joy Project
8 Comments
leap of faith (poem)
Go tho the dream still vaporous still ethereal may seem too fragile to buoy you, know its golden filaments weave glorious your valiant galleon. Go with hands tremulous too often slapped too long clutching empty paw of futility. Did you not realize small … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration
Tagged Doreen Virtue, dream, galleon, goddess Aine, goddess cards, hero, Inspiration, leap, leap of faith, possibility and expansiveness, risk taking
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Endings…and Beginnings
No surprise, really. When I drew a goddess card this morning, I selected Kali. As always when I see her beautiful, powerful, wise visage, my heart sank and leapt all at once. Heart heavy from loss and excited at possibility. … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration
Tagged beginnings, cleaning, cleansing, Doreen Virtue, endings, goddess, goddess cards, hope, Inspiration, Joy, Kali, loss, spring, sun, tightrope
7 Comments
write yourself (poem)
Right your self light your candle spark adventure alluring illumine memory past and paradoxically remembered shape of things not yet come. Sometimes how? the only solace companioning is aloneness here with the pen the flame the silence echoing inside the soft … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, poetry
Tagged aloneness, breathing, candle, dream, flame, hope, Inspiration, Joy, personal growth, poetry, reach, silence, solace, writing
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Dance for Joy
Joy. That’s the word that shows up over and over when people comment on my dance performance, teaching and choreography. Dancers and viewers witness and feel joy. This feedback started several years ago when I began, very belatedly, choreographing “seriously” … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Inspiration
Tagged aesthetic, Alchemy, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Art, artist, artistic vision, Creativity, Dance, dance photo, Inspiration, Joy, movement, passion, Robert Battle, soul, therapy
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dancing the demons out (poem)
Demons gavotte shadowy contorting dark choreography slithering along eyelids’ soft insides. Bolt awake a-sweat again the alarm too, too tired. Go rehearse now?! Well, perhaps take them for a spin yes, perhaps the demons like me just want to dance
Posted in Creativity, Inspiration, poetry
Tagged Choreography, Creative Process, Creativity, Dance, dance photo, demons, healing, Inspiration, movement, nightmares, personal growth, self-awareness
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