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Monthly Archives: June 2013
untameable
young thing one thing this solitary universal task: hold on to that wild inner shimmer unnameable how untameable does it slip away undanced? wild thing in there we are all questing let’s gallop our incandescence unforgettably across the sky’s breathlessness knowing … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Mindful, poetry
Tagged authenticity, Beauty, Conformity, Dance, heart, Inspiration, Isadora Duncan, Joy, mindful, passion, quotes, self, soulful, Spirituality, taming
13 Comments
exit…or avanti!
no more pale pretending that wan will work nor painting small shrunk into corners infinitesimal for conventional convenience gone the thin laughter the numb and numbing tears the frail excuses useless the endless yearning years aching with vacated promises and … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Mindful, poetry
Tagged authenticity, Change, compromises, exit, Inspiration, integrity, mindful, noble quest, poetry, positivity, possibility and expansiveness, quest, social pressure, staking a claim, transition, yes
4 Comments
speak to me of rubies
murmuring crimson mysterious lovely luminous is that you pluming sanguine passion fabulous ravenously ether bound radiating faceted brilliance soaked in aromatic essence heart’s questing incandescence haunting hues painting tunes galvanizing besotting nearly forgotten you swaying spectral, integral now reclaiming joyful … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, poetry
Tagged Beauty, crimson, Dance, growth, Inspiration, jewels, Joy, meaningful, passion, poetry, possibility and expansiveness, reds, rubies, self-awareness, senses, swirl
6 Comments
For Nelson Mandela
It’s a small thing, I know, but today I danced with Nelson Mandela in my heart. I dedicated my dancing to him. I’ve said it before, but I’ll reiterate: for some of us, dance is the prayer. And, so Miraculously … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Kindness/Generosity, Mindful
Tagged Inspiration, Kindness, mindful, Nelson Mandela, peace, prayer, Spirituality, visualization
7 Comments
Mistakes?…Magic
Mistakes! Yeah, baby! Today, as usual, I got to experience up close and personal the truth and joy of James Joyce’s brilliant wisdom about mistakes. He said: “[m]istakes are the portals of discovery.” I had pushed the furniture back in … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Inspiration, Mindful
Tagged Choreography, Creative Process, Creativity, Dance, discovery, flow, Inspiration, mindful, mistakes, movement, Ocean, open, quotes, synchronicity, wave
6 Comments
dialogue
That I might begin to know you infinitesimally I relish the unique tapestry your unfamiliar dancing drape it on this novice body speak (clumsily) how does it feel to dance your dialect? That I might learn a thread of your … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking/Food, Creativity, Inspiration, Mindful, poetry
Tagged Art, artist, Communication, cooking, Dance, dialogue, empathy, Food, heart, Inspiration, mindful, openness, pauses, poetry, transition
11 Comments
Dancing Transcendence
Today, I danced. Yes, I left the house at 7:15 a.m. and drove two hours to take class. And two hours back again. Crazy? Perhaps. Jubilant? You bet. I’ve written and spoken about this so many times, but it bears … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration
Tagged Dance, flow, Inspiration, Joy, movement, optimal experience, positivity, prayer, quotes, Rumi, soul, Spirituality, studio, transcendence, well-being
25 Comments
one artist’s path
I have tried to fashion a pulsing garden of a life beyond the narrow confines of that neverending path sink to stove laundering the numb air I have tried beyond the carefully clipped lives of the relentlessly mown lawns beyond … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Inspiration, Mindful, poetry
Tagged artist, artist's life, children, Conformity, fence, garden, identity, Inspiration, motherhood, openness, poetry, possibility and expansiveness, roles, rose, self, social pressure, soulful
11 Comments
unmask
who would she be without the litany, unshrouding lavish limitations unending expectations such cozy stultification! how could she let herself let go seductive roles’ toxicity so comfortably obsolescent! how could she speak off script? stand up derigidified? where would she … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Mindful, poetry
Tagged awareness, Beauty, being, facade, face, false, growth, identity, Inspiration, integrity, letting go, limitations, masks, mindful, poetry, roles, self
7 Comments
light of day
Sun salutations morning joining the world practice where shadows at first now bursts sunshine windowing light possibility a choice you? I step in
Posted in Inspiration, Mindful, poetry
Tagged choice, hope, Inspiration, Joy, light, mindful, positivity, possibility and expansiveness, shadows, sun salutations, sunshine, yoga
8 Comments
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