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Monthly Archives: November 2013
Grateful in WordPress Wonderland
“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”–Marcel Proust Greetings. As I go about the preparations for our Thanksgiving, contemplating all for which I am thankful, I … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Inspiration, Kindness/Generosity, Mindful, Soulful
Tagged blogging, blossom, Connection, flowers, Generosity, grateful, gratitude, Inspiration, Joy, quotes, soulful, Thank you, Thanksgiving, Wordpress, writing
20 Comments
dance for joy: dance class
I’ve been teaching an adult dance class recently to some wonderfully talented dancers. To be honest, I’ve felt intimidated (in addition to inspired). What can I bring to the table, especially to dancers who are more skilled and talented, and … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Inspiration, Kindness/Generosity, Mindful, Soulful
Tagged artistic, Creativity, Dance, dance class, dance video, Generosity, gratitude, Inspiration, Joy, mindful, movement, positivity, soulful, teaching, video, vulnerability
15 Comments
kindling light
“If the world is cold, make it your business to build fires.”–Horace Traubel Today dawned dreary, rainy, and cold in my neck of the woods. And has stayed that way. The winter blues beckon to me…down, down. But no! Time, … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking/Food, Inspiration, Kindness/Generosity, Mindful, Santa Hat/Christmas, Soulful
Tagged baking, Christmas, Connection, cookies, food donations, holidays, Inspiration, Kindness, light, meaningful, mindful, quotes, Santa Hat, soulful, Thanksgiving, warmth, winter blues
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Getting Crazier
“You just have to get crazier.” The vibrant wisdom of the late, great visionary and choreographer, Pina Bausch, rang in my ears yesterday as I felt stuck in my choreography, and ok, in my life. Her refreshing reminder to dig … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Inspiration, Kindness/Generosity, Mindful, Soulful
Tagged artistic, Choreography, Creative Process, Dance, innovation, Inspiration, mindful, movement, openness, Pina Bausch, possibility and expansiveness, quotes, refresh, soulful
7 Comments
for the late bloomers
gleeful bare feet rush me onto this rare treat a lush November afternoon, suddenly hushed still reverent before a crimson miracle unabashedly drenched in scent as skeptical leaves desiccate in lament, the rose rises jubilant unfurls her passionate bloom trumps the … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Mindful, poetry, Soulful
Tagged autumn, Beauty, Bloom, flower, Inspiration, late bloomer, nature, passion, persistence, poetry, possibility and expansiveness, rose, soulful
19 Comments
dance of the cursor
oh, pulsating cursor why do you taunt me so, mock my trance and empty pen with your prancing glow? or perchance do I mistake your aim: no malice in your glance but rather forever frolicking you, like me simply love … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Inspiration, poetry, Soulful
Tagged blogging, Creative Process, cursor, Dance, empty, Humor, Inspiration, poetry, soulful, writing
5 Comments
Joy and Connection: Santa Hat Rising
I was surprised to discover my Santa Hat in the dry cleaning I picked up yesterday. How could I have forgotten I had taken it to be cleaned? Then I remembered. I had decided not to don the Hat this … Continue reading
Tinglingly Alive: The Fleeting Gift of Dance
I’ve been thinking a lot about these wise words of the late, great choreographer and modern dance pioneer, Merce Cunningham. At first, I focused on the familiar senses of longing and loss which I experience whenever the exhilaration of a … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Inspiration, Kindness/Generosity, Mindful, Soulful
Tagged alive, artist, Creativity, Dance, evanescence, flow, Inspiration, Joy, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, mindful, movement, optimal experience, Performing, positivity, practice, present, quotes, soulful, tingling, transcendence, vibrant
15 Comments
unbroken dreams
in the dream i am running along silvery shores splashed wild and free waves tumbling life’s stones smooth, still bruising don’t lose me just hold me forever…. in the dream i am laughing even at the undertow no friend, yet familiar … Continue reading
being a rainbow
luminous embrace lusters warmly the world’s h e a r t love’s b e a u t y arcing ( ( ( ( ) ) ) ) we too are rainbows even indigo r i s e s we … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Kindness/Generosity, Mindful, poetry, Soulful
Tagged Beauty, blues, haiku, heart, Inspiration, light, Love, mindful, Music, nature, poetry, Rainbow, sing, soulful
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