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Monthly Archives: December 2014
On being improbable
I’ve always loved tales of the improbable, especially of the human kind. The underdog, the comeback kid, the hero surmounting daunting odds: I think most people are drawn to these lionhearted tales. A lot of their magic is wrapped … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Mindful, Soulful
Tagged courage, Dance, expansive, heroes, imagination, improbable, Inspiration, mindful, passion, positive, possibility and expansiveness, quotes, risk, self, soulful, underdog, vitality
17 Comments
Automaticity….What’s Yours?
“Whatever you practice is what you will perform.”~ Paul Dennis The first time I heard Paul, a gifted dancer and master teacher, utter these words in dance class, I didn’t fully appreciate the sweep of his wisdom. After all, I … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Kindness/Generosity, Mindful, Soulful
Tagged automaticity, compassion, Dance, growth, habit, Inspiration, mindfulness, movement, pattern, Performance, performer, practice, quotes, rehearsal, self, soulful
28 Comments
luminaria
reverent hands shadowed offer vessels of moonglow illuminating a path a world loving ritual dancing luminousness can you hear it?
Posted in Inspiration, poetry, Santa Hat/Christmas, Soulful
Tagged Beauty, Christmas, dancing, Inspiration, light, luminaria, luminousness, mindful, poetry, reverent, ritual, soulful
8 Comments
Of Toppling Christmas Trees: Santa Hat Chronicles
Tonight, after the family had finally gathered on December 23rd, we decorated our Christmas tree. We had looked forward for quite awhile to this increasingly infrequent time together. Lovely ritual, lovely tree. Fifteen minutes later, from the kitchen, I heard … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Mindful, Santa Hat/Christmas, Soulful
Tagged Christmas, Christmas tree, cookies, donations, grace, holidays, homeless, Inspiration, Santa Hat, soulful
20 Comments
dancing with words
they leap from nowhere and everywhere across the screen of my wondering mind, creep and hurtle then twirl me enchanted by beauty as they gambol and ramble and gallop and skip onto a fresh page, where we rearrange neighbors rhythms … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Inspiration, poetry, Soulful
Tagged Creative Process, Creativity, Dance, dancing, Inspiration, movement, poetry, self, stillness, words, writing
18 Comments
Tasting Memories….Cookie Recipe Included :)
“Food is memories,” the hero of the lovely film, “The Hundred Foot Journey,” states. Before the wise words were barely out of his mouth when we watched the film the other night, I was reminded again why cooking and baking are … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking/Food, Creativity, Inspiration, Soulful
Tagged baking, Christmas, cookies, cooking, family, flexibility, Food, history, holidays, Inspiration, Joy, lore, memories, mindful, quotes, recipe, rituals, soulful, storyteller, taste
11 Comments
Committing To Joy: Santa Hat Chronicles
Note to self: Be like the tiny lad in the waiting room, who, upon seeing my Santa Hat, opened his eyes wide in wonder and immediately danced a wild jig of joy over to his mom, squealing “Santa, Santa!” Let … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Kindness/Generosity, Mindful, Santa Hat/Christmas, Soulful
Tagged believe, Christmas, Connection, dancing, good cheer, Inspiration, jig, Joy, Kindness, mindful, positivity, quotes, Santa, Santa Hat, soulful, wonder
19 Comments
What Do We Leave Behind Us?
I was rummaging just now to find some ribbon for tying a wreath at my parents’ graveside bench. To my delight, I discovered some rolls of glitter tulle I purchased awhile ago. Can’t quite recall what the project was that … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Kindness/Generosity, Mindful, Soulful
Tagged Generosity, glitter, Inspiration, Kindness, legacy, Love, mindful, path, self, sharing, soulful, trail, wake
16 Comments
the snow globe inside us
there is a crystalline snow globe inside each of us drifting our inimitable beauty down, down onto a regathering earth, nestling now in our magic
Posted in Inspiration, poetry, Soulful
Tagged Beauty, contemplation, crystalline, earth, Inspiration, magic, nature, poetry, self, snow, snow globe, soulful, winter
17 Comments
for the homeless woman at the highway entrance ramp
Too late I saw you, too far away in the last lane, but now your fragile cardboard “will work for food” freezes me across the 5-degree wind chill. Some people will actually question if you are homeless, but all I know … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Kindness/Generosity, Mindful, poetry, Soulful
Tagged blessing, comfort, homeless, Inspiration, Joy, Kindness, mindful, poetry, soulful, struggle, suffering
27 Comments
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