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What’s Still Possible? Life Lessons from Dancing

What’s still possible? Hovering on the threshold of the dance studio, I remember to ask myself this question. I’m losing my nerve to take the challenging class in a genre which is not my strength. Pre-COVID, routinely taking difficult classes … Continue reading

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Intrepid: Life Lessons from Dancing

A living room. A town green. A Zoom screen. A sand bar. A list of random nouns? Nope. To keep dancing this past year, these have been my “venues” for teaching, rehearsing and performing. As I prepared to teach class … Continue reading

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Passion: Jet Pack

Originally posted on Sirena Tales:
I started to write about the amazing fuel that passion constitutes, inspired both by  a movie we just watched and my recent dance experience. I realized that there at least two posts in all of…

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The Glow of Flow, or Optimal Experience

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? “….[T]he best moments in our lives, are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times…The best moments usually occur when a person’s body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish…

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mermaid lessons

Originally posted on Sirena Tales:
Feed your soul with what enchants you Bask Rough seas will pass ~~Ebb~~~ and~~ flow~~~~ Cultivate beauty and joy Dive deeply: ’tis where the richest treasures lie Play Your heart is your true compass: listen…

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Our Most Vibrant Selves

  Six or more sparkling Baltimore orioles and a couple of zesty hummingbirds have been feeding in the cherry tree outside our kitchen for much of the past few days.  What a gift! Dazzling orange is what first caught my … Continue reading

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So, You Used To Be A Dancer? Life Lessons From Dancing (Reprise)

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? “Ask [yourself] what makes you come alive and go do it.  Because what the world needs are people who have come alive.”~~Howard Thurman Folks keep coming across my path, voicing their passions along with…

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How Dancing Saved My Life

Originally posted on Sirena Tales:
Sounds dramatic, right?  Yet, I realized once again last week that the seeming hyperbole is actually spot on in so many ways. I had been sitting alone in my kitchen, crying.  Feeling powerless to help…

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How To Refresh Your Soul

After an exceptionally busy time creating and performing over the past nine months, along with some volunteer projects, I’ve come to a break.  Now the real challenge begins! I.e. time to pause, look inward and, ideally, figure out next steps. … Continue reading

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When Time Falls Away: Ah, Transcendence!

  I had not planned to go to the studio today. Then the morning fell apart in a cascade of cancelled plans after a long drive and a return through multiple construction delays.  Very minor irritations, I know.  Still leaving … Continue reading

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