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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
Posted in Creativity, Dance, Inspiration, poetry, possibility and expansiveness
Tagged Creativity, Dance, dance class, expansiveness, improvisation, Inspiration, Joy, movement, passion, poetry, possibility, practice, quotes, resilience, transcendence, vibrancy
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Savoring Our Way To Well-being
Originally posted on Mermaid and the Marsh:
savor: to taste, smell or experience something with pleasure Pause and savor, pause and savor.… The Universe has been sending this repeated reminder recently of the importance to our well-being of the simple…
Posted in Dance, Inspiration, Mindful, Nature, possibility and expansiveness
Tagged expansiveness, healing, Joy, positivity, possibility, practice, relishing, rewiring the brain, savor, savoring, sensory, Stress, trauma, vitality, well-being, wellness
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Light On Our Feet
Nimble; agile; capable of moving in a quick and graceful way When we are light on our feet, we can change direction quickly, and move with more ease. We’re more adaptable. And we shift with less unnecessary effort, so we … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Inspiration, Nature, possibility and expansiveness
Tagged adaptable, agile, clarity, Dance, deer, graceful, Inspiration, light on our feet, marsh, movement, nature, nimble, possibility, practice
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Opening Up! Let’s Practice
“Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.” ~Deepak Chopra Let’s break out of our comfort zone! Let’s break … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking/Food, Creativity, Dance, Inspiration, possibility and expansiveness
Tagged comfort zone, cooking, dancing, energizing, experimenting, fresh, movement, newness, opening up, possibility, practice, quotes, uncertainty, vitality
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Why I (Still) Wear A Santa Hat
~To inspire, and witness, the wonder slowly lighting up the little girl’s eyes who is stopped in her tracks as she spies me rounding the corner in the grocery store…along with the ensuing smiles that magically connect us ~To lift … Continue reading
Speaking of Kindness
Why write or talk about kindness? Yesterday, I suddenly remembered a negative comment from many years ago when I first started to write about my Santa Hat adventures through which I aim to expand my random acts of kindness. A … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking/Food, Inspiration, Kindness/Generosity, possibility and expansiveness, Santa Hat/Christmas
Tagged #cookiesandkindness, Christmas, Connection, cookies, expansiveness, Generosity, goodness, heart, humanity, Inspiration, Kindness, positivity, practice, quotes, transformational
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Gift For A Stranger
Today, I delivered some cookies I had made to the local soup kitchen in time for the lunch service. I’ve done this a number of times since we moved here and plan to make it a more frequent practice … Continue reading
Your Shimmering Treasures
What a rocky start to the week. Very sad family news one day followed by a day of heightened anxiety about a distressing local emergency. Both mornings, I sat with my head in my hands, stopped in my tracks. I … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Inspiration, Kindness/Generosity, possibility and expansiveness, Santa Hat/Christmas
Tagged Christmas, Connection, dancing, expansiveness, Generosity, hero, hero journey, inimitable, inner treasures, Joy, light, practice, Saint Teresa's prayer, Santa, Santa Claus, shimmer
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Showing Up: Life Lessons from Dancing
Originally posted on Mermaid and the Marsh:
To show up is to be present, and open. And ultimately, it is to be vulnerable. I’ve been thinking a lot about showing up lately, as I am back at it with a…
Surprise Yourself: Life Lessons from Dancing
Originally posted on Sirena Tales:
“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.”~Andre Gide We are in heavy duty dance performance mode now. After months and months, and in some cases years,…
Posted in Creativity, Dance, Inspiration, Mindful
Tagged artist, Dance, life lessons from dancing, movement, Performance, practice, quotes, refreshing, rehearsal, risktaking, self, unfamiliar, vitality
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