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Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Creating Harmony




"Dance is the hidden language of the soul."
Martha Graham

 It is in our best interest to be able to balance between our two sides, using the masculine or the feminine as particular issues arise.  This movement between the physical and emotional enables to react with choice rather than impulse, creating harmony.

To survive life, I chose to develop my masculine side, the projection of strength which hid my frightened feminine side.  It was good to be strong and driven which enabled me to be driven in my work and sense of placement.  Unfortunately, my feminine side was not equally addressed.

There came a day when I was tapped on my shoulder with expectations of moving fluently in an integrated emotional way.  I was awkward and clumsy, but the soul kept speaking to me, welcoming me to flow.  The hidden language of the soul teaches us to dance ... coordinating appropriate movement between the left and the right ... for life to be just so.


Friday, January 22, 2016

We Are All Dancers



"Dance is the hidden language of the soul."
Martha Graham


As we expand and contract in this dance of life, we change partners.  Our locations may change or our names may be altered and for some, physical appearances are adjusted.  As the years unfold, there is nothing but change, so it is vitally important to continue our learning new steps with others.

If we learn to embrace other students on the dance floor of life, we learn the differing steps of moving towards acceptance and calm..  We may come together as perfect strangers, but as we extend the steps between partners, we may learn the importance of diversity.

As we move through our day, we do not over look the clumsy, the delicate nor the ill prepared as they all have a practiced routine just waiting to share with us, to assist us to  expand and contract.  We are all dancers who benefit from others and many are waiting to learn our personal style.