Saturday, June 27, 2009
Mindfulness
"Mindfulness can be thought of as a moment-to-moment, non-judgmental awareness, cultivated by paying attention in a specific way; that is, in the present moment and as non-reactively, non-judgmentally and openheartedly as possible. When it is cultivated intentionally, it is sometimes referred to as deliberate mindfulness. When it spontaneously arises, it is sometimes referred to as effortless mindfulness. Ultimately, however arrived at, mindfulness is mindfulness." - Jon Kabat-Zinn.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Soltice at Breitenbush and other news
This was the fourth year for Helen (my daughter) and me to go to the Solstice Celebration at Breitenbush Hot Springs. We did our annual skit on Saturday night - added two women - Cynthia and Meredith.
How can I describe my experiences at Breitenbush? I'll just jot down some words that come to me from my right brain:
Delicious
Soft
Natural
Glorious
Trees alive
Lithium mineral in the pools smoothing, soothing, uplifting, centering, flying
People exuding love
No demands
My daughter Helen is visiting from Albuquerque, NM. She is someone so very special in my life. We laugh until tears come into our eyes and our sides hurt. She corrects me more than I correct her. After all, she's a trained elementary teacher and school librarian, practicing as a school librarian.
Someone at Breitenbush said that Facebook is evil. Hmmm.
Yesterday we went to our favorite consignment shop and found treasures. I bought the most BEAUTIFUL silk jacket - reversible, a black velvet hat and several soaps and bath salts. Helen got a bunch of stuff. She will fill an extra suitcase to take back.
Today I taught my senior Nia class. I used the two tracks Jeremy created for The Gentle Way to Fitness and some drumming music. It's growing quite organically. I didn't do any FloorPlay. Somehow it was instinctual to not do that today. I'm following my instincts, my guidance in the way I'm teaching this summer - listening to my body and my students' bodies.
Life is oh so good.
How can I describe my experiences at Breitenbush? I'll just jot down some words that come to me from my right brain:
Delicious
Soft
Natural
Glorious
Trees alive
Lithium mineral in the pools smoothing, soothing, uplifting, centering, flying
People exuding love
No demands
My daughter Helen is visiting from Albuquerque, NM. She is someone so very special in my life. We laugh until tears come into our eyes and our sides hurt. She corrects me more than I correct her. After all, she's a trained elementary teacher and school librarian, practicing as a school librarian.
Someone at Breitenbush said that Facebook is evil. Hmmm.
Yesterday we went to our favorite consignment shop and found treasures. I bought the most BEAUTIFUL silk jacket - reversible, a black velvet hat and several soaps and bath salts. Helen got a bunch of stuff. She will fill an extra suitcase to take back.
Today I taught my senior Nia class. I used the two tracks Jeremy created for The Gentle Way to Fitness and some drumming music. It's growing quite organically. I didn't do any FloorPlay. Somehow it was instinctual to not do that today. I'm following my instincts, my guidance in the way I'm teaching this summer - listening to my body and my students' bodies.
Life is oh so good.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Clearing Out
I've accumulated a bunch of journals, books, papers and oddities beside my bed where I have some bookshelves and floorspace. I decided to go through and discard, sell, give away or keep appropriate items. As I was wandering through the journals, I read some of the entries. I found them to be quite entertaining and occasionally enlightening.
I now have a full bag of books to take to Powell's Bookstore. I filled a large trash can with papers etc. I have a HUGE number of manuals notes, handouts, fliers, and lesson plans from my Nia studies. So far, I'm keeping them.
Looking through books: so much information, some of it contradictory - especially information about diet and nutrition. I want to be so in tune with my body that I feed it what it needs rather than what some book or person tells me!
I now have a full bag of books to take to Powell's Bookstore. I filled a large trash can with papers etc. I have a HUGE number of manuals notes, handouts, fliers, and lesson plans from my Nia studies. So far, I'm keeping them.
Looking through books: so much information, some of it contradictory - especially information about diet and nutrition. I want to be so in tune with my body that I feed it what it needs rather than what some book or person tells me!
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Continuing
Yes, I want to keep account here.
I taught two yoga classes. Kate called me a couple of hours before class to sub for her. The first class was for pregnant women. There were two of them. The second class was for a roomful of new, intermediate and advanced students, male, female ranging in age from teen to elderly. I am quite confident in teaching yoga - have been doing it for many years. Today I seemed stronger, more focused, more connected than ever. Something is happening! Something has loosened.
The DNA is dancing. Energy is flowing. Love.
I taught two yoga classes. Kate called me a couple of hours before class to sub for her. The first class was for pregnant women. There were two of them. The second class was for a roomful of new, intermediate and advanced students, male, female ranging in age from teen to elderly. I am quite confident in teaching yoga - have been doing it for many years. Today I seemed stronger, more focused, more connected than ever. Something is happening! Something has loosened.
The DNA is dancing. Energy is flowing. Love.
Activating the DNA
Last night we returned to the Crystal Temple to learn more about the Mystery School and activating the DNA strands. This study and process was created 3000 years ago by King Solomon. It was kept secret until 1997. Now the secrets are being given to prepare us for the changes (2012 AD) which have been predicted.
I received an activation.
As yet, I don't notice any dramatic change - unless one considers my even stronger desire to serve, to share the Light I have been blessed to be given.
Each moment is an eternity and a nanosecond.
Time is an invention to allow us to function sequentially. Actually, everything occurs simultaneously.
These concepts give me the opportunity to take it all much less seriously.
My body is telling me it's time to feed it.
Namaste
I received an activation.
As yet, I don't notice any dramatic change - unless one considers my even stronger desire to serve, to share the Light I have been blessed to be given.
Each moment is an eternity and a nanosecond.
Time is an invention to allow us to function sequentially. Actually, everything occurs simultaneously.
These concepts give me the opportunity to take it all much less seriously.
My body is telling me it's time to feed it.
Namaste
Friday, June 12, 2009
Free Form
One of the first parts of the video will be Free Form. This is a technique to get into body awareness gently and safely. It is powerful, can be done anytime and anywhere by anyone.
Basically, you close your eyes, go inside, watch your breath, communicate with your body to follow its movements and observe it as it moves.
After a bit, you consciously pause, ground by sending energy into the feet, hands and head. You may make minor adjustments to maintain balance. Then you begin to move again. You continue moving and pausing, moving and pausing. I find when I do this that the breath is key in directing the energy.
After another bit, you open your eyes, continuing the process, to expand your awareness to the outer environment while being as conscious of the inner environment.
I have been employing this technique with my students and they are finding it useful. In class we partner up, then add more and more people moving and pausing together. I may or may not have that on the video as part of the workout. It would be fun to have a section where that kind of thing could be shown (group activity etc.) Also, in class we usually start in silence and then add music, which of course has an influence.
I have been doing this myself in a classroom situation (Kelmanworks with Melanya Helene) and on my own. It's a different experience each time. It serves me as a moving meditation and a warm-up of the body.
What I love most about it in terms of having it on the DVD is that it is a Gentle Way to Fitness and anyone can do it and benefit from it!
If anyone reading this blog tries this technique and has some feedback from it, I would love to hear about it.
Basically, you close your eyes, go inside, watch your breath, communicate with your body to follow its movements and observe it as it moves.
After a bit, you consciously pause, ground by sending energy into the feet, hands and head. You may make minor adjustments to maintain balance. Then you begin to move again. You continue moving and pausing, moving and pausing. I find when I do this that the breath is key in directing the energy.
After another bit, you open your eyes, continuing the process, to expand your awareness to the outer environment while being as conscious of the inner environment.
I have been employing this technique with my students and they are finding it useful. In class we partner up, then add more and more people moving and pausing together. I may or may not have that on the video as part of the workout. It would be fun to have a section where that kind of thing could be shown (group activity etc.) Also, in class we usually start in silence and then add music, which of course has an influence.
I have been doing this myself in a classroom situation (Kelmanworks with Melanya Helene) and on my own. It's a different experience each time. It serves me as a moving meditation and a warm-up of the body.
What I love most about it in terms of having it on the DVD is that it is a Gentle Way to Fitness and anyone can do it and benefit from it!
If anyone reading this blog tries this technique and has some feedback from it, I would love to hear about it.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Writing and Sleep
Writing
I've been writing for years. I've written plays, poetry and articles. I once had a column in a newspaper. I've done quite a bit of editing for various situations which I won't go into at this time.
I study correct spelling, punctuation, grammar and syntax as a writer, teacher and editor. I particularly enjoy editing - making sense out of the garbled writing of people who have great ideas yet lack the skill of clear sentence structure. So much of what I read, particularly on the internet, is rife with misspellings, illogical transmission of communication, poor grammar and what I call "dart board punctuation."
It seems that writing is becoming a bit of a lost art, as has conscious conversation. Communication is transforming. Someday it may be only energy transmission - perhaps the way the animal and vegetable kingdom communicate! There is a whole new language from technology - tex messages etc. It's kind of fascinating.
Sleep. I enjoy my weird sleep habits. Occasionally I get caught in the information trap, i.e. that we NEED x amount hours of sleep and we NEED to sleep at certain times. The problem is that different experts (former spurts) have different opinions which they back up with official sounding statistics and studies. When I'm clear about who and what I am, I ignore all that. Oh yes, who and what I am includes part cat.
It's time to do some heavy duty cleaning and organizing.
I've been writing for years. I've written plays, poetry and articles. I once had a column in a newspaper. I've done quite a bit of editing for various situations which I won't go into at this time.
I study correct spelling, punctuation, grammar and syntax as a writer, teacher and editor. I particularly enjoy editing - making sense out of the garbled writing of people who have great ideas yet lack the skill of clear sentence structure. So much of what I read, particularly on the internet, is rife with misspellings, illogical transmission of communication, poor grammar and what I call "dart board punctuation."
It seems that writing is becoming a bit of a lost art, as has conscious conversation. Communication is transforming. Someday it may be only energy transmission - perhaps the way the animal and vegetable kingdom communicate! There is a whole new language from technology - tex messages etc. It's kind of fascinating.
Sleep. I enjoy my weird sleep habits. Occasionally I get caught in the information trap, i.e. that we NEED x amount hours of sleep and we NEED to sleep at certain times. The problem is that different experts (former spurts) have different opinions which they back up with official sounding statistics and studies. When I'm clear about who and what I am, I ignore all that. Oh yes, who and what I am includes part cat.
It's time to do some heavy duty cleaning and organizing.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Videos and Pictures
My dear friend Marc took some videos and pictures of my Tuesday class. Reassuring. I can see where it would be very useful for me to have a video camera and a Mac computer. Anyone have either or both those items for sale??
Watching "So You Think You Can Dance." The spirit, the skill, the dedication, and the creativity is thrilling. Refreshing!
Watching "So You Think You Can Dance." The spirit, the skill, the dedication, and the creativity is thrilling. Refreshing!
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Gratitude
I attempt to live my life in the attitude of gratitude - to see EVERYTHING, whether it's pleasant or unpleasant, whether I agree with it or not, as a gift. Generally speaking, I am successful.
So, I got hit by a truck (metaphorically speaking). The wounds are healing.
The gift of being hit by this particular truck, i.e. being cut off from from an employment situation without warning, consultation or an opportunity to adjust, is that it gave me the opportunity to create and maintain self-esteem and belief in myself and my abilities no matter what anyone else's opinion or needs may be. Further, this gives me the opportunity to continue to trust in a higher power.
Oh yes, I had much warning that this particular truck consistently runs people down. I was warned not to get in its way. I chose to play in their sandbox. Did I think I was someone special, someone who would be treated differently? Perhaps I did. Perhaps I just wanted to do what I did for as long as I could do it. I'm truly, truly glad I took on the challenge. I feel, and so did the truck that mowed me down, that I did an outstanding job while I was employed - it just wasn't exactly what they wanted. It's my opinion (and opinions are useless for anything but ego) that their desires are unrealistic. It will serve me to give that opinion up. Whoosh. Gone. Doesn't matter.
This morning I went to my KelmanWorks workshop. I am so very blessed to be a part of this work. I'll describe it another time.
Last night I did a gig for Abracadabra Inc. They hire people to entertain High School Graduates during a night-long program, usually in a sports complex. It's a great way for the kids to have a wonderful, safe and healthy time. My "job" which I've been doing for several years, is as a "Fortune Teller." I do graphology and tarot. I am so grateful for the insights and knowledge that comes pouring through me to serve.
Here's a poem a dear friend, my surrogate son Marc, wrote. It brings tears to my eyes.
"There is a legend
Of a gypsy woman,
Who conjured the moon until sunrise
Smiling as she was telling all who would listen,
Before the coming day,
Telling of their future
Of the sacrifices that will be made
For love on heaven and earth
That night the moon replied with a smile
Happily shining for this special woman...
As all who came to her were gifts from God,
Oh so many sensations, so much abundance,
Oh, the power of this love,
As this Gypsy woman made
the music of the night."
So, I got hit by a truck (metaphorically speaking). The wounds are healing.
The gift of being hit by this particular truck, i.e. being cut off from from an employment situation without warning, consultation or an opportunity to adjust, is that it gave me the opportunity to create and maintain self-esteem and belief in myself and my abilities no matter what anyone else's opinion or needs may be. Further, this gives me the opportunity to continue to trust in a higher power.
Oh yes, I had much warning that this particular truck consistently runs people down. I was warned not to get in its way. I chose to play in their sandbox. Did I think I was someone special, someone who would be treated differently? Perhaps I did. Perhaps I just wanted to do what I did for as long as I could do it. I'm truly, truly glad I took on the challenge. I feel, and so did the truck that mowed me down, that I did an outstanding job while I was employed - it just wasn't exactly what they wanted. It's my opinion (and opinions are useless for anything but ego) that their desires are unrealistic. It will serve me to give that opinion up. Whoosh. Gone. Doesn't matter.
This morning I went to my KelmanWorks workshop. I am so very blessed to be a part of this work. I'll describe it another time.
Last night I did a gig for Abracadabra Inc. They hire people to entertain High School Graduates during a night-long program, usually in a sports complex. It's a great way for the kids to have a wonderful, safe and healthy time. My "job" which I've been doing for several years, is as a "Fortune Teller." I do graphology and tarot. I am so grateful for the insights and knowledge that comes pouring through me to serve.
Here's a poem a dear friend, my surrogate son Marc, wrote. It brings tears to my eyes.
"There is a legend
Of a gypsy woman,
Who conjured the moon until sunrise
Smiling as she was telling all who would listen,
Before the coming day,
Telling of their future
Of the sacrifices that will be made
For love on heaven and earth
That night the moon replied with a smile
Happily shining for this special woman...
As all who came to her were gifts from God,
Oh so many sensations, so much abundance,
Oh, the power of this love,
As this Gypsy woman made
the music of the night."
Friday, June 5, 2009
Questions to Contemplate
From AWAKENING TO GALACTIC CULTURE blog:
"Now that we have entered into the 11th moon of the 13-Tone Cycle, we are invited to look at our lives through the lens of: The Spectral Tone of Liberation… The codes are RELEASE, LIBERATE, DISSOLVE!
Shall we let go? Shall we surrender our negativity and unnecessary mind-created sufferings? Shall we release into our natural beauty and Self-appreciation for ourselves as shining sparks of creation? Shall we dissolve our fear-based clingings into immense, unspeakable trust in the divine order? Shall we stop trying to control the flow? Shall we submit to the order of chaos as it liberates us and brings new, fresh pathways?
Shall we let our bodies be free to move and feel and rest and renew? Shall we be our own friends? Shall we let the non-linear flow of artistic inspiration deliver vast productivity? Shall we free ourselves from the imaginary prisons we create with our small minds? Shall we put down our weapons of separation, fear, anger, impatience, righteousness, and blame? Shall we liberate our limiting ideas of who we are and what we’re here to do and what we’re capable of with Spirit as our source?
Shall we dissolve our egoic sense of self and surrender into our own self-love, compassion and forgiveness for our own journeys? Shall we dissolve into the full, emptiness of being? Shall we liberate into the spaciousness of the eternal universe as it dwells in our own hearts? Shall we LIBERATE THE PAST TO THE EARTH AND AWAKEN TO THE NOW OF OUR COSMIC NATURE? Shall we release into the full spectrum of our amazing existence?"
I say YES!
"Now that we have entered into the 11th moon of the 13-Tone Cycle, we are invited to look at our lives through the lens of: The Spectral Tone of Liberation… The codes are RELEASE, LIBERATE, DISSOLVE!
Shall we let go? Shall we surrender our negativity and unnecessary mind-created sufferings? Shall we release into our natural beauty and Self-appreciation for ourselves as shining sparks of creation? Shall we dissolve our fear-based clingings into immense, unspeakable trust in the divine order? Shall we stop trying to control the flow? Shall we submit to the order of chaos as it liberates us and brings new, fresh pathways?
Shall we let our bodies be free to move and feel and rest and renew? Shall we be our own friends? Shall we let the non-linear flow of artistic inspiration deliver vast productivity? Shall we free ourselves from the imaginary prisons we create with our small minds? Shall we put down our weapons of separation, fear, anger, impatience, righteousness, and blame? Shall we liberate our limiting ideas of who we are and what we’re here to do and what we’re capable of with Spirit as our source?
Shall we dissolve our egoic sense of self and surrender into our own self-love, compassion and forgiveness for our own journeys? Shall we dissolve into the full, emptiness of being? Shall we liberate into the spaciousness of the eternal universe as it dwells in our own hearts? Shall we LIBERATE THE PAST TO THE EARTH AND AWAKEN TO THE NOW OF OUR COSMIC NATURE? Shall we release into the full spectrum of our amazing existence?"
I say YES!
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Balance
An event today really threw me. I shook and cried for about 10 minutes after reading an email telling me that I had made some errors in spelling and punctuation and wasn't to continue editing for Nia HQ. I was also told that they want someone with some technological expertise that I may not have. I'm pleased that I was able to accept the rejection and maintain my self-esteem. Oh yes, it took some doing, some conversations and some digging for truth. There is no doubt in my mind and many evidences that I am an excellent, although not perfect, editor/writer. The irony of all this is that when something is published in a Nia communication that I haven't edited, it's FULL of errors, some of them amusingly blatant.
It's all about balance, coming back to center.
I remember that when I was little and had to deal with many losses, I decided that I would be like a spring. I told myself that they could step on me and step on me and I would always spring back up.
Well the spring might be a little less springy, but it's still springing.
Ever onward and upward.
It's all grist for the mill!
It's all about balance, coming back to center.
I remember that when I was little and had to deal with many losses, I decided that I would be like a spring. I told myself that they could step on me and step on me and I would always spring back up.
Well the spring might be a little less springy, but it's still springing.
Ever onward and upward.
It's all grist for the mill!
Clothes Make the Man - and the Woman
Stanisloski (sp?) in his book about how to create a character speaks of costume. Well, this morning I put on my Nia togs in preparation to take a class. I immediately became conscious of myself as someone with purpose (nia is an African word meaning "with purpose.") I danced my way through making my morning green drink. I danced my way through the brushing of teeth, the finishing up of some computer work. I tell my Nia students to be aware of their daily movements, to consciously listen to their body's way and to consciously choose their movements as they go about their day. Somehow, wearing my elegant Nia clothing - even my Nia earrings - made a difference. I love dressing up, down and around. I love costume, color and fabric. I love wearing one thing that is very expensive (in my world, anything over $20 is expensive). I especially love it if no one can see it - like maybe it's a gorgeous piece of underwear. It's all theater, isn't it?
Took a Nia class with a teacher who uses her own music and her own routines. It was good. I got a good workout. One of the best things about Nia is its flexibility, its opportunity for individuality and creativity. When I first started teaching, I nailed myself to the routines created by Carlos and/or Debbie. I would flagellate myself mentally and emotionally if I missed a step or a beat. Oh how we drama queens love to create suffering.
Steve is feeling poorly. All he wants to do is sleep. So, he is sleeping. I find myself so frustrated when the man I love is unwell. Perhaps all he needs to do is sleep a bunch. I am bathing him (mentally of course) with my love, sending healing vibes to his body, mind and soul. Sometimes I sign my emails etc. with Love Is All There Is.
Love Is All There Is.
Took a Nia class with a teacher who uses her own music and her own routines. It was good. I got a good workout. One of the best things about Nia is its flexibility, its opportunity for individuality and creativity. When I first started teaching, I nailed myself to the routines created by Carlos and/or Debbie. I would flagellate myself mentally and emotionally if I missed a step or a beat. Oh how we drama queens love to create suffering.
Steve is feeling poorly. All he wants to do is sleep. So, he is sleeping. I find myself so frustrated when the man I love is unwell. Perhaps all he needs to do is sleep a bunch. I am bathing him (mentally of course) with my love, sending healing vibes to his body, mind and soul. Sometimes I sign my emails etc. with Love Is All There Is.
Love Is All There Is.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Face to Face and Heart to Heart
Hi Jill:
Thanks for your comment.
Life seems to go in circles..ever spiraling upward. Birth, Maintenance, Death, Rebirth. Some things fall by the wayside - happily. Like my menstrual cycle. I must admit I don't miss those monthly visits - AND I notice there is still cycling with the moon.
Taught Nia yesterday and today. I'm teaching only two classes a week this summer - both for seniors. My "senior" students are awesome. Most of them get whatever I give them. I will take credit for being more clear in my instruction and modeling. So the focus was the knees. What a fantastic focus. Knees - symbolic of moving forward - symbolic of healthy humility. Synchronistically great article came my way about knees. One of the best things you can do for them is walk backwards. The article explained why. And of course I have lots of info from my various books, Nia articles and my own experience. I'm a Capricorn (ooh how I hate labels, but I'll use it here) and our body part is the knee(s). I was thrown from a motorcycle in my wilder days and my left knee was torn up. It "talks" to me whenever I'm out of balance. It teaches me so much - especially to accept my idea of perfection. And of course I'm always on the lookout how to serve my knees with thought, food, movement and love. I'm learning about the Technique of Extrinsic Reciprocals from my Body Talk coach. It WORKS. This morning I woke up with pain in my left knee. I massaged it with my right hand while simultaneously massaging my right elbow with my left hand. In minutes the knee softened up and the pain was gone. Wow. Of course I share everything I learn with my students. That gives me so much joy - really. If anyone reads this and finds it useful - hey that gives me joy also.
Speaking of sharing. I've been scoping out existing fitness videos. So far I've found NOTHING like the one I'm wanting to produce. And EVERYONE I mention the plan to says they would be so happy to have such a DVD.
More later.
Thanks for your comment.
Life seems to go in circles..ever spiraling upward. Birth, Maintenance, Death, Rebirth. Some things fall by the wayside - happily. Like my menstrual cycle. I must admit I don't miss those monthly visits - AND I notice there is still cycling with the moon.
Taught Nia yesterday and today. I'm teaching only two classes a week this summer - both for seniors. My "senior" students are awesome. Most of them get whatever I give them. I will take credit for being more clear in my instruction and modeling. So the focus was the knees. What a fantastic focus. Knees - symbolic of moving forward - symbolic of healthy humility. Synchronistically great article came my way about knees. One of the best things you can do for them is walk backwards. The article explained why. And of course I have lots of info from my various books, Nia articles and my own experience. I'm a Capricorn (ooh how I hate labels, but I'll use it here) and our body part is the knee(s). I was thrown from a motorcycle in my wilder days and my left knee was torn up. It "talks" to me whenever I'm out of balance. It teaches me so much - especially to accept my idea of perfection. And of course I'm always on the lookout how to serve my knees with thought, food, movement and love. I'm learning about the Technique of Extrinsic Reciprocals from my Body Talk coach. It WORKS. This morning I woke up with pain in my left knee. I massaged it with my right hand while simultaneously massaging my right elbow with my left hand. In minutes the knee softened up and the pain was gone. Wow. Of course I share everything I learn with my students. That gives me so much joy - really. If anyone reads this and finds it useful - hey that gives me joy also.
Speaking of sharing. I've been scoping out existing fitness videos. So far I've found NOTHING like the one I'm wanting to produce. And EVERYONE I mention the plan to says they would be so happy to have such a DVD.
More later.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Moving Right Along
Okay. Went through some frustration and reorganization. Jeremy opted not to come today, Tuesday June 2nd - too busy. Worked out well. Gave me a chance to tell students they will be filmed next Tuesday, which is the last class for this term. Marc agreed to borrow a camera and take pics. Today I played Indian Sunrise, mixed it in with TransVision and ended with Indian Sunrise. I don't have specific choreography for Indian Sunrise - just general moves. I'm exploring. This is the way I'll do it until the music is laid out - unless it happens differently. I watched a little of an African tape and another tape called Bollywood. Getting ideas. And of course I have so many Nia routines. Today's focus was the knees.
I sent Douglas an email telling him I really really really want to communicate with him. He sent a chat while I was out. I hope we'll talk soon. Maybe later tonight.
Basically, I'm learning patience. Learning how to allow this project to birth and grow. The form it will take depends on a number of things. I'm backing off of being frantic about raising money for the project. I have some information and some possibilities.
In the meantime, Steve has been reignited about his Sufi connection and his ideas about community. I am also interested.
Taking it moment by moment, day by day.
After class, many of us went to Dot's house for a beautiful potluck. Several of the women got a chance to share themselves. I spoke of my many names via living conditions and marriages. I also spoke a bit about my background in theater, dance and yoga. We are certainly a varied and truly interesting group.
I sent Douglas an email telling him I really really really want to communicate with him. He sent a chat while I was out. I hope we'll talk soon. Maybe later tonight.
Basically, I'm learning patience. Learning how to allow this project to birth and grow. The form it will take depends on a number of things. I'm backing off of being frantic about raising money for the project. I have some information and some possibilities.
In the meantime, Steve has been reignited about his Sufi connection and his ideas about community. I am also interested.
Taking it moment by moment, day by day.
After class, many of us went to Dot's house for a beautiful potluck. Several of the women got a chance to share themselves. I spoke of my many names via living conditions and marriages. I also spoke a bit about my background in theater, dance and yoga. We are certainly a varied and truly interesting group.
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