Life

Dancing the Pauses

Please pause this moment and we can dance between the seconds on the clock. – Daily Haiku on Love by Tyler Knott Greggson As I’ve been examining the various places in my life where I don’t have slack, I keep coming back to time. Namely, I have a tendency to over-schedule – either putting things too …

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The Power of Blue

I have a friend named Blue (yes, we’re all named after colors, didn’t you know that?) who is a legend within the small movement arts community that I travel in. He is known not only for his ability with aerial performance but also for his mastery of multiple-person choreography and staging. But that’s not what …

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Engage with What You Love

If you have headphones, or can play classical music in your environment, you should click on the link and watch this short (about two minutes) video: Even if you can’t watch it, you can tell from the screen shot that this is a conductor who is engaged in what she is doing. Even people who don’t like …

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Love Waits

About 30 years ago, maybe a little more, I sat in a room with a bunch of other teenagers putting on thick makeup, a top hat and tails, white gloves. I was nervous, because I was the very first opening for the production of 42nd St. Kabuki, an adaptation of the classic musical with a …

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creating your own mantra

Mantra? I barely know ya! If you’re like me, words like “mantra” and “affirmation” tend to leave a bad taste in your mouth. The problem I’ve always had with them is that life is far more complicated than a simple aphorism can usually handle. “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you“, …

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