Thirty Days of Thoughts: Day 29

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awareness of light, Believing, changes, choice, choices, Conscious Living, courage, Courageous Vulnerability, enchanted life, enchantment, faith, joy, Joyful, light, love, sharing in light, shifting paradigm, spirit

As I approach the end of this challenge I feel a strong sense of gratitude for embarking on this journey and all that has revealed itself in doing so. In the doing and being of it all I feel a sense of satisfaction and joy in seeing something through in addition to a sense of freedom and openness for an endless flow of creativity. 

In one of my readings yesterday I was struck by the notion of changing the energy of my to do list by reframing it by calling it my “get to do list”. And just like that it holds a new energy and a new light. I get to do so many wonderful things in my day and that reframing sets a tone and a vibration for a positive and engaged practice of doing. 

I get to do this challenge. I get to write. I get to do EBAS. I get to read. I get to research. I get to walk with my dogs. I get to take them to the dog park. I get to eat well. I get to hydrate. I get to care for myself. I get to meditate. I get to practice my presentation. I get to be good and do good. I get to be the light that is the flame of the universe. 

It was a profound rewiring yesterday and just what I needed to add to this practice of writing and the positive perspective just doing the challenge has shifted for me. I encourage you to shift your language and vibration by doing the same. It’s as if the small addition of get transforms the energy to a higher level and is full of gratitude. 

Yesterday was just so lovely because of it. Even though I was doing a movement healing and wellness session followed by a tech rehearsal for my conference, I was in a state of joy because I got to do it all. And isn’t that a delight that we get to do things as opposed to having to do things. 

What if we never asked the question of ourselves and others of “what do you have to do today?” What if we asked one another what do you get to do today? Would that not change the vibration of our relationship with that person? Might it set a different tone for the work they get to do out in the world that day? Might that energy, light and joy be a beacon for others? 

It is really lovely how such a small shift is capable of transforming the direction of energy and thought. Such a small shift to transform the intentions of the day. And in this way we are never without creativity. We are always able to get creative and to live in the flow of creativity. 

I get to post this 29th entry of a 30 day challenge today. I get to celebrate small successes and see myself finishing this journey with a wonderful energy. I get to enjoy the sense of accomplishment and carry that energy with me all day. I get to live a day filled with joyful energy. 

And so I close by wishing you well. Yes, I get to wish you well. What do you get to do today? 

Reconnecting with my Ancestors

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Ballet, creative process, Dance, honoring our ancestors, honoring our past, love, Modern, passing along wisdom, reflection on greatness, sharing in light, Soul to Soul, students, teachers, wisdom

My thoughts have been meandering through the memories of two great dance mentors of mine. For some reason I have been feeling a very strong connection and need to commune with them. Larry Long and Anna Paskevska are two of my ballet ancestors. They are two incredibly influential figures that have played a fundamental role in the dance artist that I am today.

 

These two individuals shared a wealth of knowledge, artistry and compassion to which I am extremely grateful for. Their voices live within me and my work today in not only the classroom, but also artistically when I set bodies in motion carving and shaping kinetic energy in space.  Although they were classically inclined in their work, their voices were universal and in many ways ahead of their time.

 

These great masters both allowed me in. They imparted wisdom, shared space, and supported me in ways that I am eternally grateful. I am not sure why I was so fortunate to be graced by their graciousness, but I am so thankful that I was able to share a small part of space and time with them.

 

Lately my mind has been on them both as I am making my own shifts and deepening my thoughts on technique and the creative process. I see in the memory of my mind distinct images of them both. Poignant moments of brilliance and light. I was listening. Even if I did not quite know how to process it at the time, I was listening.

 

I am feeling as if I need to honor them in my daily activities and ask for continued guidance and wisdom. I am getting a strong sense that it is time to open a dialogue through prayer in which to allow their magic to continue to teach and love this beautiful thing we all hold so dear to our souls.  It is time to open my heart to the possibility of reconnecting with my ancestors to be guided by their greatness. May I be humbled in their energy and light.