This is my second day of gratitudes (I missed yesterday). I will get to the gratitudes (I promise). You know how some words, some ideas just resonate with you? At a workshop I took with Lucia Rose Horan last spring, she talked about how we each influence each other and the collective. Her words explain the paralysis I have been experiencing. I have been heartbroken over the current state of our world, the wars; the discrimination; the destruction of our earth; the heartlessness; and the greed. Although much of what I feel wounded by is geographically far away from me, it has been shattering me. From the feeds on fb I know I am not alone. This heartbreak boardering on hopelessness has taken me to some dark places. I have been isolating and crying. Yet, even in this fragile state, I have so much to be grateful for. I will name three. I am grateful for the practice; the 5Rhythms; dancing alone in my living room has been healing. I am grateful for the 5Rhythms community, especially Tammy Burstein, she allowed me to reach out in the darkness. I am grateful for the extended community of dancers, the 5Rhythms led me to being a part of. Through dancing I have met amazing women who build their sisters up rather than tear them down. I am so blessed and grateful to be part of the NYC belly dance community. I am grateful to Kaeshi Chai and Bernadette Pleasant. It feels cathartic to admit that I am not as strong and grounded as I try to appear.
Posted on: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 23:40:11 +0000
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