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Dance is a moving mindfulness meditation, an embodied prayer, a self-emptying surrender to the eternity of the moment, a deep bow to the bewildering grandeur of what is.
We are all participants in this dance. We are all dancers. We are all moving in response to the primal thrumming of the Universe.
And we have the creative freedom, even responsibility, to infuse every moment with our dance.
The miraculous piece is that our participation in this dance changes the world around us, whether we build up or tear down, whether we fashion beauty or deface it, whether we sow harmony or discord.
Every time we choose what is beautiful, every time we listen to the birds sing, plant a seed, smile at our reflection in the mirror, cough up a prayer, hold a hand, we are adding to the good. We are serving the World.
We are dancing.
When we surrender our bodies to the rhythm of the music and allow ourselves to be folded into the arms of the Beloved, what special souls we are!
We have dared to waltz straight into the heart of the Divine.
There is a common centre in each of us where we meet at a deeper level, … the point at which we converge, … the ambiance in which we float. Teilhard de Chardin Then we will know even as we have been known. St. Paul, 1 Corinthians 13. Intimacy Intimacy: knowing and being known – … Read more
Dance naturally promotes health; we all notice the improved posture, circulation, balance, and muscle tone that dancing brings us. But the growing practice of Argentine Tango has led medical researchers to discover added health benefits specifically linked to this particular dance practice: Parkinson patients, for example, responded better to tango than to standard physiotherapy (Hackney, … Read more
What to do? My daughter phoned me the other day, asking the question that is troubling many of us, “What can I do of consequence with my life to counter this rising tide of madness around us?” Her chosen craft of musical theatre seems socially irrelevant. In such times of political and social upheaval and … Read more
Changes I notice as I age: One is slowing down. Slowing down is not necessarily a drawback. In fact, in this age of frenzied lifestyles, it could quite well be considered a desirable adaptation. Some of this slowing down is of necessity, with my body stiffening or energy failing.But another part of it is choice. … Read more
