May 2009
23 posts
Current aim: be soft and yielding, like the Tao :)
“the gfc isn’t a crisis; it is the beginning of the awakening that mankind...”
– my uncle bob
an ode to the zeitgeist...from my good friends:...
‘down is the new up’
Get yourself together Let the light pour in Pour yourself a hot bath, pour yourself a drink Nothing’s going to happen without warning Down is the new up What if I just flip-flopped? Down is the new up, is the new up Won’t you be my girl? Won’t you be my girl? Your services are not required Your future’s bleak, you’re so last week...
“one great, strong, unselfish soul in every community could actually redeem the...”
– elbert hubbard
enjoying trawling back thru the alannis archive;
That I would be good even if I did nothing That I would be good even if I got the thumbs down That I would be good if I got and stayed sick That I would be good even if I gained ten pounds That I would be fine even even if I went bankrupt That I would be good if I lost my hair and my youth That I would be great if I was no longer queen That I would be grand if I was not all knowing That I would be...
“I have lived through much, and now I think I have found what is needed for...”
– Tolstoy; ‘Family Happiness’
Oh Alannis, it isn’t ironic but I do like that song
i am the biggest hypocrite i’ve been undeniably jealous i have been loud and pretentious i have been utterly threatened i’ve gotten candy for my self-interest the sexy treadmill capitalist heaven forbid i be criticised heaven forbid i be ignored i have abused my power, forgive me, you mean, we actually are all one? i’ve been out of reach and separatist - heaven forbid -...
“It’s all wrong… It’s all right… It’s all...”
– Radiohead: ‘All I Need’
“How public- like a frog- to tell one’s name- the lifelong June- to an...”
– Emily Dickinson
the taoist principle of wu wei →
Aha! I found what I was trying to say about contemporary dance in an earlier post… Little effort but on a foundation of precision… It’s Taoism in motion!
Oh and...
… Contemporary dance is all about flow; it feels so nice to flow; very hard to start flowing from a static position, much easier to start if in fact it never stopped but is just whispering through you like a breeze, even though you appear still. Even apparent pauses are long breathes, not stops. And it’s fun to throw in unpredictable changes of direction, as long as you keep flowing,...
What I got from dance class today...
It’s a combination of: the less effort the better, but on a foundation of precision. Now how to apply that to life….
