FlaMexico!
August 22, 2013
There are so many inspiring things happening in my life. Tomorrow is yet another grand opportunity to take part in a new show entitled, ‘FlaMexico!’ A savory blend of flamenco music and dance blended with the sweet tones of Mariachi Music. It will be an unforgettable evening!
Sincerely,
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Geneen Marie Haugen ~ The Return
July 17, 2013
Some day, if you are lucky,
you’ll return from a thunderous journey
trailing snake scales, wing fragments
and the musk of Earth and moon.Eyes will examine you for signs
of damage, or change
and you, too, will wonder
if your skin shows tracesof fur, or leaves,
if thrushes have built a nest
of your hair, if Andromeda
burns from your eyes.Do not be surprised by prickly questions
from those who barely inhabit
their own fleeting lives, who barely taste
their own possibility, who barely dream.If your hands are empty, treasureless,
if your toes have not grown claws,
if your obedient voice has not
become a wild cry, a howl,you will reassure them. We warned you,
they might declare, there is nothing else,
no point, no meaning, no mystery at all,
just this frantic waiting to die.And yet, they tremble, mute,
afraid you’ve returned without sweet
elixir for unspeakable thirst, without
a fluent dance or holy languageto teach them, without a compass
bearing to a forgotten border where
no one crosses without weeping
for the terrible beauty of galaxiesand granite and bone. They tremble,
hoping your lips hold a secret,
that the song your body now sings
will redeem them, yet they fearyour secret is dangerous, shattering,
and once it flies from your astonished
mouth, they–like you–must disintegrate
before unfolding tremulous wings.-The Return by Geneen Marie Haugen
Sincerely,
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Daniel Votino ~ Today
July 15, 2013
Today I woke up and
I was everything I wanted to be.I forgave myself of everything that
had ever made me feel ashamed.I loved everyone everywhere…
even those who hurt me.I sent love to those who
have lost their way.I wasn’t afraid of anything anymore.
I realized I was endowed with
all the power of the Universe…
to think…to feel…and create,
and to love all that I have created.I reveled in the realization that this
is the sum total of all I have
intended for myself to date.I realized that right NOW is the only moment
there ever really is, was, or will be.I knew that all my past, except
what was good, was gone.I made a pact with myself never to forget
to hold this feeling as if it were a little child…
for indeed it was.Today I woke up and I was everything
I wanted to be.
Daniel Votino
Sincerely,
Marianne Williamson ~ Gentle Men
July 12, 2013
I used to think I needed a powerful man, someone who could protect me from the harshness and evils of the world. What I have come to realize is that…the powerful man I was looking for would be foremost, someone who supported me in keeping myself on track spiritually, and in so maintaining clarity within myself, that life would present fewer problems. When it did get rough, he would help me forgive.
I no longer wanted somebody who would say to me, “Don’t worry honey, if they’re mean to you I’ll beat them up or buy them out.” Instead, I want someone who prays and meditates with me regularly so that fewer monsters from the outer world disturb me, and who when they do, helps me look within my own consciousness for answers, instead of looking to false power to combat false power.
There’s a big difference between a gentle man and a weak man. Weak men make us nervous. Gentle men make us calm.
Art: Andrew Gonzalez
Sincerely,
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Loren Cruden ~ Powers of the South
July 10, 2013
Powers of the South, the Summer, I come to you in prayer
In the midday light without shadow,
I thank you for lessons for growth, passion and relationship.
I pray to be with the sacred fire of the South
in a transformative way.
I ask for courage in this place of action and change;
I ask that my will be guided by right intention
and that my medicine be good
under the bright sun.
Let my idealism come not from self righteousness
or anger,
not from arrogance.
Powers of the South
I pray for the soul’s awakening to love
and for the vigor of youth to be within in my sacred dance.
May I express through every aspect of manifestation
the joy and grace of life’s vitality.
May I fully live!
-Loren Cruden
Sincerely,
David Carse ~ Let It Drop
July 8, 2013
When you are given the unspeakable grace, the unbelievable…. gift, of being able to see, to notice, that what you are thinking is an opinion, or is something by which you identify yourself; the gift of being able to listen to yourself; then stop. Honor the gift by stopping And let it drop. The opinion. Let it drop. The bit of identity contained in every statement about yourself, every comment involving yourself, every question coming from yourself; let it drop. Let the grace of this moment of catching yourself having an opinion, talking as an ‘I’; let that grace stop you.
-David Carse
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Rachel Naomi Remen ~ Silence
July 5, 2013
Perhaps the most important thing we bring to another person is the silence in us, not the sort of silence that is filled with unspoken criticism or hard withdrawal. The sort of silence that is a place of refuge, of rest, of acceptance of someone as they are. We are all hungry for this other silence. It is hard to find. In its presence we can remember something beyond the moment, a strength on which to build a life. Silence is a place of great power and healing.
– Rachel Naomi Remen
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Patricia Lynn Reilly ~ Imagine A Woman
July 3, 2013
Imagine a woman who believes it is right and good she is a woman.
A woman who honors her experience and tells her stories.
Who refuses to carry the sins of others within her body and life.Imagine a woman who trusts and respects herself.
A woman who listens to her needs and desires.
Who meets them with tenderness and grace.
Rassouli – Born Free
Imagine a woman who acknowledges the past’s influence on the present.
A woman who has walked through her past.
Who has healed into the present.
Imagine a woman who authors her own life.
A woman who exerts, initiates, and moves on her own behalf.
Who refuses to surrender except to her truest self and wisest voice.
Rassouli – Wild Woman
Imagine a woman who names her own gods.
A woman who imagines the divine in her image and likeness.
Who designs a personal spirituality to inform her daily life.
Imagine a woman in love with her own body.
A woman who believes her body is enough, just as it is.
Who celebrates its rhythms and cycles as an exquisite resource.
Imagine a woman who honors the body of the Goddess in her changing body.
A woman who celebrates the accumulation of her years and her wisdom.
Who refuses to use her life-energy disguising the changes in her body and life.
Imagine a woman who values the women in her life.
A woman who sits in circles of women.
Who is reminded of the truth about herself when she forgets.
Rassouli
Imagine yourself as this woman.
– Patricia Lynn Reilly
Sincerely,
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Rumi ~ Dance
July 1, 2013
Love is the dancing cry of the soul, calling the body to worship
Like a shining whirlpool, or a spinning mayfly
So is love among the skies.
I leap across the mountaintops, madly singing the song of all songs
I float through the ether, intoxicated, thrilled
I think only of your love, your calling to me
And I dance the thousand dances of love, all returning to you.
It is not the play of children, nor the detached unity of wise sages
Unreal! Unnecessary!
Where is the beauty?
When I, like a glowing comet, may flash around your sun
Laughing, singing, with the joy of loving you!
Wine makes drunk the mind and body
But it is love which thrills the soul
When I approach you, I feel the mad pounding of love
The singing wonder
The joy which opens blossoms on the trees of the world.
Come to me, and I shall dance with you
In the temples, on the beaches, through the crowded streets
Be you man or woman, plant or animal, slave or free
I shall show you the brilliant crystal fires, shining within
I shall show you the beauty deep within your soul
I shall show the path beyond Heaven.
Only dance, and your illusions will blow in the wind
Dance, and make joyous the love around you
Dance, and your veils which hide the Light
Shall swirl in a heap at your feet.
Rumi
Artwork by Leonid Afrmov
Sincerely,
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Flamenco in Baton Rouge
June 15, 2013
I’ll be traveling to Baton Rouge, Louisiana next week for a one week residency to perform and teach. I’m excited at another opportunity to choreograph and meet new people. I seriously cannot wait and I feel extremely blessed.
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