You describe movement so beautifully, it almost makes me want to...move. But I'm fighting decades of immobility and the desire to stay still, stay small, that comes from depression. Your last Alan Watts quote put that into a new perspective for me - I've been actively working towards keeping myself separate perhaps, and now it's just a habit, a default state of being for my body. I'm trying to break out of it (recently started working with a personal trainer), but that's more for health reasons than an actual desire for movement. I used to love dancing, but it was performative, there had to be a reason, a stage, something to practice for. I see you dance during your daily tasks and think it's amazing! Wish my body had the same lightness and flexibility, but more so, I wish the desire to move and flow like that was greater than my desire for separation. Here's hoping!
thank you for sharing with with me Nida. the Alan Watts quote was particularly striking for me, too. I'm so glad to hear you're working with a personal trainer. Even if it is "just for health reasons" maybe something more is at play... sometimes the impetus for movement needs to be stronger to get us going after a while without. I bet if you open your mind to the possibility that you are actually doing so much more than you can see, you'll start to feel a shift, however subtle. I wonder if you gave yourself the space to dance and move freely for one song a day, what you might notice.
Far, far better to dance! Not the flashy stuff, but the intense connection with another person. Moving to music together in the equivalent of deep meditation. Nearest thing to applied magic I've ever come across!
You describe movement so beautifully, it almost makes me want to...move. But I'm fighting decades of immobility and the desire to stay still, stay small, that comes from depression. Your last Alan Watts quote put that into a new perspective for me - I've been actively working towards keeping myself separate perhaps, and now it's just a habit, a default state of being for my body. I'm trying to break out of it (recently started working with a personal trainer), but that's more for health reasons than an actual desire for movement. I used to love dancing, but it was performative, there had to be a reason, a stage, something to practice for. I see you dance during your daily tasks and think it's amazing! Wish my body had the same lightness and flexibility, but more so, I wish the desire to move and flow like that was greater than my desire for separation. Here's hoping!
thank you for sharing with with me Nida. the Alan Watts quote was particularly striking for me, too. I'm so glad to hear you're working with a personal trainer. Even if it is "just for health reasons" maybe something more is at play... sometimes the impetus for movement needs to be stronger to get us going after a while without. I bet if you open your mind to the possibility that you are actually doing so much more than you can see, you'll start to feel a shift, however subtle. I wonder if you gave yourself the space to dance and move freely for one song a day, what you might notice.
All great ideas and wisdom! Will try it out (the one song/dance a day) and let you know if I notice anything shifting.
Love you Faye x
Love you too Hannah <3
Beautifully pur; thank you.
I feel the same about my tango.
tango! what a mesmerising dance to watch.
Far, far better to dance! Not the flashy stuff, but the intense connection with another person. Moving to music together in the equivalent of deep meditation. Nearest thing to applied magic I've ever come across!
yes this is making me want to find a social dancing group where i live!
DO IT!! May not turn out to be your thing, but from your writing I rather think you'd love it.