INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY. 8 MARCH 2017.
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Dance (II) Henri Matisse 1910
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DANCE
verb (used without object), danced, dancing.
1. to move one’s feet or body, or both, rhythmically in a pattern of steps, especially to the accompaniment of music.
2. to leap, skip, etc., as from excitement or emotion; move nimbly or quickly:
to dance with joy!
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HAPPY + HAPPINESS DANCE
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A
DANCE
involving only
TWO people
is an
index/ indicator/ barometer of incandescent
JOY
OR
NO JOY
resonating ( or NOT) between those same two people.
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The senses are harkened when TWO people dance.
There are NO words exchanged between them.
TOTAL FULL-ON PRESENCE.
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IF the connection/relation is charged with POSITIVE electricity,
the POSITIVE electricity/ the vibration emanates
and
is discernible to others!
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EXCITING OCCURRENCE:
when THE connection between two people
is
AUTHENTIC/ REAL/ YESSSSSS,
anyone
can FEEL the POSITIVE electricity,
a majestic/vast constellation
sparking/breaking OPEN and through the night sky,
when they are 2gether!
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Their vibration cannot/will not hide/deny!
IMPOSSIBLE!
IT’S A DIVINE GIFT – NOT planned/RANDOM!!
A SACRED/BOUNTIFUL SOULFUL YESSSSSSS DANCE!!
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The DANCE of LOVE
LOVE is NOT a possession of another person.
LOVE does NOT control another person.
LOVE does NOT humiliate/intimidate/threaten/
imprison/shame or restrict another person.
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LOVE, authentic LOVE, honors/respects and SEES the other as a MARVEL, an illumination!
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LOVE = ENERGY!
LOVE = R/EVOLUTION!
LOVE = LUMINOUS!
LOVE = DANCING with JOY!
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LOVE NEVER FAILS + LOVE ALWAYS PREVAILS!
LOVE IS AN ENERGY + CAN’T/WON’T BE CONTAINED!
LOVE IS DYNAMIC/UNFOLDING JOY + FREEDOM!
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Simple sublime silent
RAPTURE
is the experience
of
AUTHENTIC LOVE
between TWO people
as well as their
DANCE!!
YES, absolutely!
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Even their stillness glows:
the energy/ vibration/ fragrance/ balm of transcendent/boundless happiness is
visceral!!
Intuited.
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DANCE is A/LIVE!!
DANCE is JOY!!
DANCE is LETTING GO!!
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A
DANCE
between
lovers/ best friends
is
SPRINGTIME!
Their
ENERGY
radiates
JOYOUSHAPPINESS!!
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A beautiful
DANCE
of two collaborative people
is
beautiful
because it is a DYNAMIC testament
of
FREEDOM + JOY!!
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YOU be YOU.
ME be ME.
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When two separate evolved individuals
choose to DANCE 2gether,
because they MUST,
ON/ IN
an
IMPROVISATIONAL
(the sync/parameters has been mutually created/ established)
collaboration WITH each other,
their DANCE is UNIQUELY theirs
– a beautiful occurrence–
like an
unrepeatable meteor!
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Their
DANCE
IS
WHEEEEEEEE
A/LIVE
SYNERGISTIC
R/EVOLUTION
and
is
NEW LIFE!!
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A
DANCE
created by two people dedicated
to their
collaboration of discovery/ experimentation
IS
an unfolding improvisational metaphor
of their shared sacred connection
of
reciprocal / sensitive loving consideration
of each other.
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Their
DANCE
is the DYNAMIC testimony of
AMAZING GRACE
GRACE ENERGY
FREEDOM
letting go of control/ entrusting the other HONORING
who they EACH are
and
surrendering to
DANCE’S
incomparable/ unique/ shimmering/ miraculous
private silent language
of
flowING/ singING bodies in DUET
always moving forward!
THAT is the JOY/SURPRISE – LIVING LIFE’s BEAUTY!!
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DANCING
is comprised of a series of movements
within
time moving forward,
movements that are combined
and
movements often repeated
where two people move in sync
with each other’s steps.
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DANCING
is a coordinated effort
that looks easy and effortless,
but
that look is only possible
when two people are
FAMILIAR/ respectful / PRESENT
WITH each other
A DANCE is NEVER one controlling the other!
PERIOD!
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The
two people,
the
DANCERS,
are in
caring agreement/ dedicated
to be in
SYNC
with each other,
and
have practiced their
DANCE
together
to when their moving together,
slowly + suddenly,
becomes
second nature.
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DANCING IS A DUET
with the same discipline/sensitivity to the other as a musician of
IMPROVISATIONAL MUSIC!
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BEAUTIFUL!!
LETTING GO of CONTROL!!
JOY + FREEDOM!!
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CONTROL v SURRENDER
by MADISYN TAYLOR/ DailyOM
8 March 2017
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The answer to control is practicing surrender.
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Trying to maintain control in this life is a bit like trying to maintain control on a roller coaster. The ride has its own logic and is going to go its own way, regardless of how tightly you grip the bar. There is a thrill and a power in simply surrendering to the ride and fully feeling the ups and downs of it, letting the curves take you rather than fighting them. When you fight the ride, resisting what’s happening at every turn, your whole being becomes tense and anxiety is your close companion.
When you go with the ride, accepting what you cannot control, freedom and joy will inevitably arise.
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As with so many seemingly simple things in life, it is not always easy to let go, even of the things we know we can’t control.
Most of us feel a great discomfort with the givens of this life, one of which is the fact that much of the time we have no control over what happens. Sometimes this awareness comes only when we have a stark encounter with this fact, and all our attempts to be in control are revealed to be unnecessary burdens. We can also cultivate this awareness in ourselves gently, by simply making surrender a daily practice. At the end of our meditation, we might bow, saying, “I surrender to this life.” This simple mantra can be repeated as necessary throughout the day, when we find ourselves metaphorically gripping the safety bar.
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We can give in to our fear and anxiety, or we can surrender to this great mystery with courage.
When we see people on a roller coaster, we see that there are those with their faces tight with fear and then there are those that smile broadly, with their hands in the air, carried through the ride on a wave of freedom and joy. This powerful image reminds us that often the only control we have is choosing how we are going to respond to the ride.
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GRACE ENERGY/ FREEDOM / COLLABORATIVE /JOY
=
BEAUTIFUL DUET/DANCE!!
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TIME ALWAYS MOVES FORWARD!
ATTEND TO YOUR DIVINE GIFTS/OFFERINGS!
RANDOM epiphanies of WONDER!
AWAKEN/ING
AWAKEN/ING
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Listen. Listen. LISTEN TO THE BLOOM WITHIN THE SEED!*
( *A libretto I wrote which accompanied the exhibition of my visual work – exhibition’s title was the same.)
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GOLDBirdSONGS Triptych Catherine L. Johnson 2016
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The GOLDBirdSONGS Triptych is a visual dance score to be transposed into sonics by a composer.
That is, the improvisational drawings are a platform
for a composer to create an improvisational/score for a string instrument
– preferably cello.
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GET YOUR DANCE OUT!!
DANCE LIFE !/ LIFE DANCE!
JOY + FREEDOM!!
YOU BE HAPPY!!
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CARLSON SUITES/ GET YOUR DANCE OUT! Catherine L. Johnson. 2015
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GET YOUR DANCE OUT!
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https://catherineljohnson.wordpress.com/2015/04/13/yaay-get-your-dance-out-the-carlsons-suites-matisses-late-work-scandinavian-international-design-marimekko-improvisational-music/
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HAPPY + HAPPINESS DANCE
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CATHERINE L. JOHNSON 