Rearranging Stuff
What amazed me was that what remained was so hard to fit back into the original spaces.
Monday Morning Thunder
I brought my coffee out to the front porch, where I was greeted by half a dozen pink rain lilies. A bit bent over from the rain, they were a cheery sight nonetheless.
Making Adjustments
So, you make adjustments. Maybe you get angry. Maybe you play nice to see if that gets you somewhere. Maybe you pout. Probably, you try lots of different approaches, without even knowing that’s what you’re doing.
Catching Glimmers
I’ve been listening to Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross talk about something called neuroaesthetics. Guess what y’all! Art matters. Making and experience art and nature are good for us—in so many ways.
Getting Started
Who knows what sparked that first move? Maybe I was procrastinating on the next phase of the ongoing sewing projects. Maybe I wanted the light from the window to be over my shoulder instead of behind my back.
Gently Down the Stream
Part of the magic of coaching and Feldenkrais is that they help us to feel the current, to relax the effort and just float for a while. It’s delicious. Maybe even how we’re meant to be. At least some of the time.
Empty Spaces
Some of the old stories are tried and true—and still useful. Some of the old stories just don’t work any more. The ones that point fingers, declare who’s right and wrong, make harsh judgements—those are starting to look more harmful than helpful.
Fixing Things
You either have to undo what you’ve done all the way back to the problem spot—or, you do what feels a bit like surgery/
Tell Me What It Is You Do
I can use a lot of words to describe what I do. No matter what I say, it’s still like describing the taste of a peach. You just gotta try it for yourself.
Felting Fun
Some days you just gotta play. Make something out of a few simple materials. Maybe with unfamiliar materials and something you’ve never done before.
