This season has been wonderful so far! I have been more in the Spirit for the Holidays than I've been for years.
My family celebrates Christmas. My sister and I celebrate everything! There is joy in every single day. Often, we let the tiny slings and arrows of the day erode our armor. Some see the light through the clouds, dwelling only on what is obscuring the light and not enjoying the light itself. Like an airplane ride, when you emerge from the wet gray cotton of the clouds into the glorious light above, experience will teach you to recognize that sometimes the clouds come before the sun.
Enjoy each minute. Most of what we "endure" is truly nothing. Find ways to be happy. They are all there, waiting for you.
Friday, December 16, 2011
Monday, December 5, 2011
Lively Arts
My last post was about abundance and finding it in the world round you. Quite honestly, abundance hits us at every turn, it just might not be our choice of abundance. One of the places I find talent and honing a craft coexist is in the Lively Arts here in New Jersey.
Forget about the way things "used to be". Change is the only thing that's constant. Here in New Jersey, talented people keep inventing and re-inventing the lively arts. This weekend, I saw "Mi Casa Tu Casa" at Luna Stage and it was a revelation! Storytelling is perhaps the oldest form of entertainment - whether people tell a story to provide information, make us laugh, make us cry, scare us - it's all about the voice and body as instrument. Combine this with music and musicians and actors who not only articulate, but FEEL what they are doing and you become part of the work of art that is made at each performance.
Say "Yes" to supporting the arts right here at home. Who knows? You may discover which art or arts appeal most to you - dance like there's no one watching, and create like it's all for you.
Forget about the way things "used to be". Change is the only thing that's constant. Here in New Jersey, talented people keep inventing and re-inventing the lively arts. This weekend, I saw "Mi Casa Tu Casa" at Luna Stage and it was a revelation! Storytelling is perhaps the oldest form of entertainment - whether people tell a story to provide information, make us laugh, make us cry, scare us - it's all about the voice and body as instrument. Combine this with music and musicians and actors who not only articulate, but FEEL what they are doing and you become part of the work of art that is made at each performance.
Say "Yes" to supporting the arts right here at home. Who knows? You may discover which art or arts appeal most to you - dance like there's no one watching, and create like it's all for you.
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