When you’re ready to move beyond Oprah…
July 23, 2010 · Posted by InfiniteBody ·
The gorgeous, always imaginative Rubin Museum of Art is well into a series of seven Wednesday evening conversations called Tibetan Book of the Dead Book Club in association with its special exhibitions, Bardo: Tibetan Art of the Afterlife and Remember That You Will Die: Death Across Cultures. Each Wednesday, curator Ramon Prats explores the TBD from different perspectives with an expert representing a particular discipline. They inquire: Does the TBD have relevance, wisdom and practical application for us today?
This week, I attended Prats's talk with Jungian psychoanalyst Morgan Stebbins on "The Analysis of Dreams," a topic of perennial relevance. According to Tibetan ...
When you’re ready to move beyond Oprah…
July 23, 2010 · Posted by InfiniteBody ·
The gorgeous, always imaginative Rubin Museum of Art is well into a series of seven Wednesday evening conversations called Tibetan Book of the Dead Book Club in association with its special exhibitions, Bardo: Tibetan Art of the Afterlife and Remember That You Will Die: Death Across Cultures. Each Wednesday, curator Ramon Prats explores the TBD from different perspectives with an expert representing a particular discipline. They inquire: Does the TBD have relevance, wisdom and practical application for us today?
This week, I attended Prats's talk with Jungian psychoanalyst Morgan Stebbins on "The Analysis of Dreams," a topic of perennial relevance. According to Tibetan ...
Did you see how ON I was tonight! ABT’s ‘Lady of the Camellias’ -quality vs quantity
June 7, 2010 · Posted by "Bodies Never Lie" ·
I was sorely tempted to rant again about personal issues, but I will refrain.
I will say, I have been questioning my decision to move to New York not only because finding an apartment is a terrible process, the subways are inconsistent in everything except smelling badly, and everything costs three times as much as it would anywhere else, but because I am sometimes not really sure it lives up to the hype. First of all, I do not care about designer clothes. Banana Republic is a splurge for me and I don’t feel bad about that. I may be in ...
The Power of Passion and Perseverance
May 11, 2010 · Posted by The Winger ·
I auditioned for my current role in Wicked about 9 or 10 times. Honestly, I lost count after about the 8th time. But it was over the course of a few years. I was first introduced to Wicked during my senior year of high school when it first opened on Broadway. I had seen clips on You Tube and heard about the production, but it wasn’t until the end of my sophomore year of college that I decided to audition. I will never forget my first audition. I went into the waiting room and there were about 100 other guys practicing ...
Creating Youth: Going Back to the Garden
May 5, 2010 · Posted by BlissChick ·
Have you spent some time thinking about the definitions of adulthood that have stopped you from living a life that you are totally passionate about? Definitions that make you feel like it's too late or "this is it?"It's time to get rid of any patterned thinking that prevents you from fully embodying who you were born to be.As Marcy and I discussed how so many people associate aging with giving up on their dreams, we also talked about what it felt like to be young. Think back to when you were 15 or 17 or 6...There was Big ...
Creating Youth: Definitions of Adulthood
May 4, 2010 · Posted by BlissChick ·
(The most deeply colored Angelique tulip that has ever graced our yard!)Last week's final post on aging, in which I discussed surrounding yourself with things of your youth in order to create youth, Marcy and I continued to talk about the differences between being in a teenager's state of mind and an adult's.We feel we have managed somehow to avoid many of the negative aspects of aging (while also gaining a wee bit of wisdom).I see this physically when I look at photos of my classmates from high school and wonder when they turned into middle aged people!? Or ...
How Does Your Garden Grow?
April 19, 2010 · Posted by BlissChick ·
It truly is spring. Outside and in, it seems.Marcy and I have been spending a lot of time with Ideas lately. Dreaming, imagining, making lists, giggling, making more lists.My apple green desk is covered in little slips at the moment.As we quickly approach Beltane (May 1st), I know we will need to transition from Dreaming to Doing. Beltane is a fire festival, full of energy, marking the beginning of the growing season.Here at our house, we placed the first seeds in the ground a week ago, so by the time of this festival, we should have some ...
To Car or Not To Car
April 12, 2010 · Posted by BlissChick ·
(A scented narcissus that is one of my favorites in our front yard)On Friday, I wrote about how much living my bliss has been changing every part of my life from big to small.Dancing has brought me back to my center, the essence of who I am. Depression and anxiety no longer hold me in their cold and deadly grip. This is not to say that I am forever released from the possibility of their return, but now I have an awareness of their ways and the tools to banish them that I never had before.It is still ...
All Parts of This Life Are Changing…
April 9, 2010 · Posted by BlissChick ·
(One of my favorites of Marcy's newest work. The story cracks me up!)It takes my breath away when I think about how quickly and completely my life has changed. I will catch myself (or more accurately, Marcy will catch me) thinking that things are moving too slowly, that I haven't accomplished "enough" yet, that I am not "successful." Typical thoughts in this cultural environment in which I find myself.But...there is this HUGE but...I only started dancing again last July. And really, when I look at the big picture honestly, I only completely committed to this new (old) ...
Nightmares & Becoming New
April 8, 2010 · Posted by BlissChick ·
(This is an example of the new work Marcy will be displaying here in Erie at the Arts & Drafts Fest at the Brewerie. If you're a local reader, we'd love to see you! Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 7 to close. There will also be a steady stream of live music.)I've been having nightmares again. For a few weeks now, they've been rather regular -- or "regular" compared to the "barely ever" that I was getting quite used to. Every couple of nights, they border on night terrors.This happened again this week and I ...
