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Giving Form to the Formless

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As I sit here on my bed, softly supporting me, clicking away on the keys.. I'm pondering the wisdom of my body. The selfless, genius inside all of my cells. How do you prompt me to eat that banana, the edamame, the three strawberries?.. It feels different than the prompting to eat those 2 mint cookies. No matter, it all matters. This body figured out what to do with all of it. I am grateful for your wisdom. I heard a piece of music today, that coincidentally (???HA!) I like to use in my Movement class. I was elated to hear it "out of the blue" and instantly rose up and danced. Eyes closed..being thankful again for the wisdom of the body. How many intricate tasks involving muscle, tendon, sinew, neurons, electric impulses, breath, and more were performed as I shimmied, swayed, popped/locked, and swirled my hips..How my hands got to play too, moving in their own dance, to the secondary rhythm..The smile on my face, as I connected back in time..(or was it the f

Summer Solstice Haiku

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10 things you probably didn't know about me

1. I love dancing to Heavy Metal music.. the "groovy" kind; melodic,bass-driven and hard. 2. I don't text. (things change..and out of convenience I do text now!!!) 3. I think Tattoos are very sexy. My Husband has lots of them. 4. I don't have any tattoos! My Husband loves my "milky-white skin", go figure! 5. In my early 20s I owned an orange Harley. I sold it to pay for a big, beautiful, paved driveway, and Doula Services for my second child. 6. I talk to my garden plants. I apologize alot for pruning..and whisper how beautiful they are 7. I have a special tree-friend.. He's the strong, silent type. 8. I have very vivid dreams, and I'm not always myself in my dreams. 9. I gave up coffee. and gluten. and sugar. and dairy. 10. I don't like TV..but I like a few cartoons; Metalocolypse, Regular Show, and Adventure time and True Blood..Which is not actually a cartoon, but pretty close to it.