WILDLY FREE ELDER
The Artistry of Aging
Tag: Elder Artistry
Surrendering Into the Dance of Life
“It happened in a state of complete surrender as my body fell backwards without any fear into the waiting arms of another behind me. Awakening from this dream of last night I was immediately immersed in memories of the many years I spent in the free form dance (ecstatic dance/contact improv/partner dance improv) communities of wherever I happened to be living.”
Just One Day
“Watching the sunrise with orange tinting the sky over the Blue Ridge Mountains from my bedroom window, where I sit warm beneath a comforter, I realize that sunrises are more significant than they used to be. More beautiful and precious. The sound of geese flying overhead now contribute their presence. I smile.”
The Wisdom of Not Knowing
“As this year soon comes to an end we enter the holidays – a time of year that is ripe for magic, connection, laughter and play. If we could only let go of needing to “know”, embrace a genuine sense of uncertainty, and see through the eyes and perceptions of a child – or a dog….”
Embracing Life’s Beauty Just As It Is
“For most of us there have been – and will be – challenges in our lives that simply take away our ability to see and embrace beauty in any given moment….and to be unerringly grateful for it. We may lose our way for a time.
These moments of perceived beauty can be a potential light in the darkness we find ourselves in….”
Elder Muse/Day 31: Being The Spark
“This morning the video that you will find below inspired me to complete this series of Elder Muse postings on “Being the Spark”. Being the spark no matter what age you are.
I believe that as elders we have decades of experiences and wisdom to become the spark that could potentially ignite something as Payton McGriff did with SHE (Style Her Empowered).”
Elder Muse/Day 29: How Are You, Really?
“When something is out of balance whether in our bodies/minds/emotions, social injustice, or in our environment, the first remedies or solutions that come to mind are to treat the symptoms or to ignore it all together hoping it will simply go away…”
Elder Muse/Day 27: To Be In Awe
“Reclaiming our sense of wonder in the everyday, ordinary moments of life” is something that often happens to us as we reach elderhood. Capturing that sense of awe that was a given for many of us when we were a child is now our precious gift in the latter years of life.
Elder Muse/Day 25: The Importance of Feeling Seen
“What if every time we went out into the world we saw everyone we came in contact with, even passing by, as an opportunity to connect?
Actually this is our superpower, and also a powerful remedy for what ails our world right now.”
Elder Muse/Day 20:Paying Attention
“The adolescent bear scampered down the tree and broke into a run down the road with the doggie I am caring for running as fast as she could after it. She gave it a good doggie try but black bears can run up to 35 MPH so there was no doubt who would win the race…”
Elder Muse/Day 19: A Village of Elders
“Throughout most of my life the elders in my village were honored and respected. Without them the community would not have substance or grounding. Vision or wisdom. Rites of passage for the young, or awareness of the life beyond this one.
We were the chosen ones….”
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