Intent

One of my favorite quotes is by Martha Graham:

“There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and there is only one of you in all time. This expression is unique, and if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium; and be lost. The world will not have it.

It is not your business to determine how good it is, nor how it compares with other expression. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You have to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open.

No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a queer, divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others.”


I've read that you "learn to write by writing...learn to love by loving...learn to cook by cooking..." and that all we can ever do is "start where we are". This is my attempt to start where I am….in order to move towards the nagging visions in my heart and mind. I'm not even sure how to do that with a blog - - but being here beckons me - - so I am going to "keep the channel open, stop questioning and just march on".

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

thoughts


I miss:

Living in CA and taking for granted walking on the beach every night, watching the sunset and hoping to spy a dolphin...

Being annoyed with Charity as she chatted during our entire hour and a half trek to Whidbey Island to take the ferry to Port Townsend to go to massage school...i am not a morning person...i could not understand why she wanted to talk in the morning...also, i am from the east coast and did not understand why she was being so nice, i thought she had something up her sleeve...now that she's 3000 miles away i'd be willing to put up with a little chatting

I like:

Pasta that is cooked el dente...if it is mushy just feed it to a baby or an old man who has lost all his teeth...but don't give it to me...i am Italian...i want my pasta to bite back when i sink my teeth into it...

Rainy days...because then i don't feel guilty if i want to read a book all day or never get out of my pj's...i like them better when someone spends them with me...also in their pj's...and possibly including building a fort in the living room...and then watching movies through a hole in the fort...

Safety is:

Hearing a mourning dove make it's call...

Music with a soulful or bluesy voice...like Mark Broussard, Amos Lee or Diana Krall...but mostly any music...unless it's hair band 80's music...that's good for other things...

I hope:

To meet the man God created for me...and to fall in love...and get married...and build a life together...i also hope there is such a man...

To accomplish something that has meaning before i die...something that is beyond myself and that requires great efforts of a community of people to achieve...and that leaves a positive impact in the world...and that can't happen unless there is a power greater than the sum of us helping us...

I am grateful for:

Friends & Family who give me more grace than i deserve...and love me more than i know how to take in...

Laughter...the silent laughter that cuts off your breathing and causes great tears to roll down your cheeks because it needs to escape somehow...the kind that embarrasses whoever you're with because it's loud and boisterous and draws attention...the deep, hearty chuckle...the kind that makes you fall off your chair and pee your pants a little bit...i love it all

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2 comments:

Unknown said...

Waw !!! Superbe picture !!!

Stéphan (aka dante21 on redbubble)

December 20, 2009 at 3:05 AM
Unnamed Author. said...

Aw, Stephan...thank you! And...thank you for taking a look. :)
See you in the bubble.

December 20, 2009 at 10:15 AM

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