the dance of observing

Sometimes in the dance I encounter "other" dances/dancers that push my buttons.

Whether they be singing (badly) at the top of their lungs, they smell like they haven't showered in a month or they're mashing/grinding their bodies on the floor like a couple of wild beasts they obviously feel safe enough to do their dance freedom to express

YES, the dance is about expression and also a metaphor for the Dance of life, weaving and dancing with different personalities, partners business relationships, the guy who cuts you off in traffic, the unhappy checker at the grocery store, your neighbor who plays his music too loud, the homeless guy asking for money, etc..

How do we dance with the many reflections in our lives that we encounter from moment to moment, day to day? Do you suck it up, see everyone as yourself just deal with it and process it internally maybe dance it out? Yes. AND Part of dancing is having a voice COMMUNICATION. And sometimes we just have to say "ya know what, that's not appropriate, you're in my space, would you turn it down or do it somewhere else"

Another HUGE part of the dance Is LISTENING. Not only listening to your self and your partner in a dance
but the WHOLE group. In community it's not just about YOU, it's about the community. How deep is the pod going and can we get there TOGETHER???

Now I know everyone comes to dance for different reasons, hey, some just like to watch but when we're talking about COMMUNITY spirit it's about inclusion not exclusion. We're all in this together. Ya know, sometimes there aren't any simple answers people will push our buttons, we'll speak or won't speak our truth, uncomfortable moments will occur, we'll encounter beautiful smelly loud sexy beasts on the floor, feelings will be hurt, hearts will be broken, toes will be stepped on
ahhh yes community.

So remember. "Dance like no one is watching and love like you've never been hurt" AND:

EVERYONE is watching and love hurts.                                                                                                                                    posted june 15th 2006 by anonymous

i found it hard to give myself permission to come dance with you
all...although i've been a 'dancer' most of my life...six months on
the mailing list...2 years after hearing about you...not enough
money...not enough time. i was afraid of........everything. the first
two times i showed up i cried and could hardly move...but you, all of
you, stood with me and through it.

and now i am here and it is the right time for this and i know it
deep within. thank you for preparing music just for me, saying words
that are just for me, and for holding such a safe place, for me. at
times this dance space feels like a little chemistry lab where i can
experiment with my relationship to my Self and others...it is so
microcosmic.

although i may open up slowly to those in this community, when i do,
it is with all of my heart. and i look forward to each moment of that.
love, andrea

                                                                                                                                      posted june 15th 2006 by andrea olson

It is an Honor and Blessing to have stumbled upon such fine folks, to have found myself dancing among free Spirits. Like kindred souls we dance our release and find out what we've always known...ecstasy is within every cell jumping and whirling and laughing and playing. I love you all for your perfect beauty and support you fully in your brilliance.

In spontaneous rapture
I fall in love
again and again
with my dearest friend,
Spirit within
May every step be in gratitude,
May every glance be received in Love,
May we always know our Divinity
and See for real who we truly are.
Om Nama shiva
Shanti Namaste
xoxoxoxoxoxox
In Divine Friendship,
Nianna Rose

                                                                                                                                       posted june 15th 2006 by nianna bray

Over the years I have seen the dance of my spirit move from "finding my source outside" ...looking for validation and some form of permission/ connection from "other... to a resounding sense of deepening.
It's not about meeting someone AT the dance anymore, its about meeting someone IN the dance... MYSELF.

Spiritweaves is a healing space of grace and flow where I feel safe enough to give myself permission to dance MY dance.. A place where I see myself in everyone. Weaving, spinning, twisting and turning...not getting stuck in old stories,patterns or attatchments...present in the moment...dancing weaving releasing deepening opening.

In the dance I am truly free
For,in the dance
I do not dance
the dance is dancing me


Thank you both for being in my life. With deepest gratitude

                                                                                                                                      posted june 12th 2006 by james murray