The 'HELLO' lesson

I want to share with you the main lesson I learned at the last festival I went.

I was probably in a good mood and I dared to say HELLO to everybody I wanted to.

I was really blown away by the result.

The people who are famous and good at their job are in fact people just like every one of us. They feel awkward and out of place many times, too. They were very happy to return my hello and more. They trained all life and sometimes are eager to share their knowledge. They are open minded and want to meet interesting people, too.  

I am always trying to teach others the little I know, too. And I try to make them feel good, because this is why we dance. This time I noticed something new. People who were beginners were looking at me first with fear and distrust. But, after some time, they changed totally. They trusted me, came to dance with me and so on.

As you can see, the main conclusion is, that all people want to teach or learn, we only have to say HELLO!

Because, as a great dancer thought us,

We are all united by our first love...DANCE!  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CW6-uvwoJM&list=RD1CW6-uvwoJM#t=31

Josè Francisco Rodriguez:

Dansul pentru mine

Ce a fost dansul pentru mine?

A fost ca atunci când găseşti dragostea.

Dragostea cu năbădăi.

Şi te desparţi de multe ori, şi schimbi şcoala, pantofii, şi tot ce se mai poate.

Şi ţipi unul la altul că eşti cel mai prost, că toată lumea ne-a luat-o înainte, că nu mai poţi şi că s-a terminat.

Numai pentru a face o pauză mică şi a te întoarce, cu coada între picioare, acolo unde aparţii.

Ca dragostea aia oarbă, când toată realitatea spune NU, doar sufletul spune DA.

Şi ca un animal care ţii cu dinţii de speranţă, aşteptând CEVA.

Aşteptând TALENTUL, evoluţia, miracolul, orice.

Ştiind, cum ştii într-o dragoste mare, că nu ai altceva de făcut pe lume, decât asta.

 

 

Dance therapy-my method

My steps in dance therapy:

1 .     Listen to all kind of music. Select the music you like.

2 .     Listen to the music you like with your eyes closed.

3 .     When it is time, when your body feels like it, get up (still keeping your eyes closed)

4 .     Allow your body to do whatever it feels like doing while listening to music.

5 .      Now, what you are doing is your dance. You do not need timing, steps, and lessons (unless you want them).  You will love the music, feel the music. Your body will express the music, the feeling. That’s all! Now ... you are dancing!

Every one of us has inside a dance, music, some clothes to fit those. And what we end up finding is...ourselves.

Maybe you find a passionate tango dancer, a rebel rocker, a seductive belly dancer, a joyful salsa dancer, a conqueror flamenco dancer, and so on.

Maybe you are all, maybe you are one, and maybe you are few.

Maybe you are in one mood today, and in another tomorrow.

Maybe you are a rocker this year, a delicate ballerina next year.

I enjoyed the process of discovering my dances.

I had a big "A-HA" finding out parts of dancing I loved.

I understood important things about myself.

Things which many times have been unclear.

Things which a whole life of experience, study, people, have not unveiled.

And it was nice to finally meet...myself!

Grade yourself!

Today I had one last economy exam.

I realized we should give ourselves grades.

We are the only ones who can really judge our performance.

I was never an A student in school.

Yet, I give myself an A.

I give myself an A because I was focused on the study and made it the central point of my life for a while.

I give myself an A because I learned during the test, not only gave my answers.

I did not know the problems exactly, but I figured them out.

I even learned and understood things while the exam.

I give myself an A because I was interested in the practical application of the exam, not only to learn some formulas or definitions.

I give myself an A because I am starting to be calmer during exams.

I give myself an A because at the spoken part I was able to keep my emotions under control, too.

Only you can know how much time you had to prepare for it. How much you used your own brain or other sources for it.

Only you know how many children you had at home needing your attention at the same time.

Only you know what you knew at the beginning and how much you know now.
Only you know how much you really fought for the exam or how much you were just lucky.

Only you can really grade yourself!

Now, Cătălina, you are finally ready to become an A+ student in... life!

Congratulations :)