"If I could cause these thoughts to come, to stand on this paper, I could read what I mean. May I? May I?" --Karen Peris

Monday, December 28, 2009

Salsa dancing: a metaphor for my life

I look at my feet too much.

Of course, I look at my feet to keep the distance between me and my often semi-creepy partner, but I also do so because I am afraid to make a misstep.

I am terrible at following.

I understand that following your partner is as simple as responding to the push or pull of their arms, but I try to anticipate what they are going to do, and therefore get ahead of myself.

Here's to embracing a practice that exposes my inadequacies and requires me to let go of my self-consciousness.

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