Searching for Direction & Purpose in Life's Sea of Opportunities
Five years ago today I suffered the injury that ended my dancing career. I remember the training session well. Kurt and I weren't meeting that day; I went to the studio by myself to practice. I was going through my special playlist of two songs for each of the 10 dances. Once the playlist was over,… Continue reading What I learned from dance
One of my all-time favorite ad slogans comes from IKEA (Can you believe I remember who the ad was for?). In the ad, a woman is assembling a dresser all by herself for her new place. The narrator, an older African American woman, said that someday the woman "would find a man ... or a… Continue reading I Don’t Judge
This weekend Kurt and his dance partner will represent Diversity Dancesport in Oakland at the April Follies dance competition. Last year I joined them and took pictures (If you'd like you can watch some of the videos). Being around the dance scene (and the memories it brought back) was bitter sweet. Suddenly, in my mind I… Continue reading April Follies
In thinking back to my knee surgery, it really got me thinking of the importance of friendships. The things we will do for our friends: I've cleaned houses, brought over food to the sick, made ridiculously early or late airport runs, and ran errands as a social activity. I've never considered any of those occasions… Continue reading Get By With a Little Help From My Friends
In my post about the 18/40/60 rule, I came to the realization that I had been perceiving my attempts to learn a new skill as making a fool of myself. I thought about that for a good while after writing the post. Turns out, that wasn’t the first time I’d made that realization. It was… Continue reading Flashback – Finding Inner Strength
Grown Up, Now What? 