Sunday, August 17, 2008
Alice Found The Rabbit Hole Before She Found Tango
One whom I can only guess as a “Tango Purist” recently criticized me, rather harshly, for the content of this blog.
Today I smiled when it occurred to me that the critic was indeed correct in one particular observation within what could be viewed in it's entirety as a laundry list rant.
I wanted to remove the comment, which contains hateful slurs and profanity, just as I would help paint over graffiti on the side of my local community center.
I felt that it does not serve us to see messages of sarcasm and hate when they are already so available to us each night on the evening news and in other forms in daily life.
Then, a teacher I respect a great deal made another comment which taught me a valuable lesson about bringing light into the shadows so we can illuminate our differences, and hopefully rise above personal agenda to embrace one another in all of our human-foible-glory.
My intention here is to promote and inspire healing, growth, love, insight, acceptance, connection, humor, and love... "The Greatest is Love."
This blog is not as much about Tango itself, as it is about one woman’s observations of life through an individual lens, strongly colored by loves of philosophy, various wisdom traditions, psychology, relationships, and Argentine Tango with the metaphors it reveals about living and personal growth.
“Tango Down The Rabbit Hole” is as much about Tango as “The Legend of Bagger Vance” is about golf; that's the point... see?
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It’s tough for me to say when this venture began since it feels as if it began centuries ago. From John 1:1-2 of The New Testament of The Bible, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.”
Whenever this journey Down The Rabbit Hole began for me, one stop along the way, before I’d even heard of Argentine Tango, was at a lovely space called The Center For Positive Living in Charlotte, NC.
One evening I had the opportunity to share some thoughts about this and that in a lovely exchange with one of the most Gracious audiences I’ve ever met.
Here is a small snippet from that evening. I hope you enjoy it.
Love,
Leela
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2 comments:
BRAVO! That was an amazing presentation. You are awesome! There is much I can learn from you.
And I admire your purpose in creating this blog. I am also happy to see a fellow traveler in this journey towards spreading the greatest form of love (AGAPE). For what greater reason is there for doing anything at all? And what greater reward can we receive in return?
Journey on.
J.
"Trust in the energy that you've been given, in order to place yourself in a comfortable position, with one foot on land and the other on water."
Thank you, J.!
My brotha from anotha motha!!
Wow. It's amazing how encouraging words can elevate our energy and help focus our intention.
Your support is SO much appreciated.
I have much to learn from you as well. I see you as wise beyond your years! And, of course, as a Tango teacher, you are top notch!
I'm intending to do more Spoken Word performances in Portland, somewhere in the midst of Tango, Work, the Dog, Love, etc.
Live is Good!!!
Peace.
L
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