“It is music that dances the dancer.
There individual and the music no longer exist,
there is only the dance.”
_Rolando Toro Araneda
We stand frozen. Not daring to move until every last movement has been planned. Our head takes over. The mind works overtime. And we wonder why life is passing us by.
We never stop the dance to plan our next move. Each movement arises out of the previous one. Each step and gesture are an elaboration of what has come before. When we let go into the dance then it flows. We find our body knows where to go. We find our arms, legs, and torso find their own harmony and balance. These moments of physical flow are a doorway to feeling the free flow not only of our emotions but also of life itself.
Who is dancing our dance when we let go of all control? Who is creating our dance when we stop overthinking? Of course, it is still us. But it is an ‘us’ that is much bigger than the view we hold about ourselves. It is an ‘us’ freed from the shackles of littleness. It is an ‘us’ that is expansive, whole, and totally integrated. When we dance in the magical moment of pure presence, without any consideration, judgment of self, or expectation of outcome, we become the dance. In these moments it feels as if the dance is being channeled through us.
The dance of life can also be exactly the same. Living in the present. Responding and moving from a position of here-now is a powerful creative act. We don’t always have to have a blueprint. Life too can unfold like a dance. Life too can be in harmony and balance when we take the lessons we experienced in our dance and apply them out there in ‘real’ life.
_Christos Daskalakos
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