Hey, how are you doing? Thought you might like this Japanese Funk and Soul on Vinyl (Late 70’s, early 80’s.). I thought it might be fun to dance to–youtube showed it to me. Thank you, algorithm! Yes, I was right. It was fun to dance to. I like that the music was very new to… Read More »
“I feel like dancing in a new way,” I told Ming. He was driving us home. He’d just grocery shopped, while I walked in parking lots, looking at trash and dumpsters, as I am wont to do. “Dancing in a new way, like how?” he asked. “With my ass,” I said. I imagined dancing and… Read More »
Lately I’m enjoying sending to a few friends the art that I had on my ofrenda, for Day of the Dead. Feels like a great way to disperse the energy. And I hope the friends enjoy the art. I don’t need to keep that powerful, potent stuff around. Glad to spread joy to the world.… Read More »
I made a new ecstatic dance video. A friend asked me how I can dance in public, so I made this video to answer her question. Felt great to talk about some of my favorite topics: choosing my values, dance ministry, creating the world I want to live in, shedding shame, fat validity, being a… Read More »
Hello, esteemed reader. It’s been a lil bit since I gratitude journaled here. But Ming and I have an attitude of gratitude–we gratitude journal together out loud every day, sometimes twice a day, often while we’re taking a walk. Here we go! fall I’m grateful for fall weather, being able to go outside whenever I… Read More »
I had a headache that lasted five days, off and on. One afternoon I was lying in bed in the half-dark–I was in so much pain. All I could do was hold my head and talk to myself. “You’re ok, Laura-Marie. I have faith in you. I believe in you,” over and over, hundreds of… Read More »
Oh hey, I’m doing a detox, suffering from withdrawal from a part of my life I need to leave behind. I need two weeks and I will feel better. As for now, it’s time to feel like puking. This art I already partly showed you is here above my desk where I can look at… Read More »
Hey, I’ve been thinking about sacred rage. I had a friend who hated his coworker for her taste in music–insipid, bland. Well, maybe he hated her for other reasons, but her taste in music sealed the deal. I listen to chill music, but I can listen to angry music too. When I was a teenager,… Read More »
“Hey, honey,” I said to Ming. “What if we danced in a vacant lot. And then a bunch of other people started dancing in the vacant lot too. And it turned into a dance park.” “Mmm,” Ming said. “Yeah! Wouldn’t that be cool?” I imagined we put in a good dance surface, like the springy… Read More »
I danced at the park for 43 minutes yesteray. I turned my phone into a hot spot, let my computer play my favorite dance music, turned on my bluetooth headphones, and gave my body permission. Yes, park dance! Wow, it was amazing. I got some sun. Never danced with geese before. They were pretty chill–they… Read More »