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I would say that life is full of opportunities every single day in the cracks and crevices of interaction. Even if you are alone. Simply trusting what is arising within the moment and not holding back is a key. However, one underlying characteristic you must possess is that you don’t mind at all being silly, “out of step”, different from the mainstream around you, and most probably looked at by others in the vicinity. …”
Category: Artistry of Aging, AuthenticityTags: Aging, Artistry of Aging, Conscious Aging, Elder Artistry, Finding Humor in Everyday Life, Improvisational Humor, Mickey Mouse Club, Wildly Free Elder
Emotion Is Energy In Motion
“We are taught by our respective cultures, and often our family of origin, not to fall apart. For both women and men. If we are fortunate we are allowed to do so as a child growing up. We are told that our very survival depends on holding it all together, protecting our hearts and not showing the fullness of who we are. But what if that is not true at all?:
Category: Artistry of Aging, AuthenticityTags: Acceptance With Compassion, Aging, Antoinette Pienaar, Artistry of Aging, Conscious Aging, Elder Artistry, Elderhood, Energy In Motion, Finding wholeness, Green Renaissance, Theefontein South Africa, Wildly Free Elder
“I first had to delete the word perfection from my vocabulary. Perhaps the better word for realigning myself with spirit is excellence. Maybe excellence was what I was striving to attain all along. Personal excellence also invites us into ongoing relationships in which we express the best of who we are. There is nothing to prove….”
Category: Authenticity, Conscious AgingTags: Albert Einstein, Aligning With Spirit, Artistry of Aging, Conscious Aging, Diana Turner-Forte, Elder Artistry, Elder Wisdom, Excellence, Finding wholeness, Myth of Perfection, Wildly Free Elder
Life As An Artistic Expression
Posted on January 16, 2022 by Gaye Abbott
“I sit here contemplating a human lifetime. One single embodied lifetime we are gifted with through our parents, the lineage that came before them, and the overall mystery of life. What I have come to in this moment is that all is a matter of perspective – what lens we choose to see through. Whether we march to the tune of the cultural narrative around us, are controlled by our race, religion, family of origin or gender – or free ourselves to ride the wave of becoming, trusting that very unfolding in every single moment possible no matter the barriers in our way.”
Category: Aging, AuthenticityTags: Aging, Alvin Ailey, American Dance Theater, Artistic Expression, Artistry of Aging, Creative Life, Elder Artistry, Green Renaissance, Living in the Present Moment, Wildly Free Elder
DAY 28: A Simple “Lick of Affection”
Posted on December 28, 2021 by Gaye Abbott
“And so it was that I took myself out to the N.Carolina Arboretum to hike the trails and commune with nature. The joy and laughter that I was to write about each day alluded me. Feeling lonely and somehow disconnected I put on my backpack to hike the trail down to Bent Creek and started the walk to the trailhead. Coming towards me was….”
Category: Authenticity, Conscious AgingTags: Affection, Bent Creek N. Carolina, Conscious Aging, Elderhood, Healing Affection of Dogs, N Carolina Arboretum, Natures Medicine, natures rhythms, Wildly Free Elder
DAY 25: Come Out and Play!
Posted on December 25, 2021 by Gaye Abbott
“”Play is a beautiful, creative and powerful part of who we are. In this fun and inspiring video, you will be joyously reminded of the deeper purpose and gift of play. Watch how people express their playful spirit, and learn how play connects us to our Self, the heart of children, and the larger interplay of life.” Vince Gowmon
Category: Artistry of Aging, AuthenticityTags: Artistry of Aging, Elder Play, Elderhood, Improv Play, Staying Playful, Vince Gowmon, Wildly Free Elder
DAY 23: Bare Limb Wild Dance
Posted on December 23, 2021 by Gaye Abbott
“Having spent most of my life with palm trees in Southern California or evergreens of some sort in Northern California the bare limb Winter hardwoods of Western N. Carolina are bewitching me. Have you ever just taken a walk to be with nature in such a way that you became part of the wild dance?”
Category: Artistry of Aging, AuthenticityTags: Artistry of Aging, Contact Improv, Dance of Life, Ecstatic Dance, Elder Artistry, Elderhood, Hardwoods of Western N. Carolina, Nature Park Weaverville, Wild Dance, Wildly Free Elder
DAY 21: Spontaneous Laughter and Kindness
Posted on December 21, 2021 by Gaye Abbott
“The holidays can be a slippery slope. As we honor Winter Solstice today, the darkest day of the year, we are aware that it also marks crossing over the threshold to a very gradual return to more light each day.Starting the day with candles lit watching the sunrise over the mountains I was suddenly awash with emotions…..”
Category: Artistry of Aging, AuthenticityTags: Artistry of Aging, Elder Artistry, Sharing Laughter, Simple Human Kindness, Wildly Free Elder, Winter Solstice
DAY 10: Presence of Being
Posted on December 10, 2021 by Gaye Abbott
“If you’re going through a painful time in your life, know that it is never worthless. These tough times teach you to see possibilities that you would never have fathomed in the comfortable moments.”
Category: Authenticity, Conscious AgingTags: Conscious Aging, Elder Wisdom, Finding wholeness, Gratitude, Green Renaissance, Resilience
DAY 7: Life Is Full of Treasure
Posted on December 7, 2021 by Gaye Abbott
“Curiosity, play, willingness to show up as authentically yourself in the moment, living in love and gratitude, creative artistry simply for the pleasure of it, seeing the abundance of beauty and treasure in your everyday life….that is what Julie Khyl speaks to in the short Green Renaissance video below. ”
Category: Authenticity, beauty of agingTags: Artistry of Aging, beauty of aging, Elder Artistry, Green Renaissance, Treasuring Life Moments, Wildly Free Elder