I have danced since I was really little, and it's been a passion that has dedicated me to the studio ever since. Dance studios have become ever so familiar, as they do for all dancers. The familiar barre, the floor, the mirrors that nobody likes because they always feel to big. (oy vey!) The familiar plie, jete, grand allegro...
Like it does for many who make this a lifestyle, dance in general has become very familiar... However, with me and my adventurous spirit, I get easily bored with familiar. So what do you do when you get bored with what you have dedicated so much time to and still love?
Before answering that question, I'm going to state my opinion. Becoming bored with the familiar is not a bad thing: I think it's a process many go through before the beginning of something. Like for me, it has challenged me to do something about it by thinking bigger! By thinking bigger I'm in the process of re-shaping a few things about my dance lifestyle. I'm going to get unfamiliar. Build something new: combine something. Do something strange and unexpected. Use resources and pull together different things to create a new style.
What are your thoughts? Have you ever become bored with the familiarity of your art form? Have you ever experienced boredom that in the end broke you out of a box into something fresh and new?
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Thursday, July 15, 2010
Saturday, January 2, 2010
No Mountain Is Too High...
Pioneering. Adventure. The Unknown.
"Just remember, for the pioneer, life is an adventure
and the path is unknown. But for those with a passion
for their dreams, no mountain is too high."
Quotation by Skip Yowell, co-founder of JanSport. I am currently reading through his book called "The Hippie Guide to Climbing the Corporate Ladder and Other Mountains". Basically, the book is a true recounting of how Skip and his hippie friends with no business experience pioneered one of the world's leading brands of the outdoor industry. I find the book quite groovy, in several aspects. It is an inspiration. They let nothing stop them from chasing after the dream they had. They had humble beginnings, but determination put them where they are now. In 2007, JanSport celebrated their 40th anniversary as a great company.
Goes to show that cool things do happen when we step out and push towards our goals (and believe that God can do all things). Sometimes the world may laugh and think that we're crazy, but with God no mountain is too high. He works out of the norm. How cool is it that He can be so unexpected?
"Just remember, for the pioneer, life is an adventure
and the path is unknown. But for those with a passion
for their dreams, no mountain is too high."
Quotation by Skip Yowell, co-founder of JanSport. I am currently reading through his book called "The Hippie Guide to Climbing the Corporate Ladder and Other Mountains". Basically, the book is a true recounting of how Skip and his hippie friends with no business experience pioneered one of the world's leading brands of the outdoor industry. I find the book quite groovy, in several aspects. It is an inspiration. They let nothing stop them from chasing after the dream they had. They had humble beginnings, but determination put them where they are now. In 2007, JanSport celebrated their 40th anniversary as a great company.
Goes to show that cool things do happen when we step out and push towards our goals (and believe that God can do all things). Sometimes the world may laugh and think that we're crazy, but with God no mountain is too high. He works out of the norm. How cool is it that He can be so unexpected?
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