tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post158747828086122299..comments2023-09-08T09:45:10.235-04:00Comments on Coffee With Hallelujah: Some Good Sacred Memory Is a Saving Grace: Using InterPlay to collaborate, dance, healRuth Schowalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03106140875246572230noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-68135560106783301332014-05-06T10:53:21.911-04:002014-05-06T10:53:21.911-04:00Dear Lunkhead, you seem to know a lot about the he...Dear Lunkhead, you seem to know a lot about the healing properties of dance. Do you dance? <br /><br />I cherish your story about your Gramps. Thank you so much for sharing.<br />Ruth Schowalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106140875246572230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-71378832641058947502014-05-06T10:52:25.875-04:002014-05-06T10:52:25.875-04:00Dear Lynn, I am inhaling your words! "Healing...Dear Lynn, I am inhaling your words! "Healing is possible." "Affirming the good within." "Trusting the process."<br /><br />I love it that our voices were perceived as one story. Your crafting this piece was just awesome, and I see the value of "Field."Ruth Schowalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106140875246572230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-50945767402954334332014-05-05T20:24:41.350-04:002014-05-05T20:24:41.350-04:00So glad you got to do this Ruth. Dance is an inter...So glad you got to do this Ruth. Dance is an interesting form of expression and is probably one of the most healing. It's serendipitous that you pose these questions today. On my way home from work I stopped at the grocery, bought some mini doughnuts. I was reminded of all the things Gramps used to put in his cereal for breakfast. He'd start with cereal, add any meat left over from the previous night's dinner, a crumbled piece of old doughnut, pour in some milk, add a teaspoon of mint jelly and top the whole thing off with a bit of wheat germ powder, I honestly believe that in some ways Gramps really enjoyed the Great Depression and his eating habits reflected it. Anyway, I have no idea how to turn that into a dance piece, but I will certainly honor Gramps memory by savouring my mini doughnuts,<br />Lunkheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00803668778733255049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-21606084085361150922014-05-05T17:53:14.369-04:002014-05-05T17:53:14.369-04:00It has become clearer to me that trusting the proc...It has become clearer to me that trusting the process, believing that no matter what healing is possible, and affirming the good within are essential mantras for me. What we brought as an offering was ourselves, the legacies.One surprise for me was men connected with the piece on a gut. At the feedback session the audience shared what they saw and how it made them feel. A male audience member comment about Ruth and I speaking with two voices, but becoming one person on stage will forever be in my memory. <br /><br />Ruth, your willingness made the work of creating this piece a joy. I tried to talk myself out of doing the solo, but the ancestors insisted, and your courage to risk it all kept me on track. Love you, my creative sister, LynnAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14054664328175788919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-5325590813330740722014-05-05T15:44:14.118-04:002014-05-05T15:44:14.118-04:00Darlene we should skype some time and we can dance...Darlene we should skype some time and we can dance together on behalf of our memories! Thank you for letting me know that you found value in the "play" that I did with Lynn in transforming the memories of our fathers into something richer, complex, and healing.Ruth Schowalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106140875246572230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-9078105869233682152014-05-05T10:11:27.808-04:002014-05-05T10:11:27.808-04:00Thank you Ruth for this insightful blog about the ...Thank you Ruth for this insightful blog about the 'dance' and what it is doing for your relationship with your father memories. It is going to be re read many times by me so I can gain some of that insight from you regarding the negative memories of my relationships with all members of my family...Perhaps it will bring some closer to things I want to put in the past for ever.Darlene Sperberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10842207296309478132noreply@blogger.com