A Marvelous Moondance August 12, 2011
Posted by nrhatch in Art & Photography, Music & Dance, Poetry.trackback
Life flows from horizon to horizon, rarely revealing the time remaining. Are we nearing the end of our journey . . . or do we have miles to go before we sleep? Left in the dark, we embrace that truth, and begin to dance.
Life is uncertain
Death needs no invitation
Don’t postpone your dreams
We each have a niche
that we alone can access
. . . don’t settle for less
Paint, dance, write, sing, soar
Reveal your essence and core
Let the world know you
Let your spirit fly
without fear ~ a marvelous
moondance in the wings
Today’s featured Artist, Barbara Hines, is an environmentalist known for her whimsical heart-felt depictions of Anna Maria Island.
Her paintings reflect her sense of humor, her love of nature, and her respect for creatures, great and small.
For a more complete bio: Barbara Hines ~ About the Artist
On with the dance . . .
Quote: And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud, was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ~ Anais Nin
No rules. Just write!
Related posts: Anywhere Is * Do What You Love (Dr. Alisa Cooper)
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Spirit Lights The Way 
Sun… or moondance, enjoy each day to the fullest. Love Anais Nin quote, Nancy.
Have a FAB Friday, Denise. So glad that you’re back on your feet again. 🙂
Katherine loves this song!
And it’s almost a FULL moon!
And it’s Friday!
After dinner, mix up some FAB concoction, put on some Van Morrison, and enjoy this marvelous night for a moondance.
Oh yes, dance under the stars, you never know the trees might just dance with you…enjoy every moment!
There are times when the moon and starlight hit the trees just right and they dance along with me. 😀
Wonderful post and excellent toe-tapping song!!
Really cheered up my day, Nancy!
Thank you for that!
*#*
Excellent! It’s Friday . . . time for a bit of toe tapping!
I’ve always loved that song. I want to dance in the moon tonight!
And it’s almost a full moon . . . perfect for weaving some magic.
Tomorrow night is the final bonfire for the theater, and a full moon. Music, magic, and dance will be in the air.
Ooh . . . that sounds awesome!
Absorb the magic into every fiber of your being.
Aah . . . that’s better.
That song is stuck in my head now 🙂
Better this song than “the wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round.” 😉
[…] you to Nancy, Spirit Lights the Way for her post today….that inspires me and reminds me […]
ohhhhh…..thank you…such a wonderful post and reminder…it inspired me to add my own dance… a “fairy dance” … to my own spot….and so, full moon, meteor showers…a perfect time to let our “spirits fly without fear”…”a marvelous moondance” indeed…. : )
Awesome! I’ll keep my eyes open for meteors while I dance! Can’t wait to check out your fairy dance. 😀
dance while you can, tomorrow could bring anything
Exactly! Tomorrow may be too late . . . LIVE today.
Van came to mind the minute I saw your title, Nancy. I sang with him through many road trips around my Province during my business days. Sometimes I wheel danced. Sometimes I harmonized so creatively that I was certain he needed me as back-up! 😀
Love his jazzy bluesy style. Great for “wheel dancing” and harmonizing. 😎
And all the niiiights magic seems to whisper and hush…
I love Van Morrison!!
He rocks! Perfect for a moonlit dance under the stars. 😀
Sieze the day….I can never hear it too often….
Just in time for the weekend, eh? We are here and the time is now . . . what else is there?
We all have to remember that” later is now.”
I *blinked* and now my nieces and nephews are starting to head off to college. Just yesterday they were playing in the sandbox and having tea parties.
i like to dance…in mind and spirit and body…every chance i get. am living every moment…as though it were…my first. 🙂
When we’re living fully from the core of our being, joy spills forth . . . unconfined.
‘Don’t postpone your dreams’ is some of the best advice I’ve ever read.
What I’ve found ~ if we start taking active steps toward a dream, either our excitement builds or . . . we lose interest entirely.
In the latter case, I expect it’s because we “adopted” someone else’s dream for us with no true enthusiasm for it. 😉
Absolutely, let’s dance! Love the images 😀
Last night, I went out to see if I could dance under the Perseids . . . but the full moon lit the night sky so much that few stars were visible.
One of my all time favorite tunes! I shall be singing it all day tomorrow now.
Your comment made me glad that singing to ourselves is considered “fair use” . . . not subject to royalty payments to the artist.
I would be broke if I had to pay the songwriters for all the songs I’ve sung! 😀
Pinned above my computer:
‘Work like you don’t need money.
Love like you’ve never been hurt.
Dance like no one’s watching.
Don’t be afraid that your life will end, be afraid that it will never begin.’
I don’t remember where I copied it from but I try to bear it in mind.
I love every word of that ~ if we aren’t careful, our fears increase the older we get . . . and we stop living life to the fullest.
Thanks, EB.
I love those dancing and singing birds… how delightful and funny. TY for sharing Barbara’s work… time, indeed , is fleeting. 🙂
Barbara’s work always puts a smile on my face. Dance on!