good days have bad moments and bad days have good
moments. we cannot control what moments
imprint on our memory chip… or can we?
taking the time to reflect, remember and objectify an
experience or period of time in your life is necessary- whether the process
lasts a few minutes or a few months- heck, maybe even a few years (I know I
have a few of these). doing this allows
us to learn from our mistakes- remember ‘what worked’, and grow to not repeat –
unless of course, we intend to.
my mind, as i’ve learned over the years, likes to “sit” on
something- especially when there is a goodbye/”see you later” shift taking
place. one can “sit” on a memory- good or bad, for years and reevaluate it over
and over again- at some subconscious predetermined point in that process our
computer (brain) finally decides in conjunction with our emotions to “let go”
of that memory. the “letting go” often
means that the time between revisiting the memory increases, this time period
varies (days, weeks, months, years) based on a particular memory. BUT the
“goodness” or “badness” of that memory is not necessarily inversely related to
the amount of time between revisiting it…..sometimes i wish it was.
“in mind”, is a solo work. i knew as this work developed that as much as
i enjoy setting work on dancers, i needed to get on the horse- and there would
be a therapeutic benefit to allowing myself to ride it . “in mind” is about the
time period of “letting go”/saying “farewell” to a situation/experience/memory
that you know is in your best interest to part ways with. this “letting go” is bittersweet, but you
know it is time. the dancer emerges from
darkness walking backwards, as the body unfolds we hear their story- once all
is said, the dancer walks away from you, into the darkness- and onward to the
next place in life.
developing and performing this work helped in “letting go”,
and beyond my conscious control- the time period between revisiting this memory
has increased.
"The portal of
healing and creativity always takes us into the realm of the spirit."
Angeles Arrien
-tara
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