The body says what words cannot.
Martha GrahamRead
What people in the world think of you is really none of your business.
Interpretation
It's essential to prioritize your own self-perception over the opinions others have of you.
This quote by Martha Graham emphasizes the importance of self-acceptance and the idea that external judgments should not dictate your sense of self-worth. It suggests that focusing on what others think can lead to unnecessary anxiety and distract from personal growth and authenticity.
In practice
During a motivational workshop about self-esteem.
The body says what words cannot.
Nobody cares if you can't dance well.
Movement never lies. It is a barometer telling the state of the soul's weather to all who can read it.
No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a strange, divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others.
The body is your instrument in dance, but your art is outside that creature, the body.
There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique, and if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium, and be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is, not how it compares with other expression. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open.
The biggest misconception about work is that you need to spend the majority of your time doing it.
Always keep your foes confused. If they are never certain who you are or what you want, they cannot know what you are like to do next.
Nor deem the irrevocable Past _x000D_ As wholly wasted, wholly vain, _x000D_ If, rising on its wrecks, at last _x000D_ To something nobler we attain.
To be unforgiving is like to drink poison and wait for someone else to die!! Rev. TD Jakes (have I said how much I love ya!)
Good morning, daddy! Ain't you heard The boogie-woogie rumble Of a dream deferred? β’ β’ β’ β’ You think It's a happy beat?
It is not your role to make others happy, it is your role to keep yourself in balance. When you pay attention to how you feel and practice self-empowering thoughts that align with who you really are, you will offer an example of thriving that will be of tremendous value to those who have the benefit of observing you.
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