http://quietwatercourse.co.uk/2007/06/04/beauty-in-the-awkwardness/ Buddhism, Taoism, Technology and whatever else comes my way... Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:29:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://quietwatercourse.co.uk/2007/06/04/beauty-in-the-awkwardness/#comment-281 Alys Thu, 05 Jul 2007 21:47:25 +0000 http://quietwatercourse.co.uk/2007/06/04/beauty-in-the-awkwardness/#comment-281 in my field we preach stability, then mobility and then skill. From the initial awkwardness and stumbling to , in some cases, running or at least walking. Too often, people want to go straight to "skill" and skip the beginning and middle but I teach them the beauty in any and all movement, no matter how small and to rejoice in themselves and their accomplishments. I am really liking the idea of beauty and awkwardness being two sides of the same coin. Well said, and thank you. in my field we preach stability, then mobility and then skill. From the initial awkwardness and stumbling to , in some cases, running or at least walking. Too often, people want to go straight to “skill” and skip the beginning and middle but I teach them the beauty in any and all movement, no matter how small and to rejoice in themselves and their accomplishments. I am really liking the idea of beauty and awkwardness being two sides of the same coin. Well said, and thank you.

]]> http://quietwatercourse.co.uk/2007/06/04/beauty-in-the-awkwardness/#comment-223 Lewis Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:35:53 +0000 http://quietwatercourse.co.uk/2007/06/04/beauty-in-the-awkwardness/#comment-223 Ooo, that IS an interesting line of thought - that's wonderful example of duality, and of yin and yang, how very yin becomes yang and vice versa. Ooo, that IS an interesting line of thought - that’s wonderful example of duality, and of yin and yang, how very yin becomes yang and vice versa.

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