Being Your Own "Bad Guy"

Working for yourself means freedom, it means the luxury of choosing how to spend your time, it means being your own boss. It also means that you have a commitment to yourself and your ideas.

It happened.  I snapped.  I snapped at someone who really had very little to do with my issue.  But she triggered it, touched a sensitive nerve.  After I had been waiting in the reception area of my dentist’s office for 50 minutes, I approached her and asked if maybe I should come back another day if they are too busy.  I know she tried to squeeze me in to do me a favor, so that I could get someone to look at my tooth.
   “When do you need to leave?” she asked me.

Battery Power Low...

I just posted the following status to my Facebook:

"battery power low... #GabrielasUSTour"

And why share a not-so-positive status update, you might wonder? 

Elasticity

Duet with Sol at Gene Harding's Jam Session,
every Monday night at La Maison in New Orleans

Elasticity is

the middle ground between
strength and flexibility,
grounding and flight,
dreaming and living the reality of each day to day moment.

Elasticity is
the ability to be both
fluid and sturdy,
malleable and solid,
tough and soft all at the same time.

Support Gabriela's US Tour

Since April 12, 2012, I've been dancing and driving my way literally around the US.  This adventure truly could not be possible without the support of so many helping hands - offering places to stay, collaborating on events, providing me with tips, advice, and information, buying books, and even giving me extra gas money along the way.  

A To-DO List a Mile Long

I have a to-do list a mile long,

And longer.

And today I’m thankful for that –

for the long list of reasons to keep going,

for the long list of reasons to get up in the morning,

for being able to put things on this list myself.

And for being able to push my list aside when I need to.

Starting Strong! (Portland) - US Book & Tango Tour

I arrived directly to Elizabeth Wartluft's Beginner's Mind Practica in Portland - my pre-funk to the Norse Hall Milonga just a few blocks away.  Elizabeth creates such a warm, welcoming environment for dancers of all levels of experience - a beautiful place to begin my US Book & Tango Tour.

The Adventure Begins! (STP) - US Book & Tango Tour

On Thursday, April 12th, I took off from Seattle to Portland, my first stop.  Testing out my Personal Camera Crew and the ideas that Jolene (The Meeting Maximizer) gave me, I was able to take a picture of myself in the car...