A few years ago, at the beginning of the pandemic – that thing that everyone remembers but fewer people talk about now – I found myself in a new city. I had a safe place to stay, solid friends, and just enough stability to work on what needed to get done and what might be next. It was a soft landing in a tumultuous time, and I am grateful for everyone who helped me. There was just one thing that was missing: wood. This is a story of searching for tap dance floors and finding people.

Quick Links: Cats Paying Dues, Gregory Hines, Rising to the Tap, Identity Short Film, Tap Dance Notes.

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Taking the scope of talking notes at face value, I’ve invited Christian Harbin into the conversation. We discuss spiritual formation, creativity, and the nature of joy.

About Christian Harbin // Xndrsn D’Artist

Christian is self-taught in the disciplines of realism, abstract painting and digital art. Born and raised in Mobile, AL, he honed his love for music and art from a very young age. In 2019, he moved to New York City and, soon after, began working in hospitality, serving the homeless. He now pursues a budding career in fine arts, utilizing his influences of music and visual design. Having triumphed over years of depression through his art, he creates with the mission of sharing its joy and healing with the world.

Connect with Christian

Website: xndrsnart.com

IG: xndrsn_art

QUICK LINKS: Identity, Ray Angry and the Council of the Goldfinger, Dr. Brené Brown, Dallas Willard, The joy the Lord is your strength.

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In this week's note Andrew explore the idea of games, popularized by Simon Sinek, with an additional twist. How can shifting our attention to how we want to play a game change the way we show up in the games of work and life?

LINKS: Andrew's coaching servies, Simon Sinek.

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This week I explore the idea of the word, some of forms it takes, and differences inherent in each.

LINKS: Book of John

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Republishing this piece remembering Al Heyward, a cornerstone of the tap dance community in New York City. Not a dancer himself, but a key proponent of the craft.

Mentions: Florence Mills, Bert Williams, the Tap Legacy™ Foundation

Originally published at andrewnemr.com on April 2, 2020.

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Republishing this article here originally from May 4, 2020. Adding to the conversation around lament and the arts produced by the Veritas Forum.

Mentions: Veritas Forum's wonderful conversation, Makoto Fujimura (visual artist), Lecrae (musician), Alissa Wilkinson (writer), and Andy Crouch.

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This week I explore education theory, the Hero's Journey, individualism and communal formation. I share a little of what my early years with Savion Glover were like, too.

Mentions: Wonder (a new school),the Acton Academy, and The Book of Acts.

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In this episode a quote from Winston Churchill spawns an exploration of the ideas of safety, comfort, and change – especially as they apply to the process of spiritual formation.

Episode Links:

The Splendid and the Vile, by Erik Larson

Flipping Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

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This week I explore a way of looking at what happens when two people meet. If we envision each person as an entire world, maybe we will approach the encounter of another person differently.

• the idea of communal imagination • a workshop for teams •

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This week I explore the connection between anger and communal formation. Including ways around it, through it, and what it might look put it away.

• The Beatitudes• Sermon on the Mount (or hill)• Who citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven are• current religious law• Matthew 5:21-24 KJV• Book of Matthew, Chapter 18, (NKJV)• Anger is worth putting away •

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