"Some people are more certain of everything than I am of anything."

Robert Rubin

It’s pretty obvious: I’m an introvert. It has a cost. The world around me tends to ignore me; it’s just too loud and moves too fast. I guess I’d have to raise my voice.

"Anyone who acts without paying attention to what he is doing is wasting his life.”

Nadia Boulanger

Boulanger taught her brilliant students (some of the most prominent composers of the 20th century) to pay attention. She thought of it as the most valuable part of her teachings.

I believe it applies to you and me, not just to world-famous composers. 

I teach my students to pay attention to themselves in movement. It’s a major tool in being present and able to learn and improve.

Take a few moments to do this exercise in attention with me.

"Be sure your intention is clearly present in your movement.

The movement organises itself when your intention is clear."​

Moshe Feldenkrais

A little about what it means to have a clear intention, with a short Mindful Movement exploration, Feldenkrais style, to demonstrate it.

"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better."

Maya Angelou

The deep meaning I’m getting from today’s quote is this:

What I’m doing today is good enough. Tomorrow I’ll do better, which doesn’t mean that what I did today was too little.

If you know what you are doing, you can do what you want.

You must keep learning to maintain a young mind, but also, what you learn must be meaningful for you. It must serve a purpose.

"What we pay attention to is actually a choice."

Jeff Warren

I had to calm my monkey mind a bit to start having that choice. I find it easier to direct my attention to myself in movement.

"Anything new is accomplished by unqualified people".

James Clear

When you're doing something you've never done before, you're not qualified. Not yet. That's how great new things come to life. Always by unqualified people.

"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom."

- Viktor E Frankl

Your Weekly Quote #1

Robert Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance