War and Peace
#Micropoetry :6
Feel like sharing a blast from the past.
I wrote this as a self reflective piece, on what it is to be a teacher, trainer or educator and its varied perspectives in life and living.
There is always more than what meets the eye…
# Behind the scenes
When I say I am a Ballroom and Latin dance form trainer… there is this natural association with everything glamorous, high heels, fancy bare all clothes, svelte tanned bodies , hairdos and glitter, there is youth, shows and events galore, a fancy personal life filled with parties and a fabulous nightlife life may be .
Far from it is the truth, actually it’s so much more than just that, it’s about raising your conscious awareness in harmony and balance of the mind and body .
It’s about empowering your mind and heart with care and understanding of the relative nonverbal communication sensed through the medium of movement as patterns.
It’s about taking time to internalize at times complicated moves yet being able to be at ease with your own self so much that the strain of practice never shows.
It’s about making friends with your mental physical and spiritual body and creating a dimension of composure and gratitude for another to be inspired enough to want to learn from you.
It’s a huge responsibility, to make a connection with a human being and sustain it gratefully whether it is for a class a, a dance or a lifetime. Savvy Raj
It’s a huge juggling act more so, if you have other interests as well, professionally and even personally, being a mother, a wife, a daughter and most of all a free spirit. Its about understanding the perspective of the space in between all that you are and all that you want to be and managing your creative resources the best you can.
As one fine tunes the self to understand and accept the value of the pauses between our moves we reach to our potential heights gradually and learn to be at peace within and around us.
In the truest realm when we focus on any art form it’s about bringing discipline and dedication in every aspect of one‘s life , learning and growing all the way .In the journey that‘s ever enriching, with experiences that must be savored along the way.
Savvy Raj
Member International Dance Council
Every beat of the heart matters
Every heartfelt intention makes a difference.
Every moment of time is precious.
Every blissful heart knows!
Savvy Raj
Leave footprints of love if you must
On the sands of time in trust.
Eternal to all is time and nothing else
And sparking in the cosmos
we are all just wayfarers…
Savvy
Infinite is the truth of our being. And Life is to live …beyond just the existing!
Savvy
An Artwork by Savvy Raj
‘Interconnects’ An Artwork by Savvy Raj
A vision a verse by Savvy Raj
Thoughts may seem powered by their own momentum
A concentrated effort of combining thoughts
Perhaps connecting these dots
Is not a random exercise after all.
Add belief add faith
add trust, some hope
The power to choose one thought over another
Is the intentional shift called a conscious choice.
Savvy Raj
This above digital artwork Titled ‘Circles of thoughts:8 is a creative interpretation of encircling thoughts,
Presenting two micro poems one after another here.The verses that follow is the tenth part of my series of micro poems on interconnecting thoughts. Savvy
To be contd …
Related links to read more…
/https://savvyraj.com/circles-of-thoughts/1
/https://savvyraj.com/circle-of-thoughts-2/
https://savvyraj.com/2017/06/03/circle-of-thoughts-3
https://savvyraj.com/2017/06/06/circle-of-thoughts-4/
https://savvyraj.com/2017/06/08/circle-of-thoughts-5/
https://savvyraj.com/2017/06/08/circle-of-thoughts-6/
https://savvyraj.com/2017/06/08/circle-of-thoughts-7/
https://savvyraj.com/2017/06/17/circle-of-thoughts-8/
Also published on
https://medium.com/@savvyraj/circle-of-thoughts-91169f939c0b
#Micropoetry 1#tetrastich #visual verses
# Circleoflife #wisdom of change#A sense of it all#subtlety of consciousness #inside outside
Artwork by Savvy Raj
About the Author:
I stand here by my window looking outwards
In a house across the street are pairs of newly caged birds
Parrots , sparrows and some fancy exotic birds all in a single cage
I knew in that tiny contraption, they were filled with ultimate rage
Maybe their wings were cropped and space scarce
I have seen their movements change in due course
They’re a restless lot , their struggles relentless
But their desire to fly is boundless
To the owners, they are just beautiful pets
A sense of ownership , something to possess I guess
But to these birds, this is sheer hell
How in happiness would they possibly dwell?
Birds are natural dancers
And they are such graceful prancers
In fact everything alive is meant to move
To be nourished in frredom for it to grow
it was never meant to be still and stuck in tiny places
That is why God made this world so huge with expansive spaces
It was meant to fly free
It was meant to be.
It seeks fulfillment as it flies
Across the sky and watch the world go by
I hear their songs of sadness as they chirp everyday
They aren’t singing tunes of hope, life for them is bleak and grey
Its more a woeful cacophony than a melody
Perhaps as the time goes by, they will learn to live by
And accept their new surroundings
But alas what a waste of wings
If only they hear the plight of these hapless birds
And sense the sounds of silence, what a waste of life’s joy in flight
Cos their clipped wings can never flap in delight…
Whose loss is it anyway?
Is what the world might indifferently say
And perhaps justify as karmic cycle being repaid
Alas! Isn’t another vicious cycle being relaid?
Savvy Raj
Sharing these reflections written a year ago when I was living in the city of Mumbai where hearts are big but living spaces small like any other bustling city. I have moved on to a much greener city and today it is truly a blessing that my terrace opens out to a protected patch of forestland and I often find myself refreshingly awakened early morning, hearing the cheer of the chirping birds .
On a rainy day I can often find a peacock perched happily on the branch of the nearby trees. Seeing the joy in the flight of these birds and at times getting lucky to catch a sight of delightful murmuring of birds in the horizon definitely makes my evenings truly enthralling. Savvy
Wonder of You! A Visual Verse By Savvy Raj
Have you ever wondered about the divinity of the Creator?
In the blade of grass as much as the man.
The atoms arranged to efficiency
With a difference of the sheath but with a life essentially.
Designer Magnifique! Beyond knowledge beyond wisdom.
Source code of life itself … Creator who created you?
Dawn to dusk…Desire to deliverance
Attribution to Retribution
Beyond time… beyond Eternal
Tireless and Relentless,
Of Passion at play!
Simple and Sublime, patience so humbling.
Ultimate Designer and Creator of Souls
Root to Pinnacle
Salutes of Gratitude!
Bows in Reverence,
Of the ubiquitous omnipresence!!!
Savvy
About the Author
Image credits Google Search
I stand here amidst the stillness of trees,
Gazing up at the enchanting evening sky.
I watch the crimson sky fade into oblivion,
Hail the twinkling stars sparkling like diamonds in array,
Enshrouded in the misty cape of pink and blue sky.
Even as these autumn trees play their part
In bringing the vision closer home,
Captured in their silhouettes
Is magic in the sky
And the mystique of the forest
Amidst it all there is delight that dumbfounds.
Of awe and amazement and of wonder in the whimsical
But most of all is the connect to this now
In just sensing the beauty of this, one moment in infinity.
Every thought fulfills
The purpose of its being
Every thought courses through
In completing a full circle.
Savvy Raj
This above digital artwork Titled ‘Circles of thoughts:8 is a creative interpretation of encircling thoughts, The verses that follow is the eighth part of my series of micro poems on interconnecting thoughts. Savvy
To be contd …Related links to read more…
/https://savvyraj.com/circles-of-thoughts/1
/https://savvyraj.com/circle-of-thoughts-2/
https://savvyraj.com/2017/06/03/circle-of-thoughts-3
https://savvyraj.com/2017/06/06/circle-of-thoughts-4/
https://savvyraj.com/2017/06/08/circle-of-thoughts-5/
https://savvyraj.com/2017/06/08/circle-of-thoughts-6/
https://savvyraj.com/2017/06/08/circle-of-thoughts-7/
Also published on
https://medium.com/@savvyraj/circle-of-thoughts-91169f939c0b
#Micropoetry 1#tetrastich #visual verses
# Circleoflife #wisdom of change#A sense of it all#subtlety of consciousness #inside outside
Artwork by Savvy Raj
About the Author:
A mail to me this morning made me stop and smile and tap into gratitude with all my heart.
It was from my reader and friend now over the years, Robert Mason, who has been extremely supportive of my journey through the visions and verses.
A share of kindness and appreciation can be the spring well of creativity.
A few lines in dedication to this kind and caring soul…
My dear patron,
Your compliments inspire me on my path
Your words encourage & your belief supports
Recently you asked about my art, vision and verse …
You asked me, where I create from
You asked me how long it takes to form.
You asked me from where warmth and positivity spring forth in my words.
Life they say, is the best teacher guide and mentor
Perhaps in the siftings of life and living
The colours of my art emerge.
Perhaps the sounds of words felt deep within
I sense again, in the verses I write
Perhaps the blow of incessant hot and cold winds of changes
Mellow my words with moderation.
Words are powerful I deeply believe
As I had written somewhere earlier too
In faith hope and trust
I care to send out my thoughts
That they may shift the perspectives
Of another’s thought to turn to the positive.
That they may bring the very same contentment
in the reading and sensing
to awaken the spirit and let their souls shine
With love and gratitude
In the realization of all that is.
That I feel deep within.
Beauty of it all is
That life continues
To be a great impactor
In the winds of changes.
There is much to understand and know
New learnings, new knowings
That teach as they are happening now.
The trick is to be open
And allow it all in the flow
To assimilate and acknowledge
This wealth of wisdom between you & me.
So I thank your questions here to me
As it awakens my spirit now
To brave new frontiers of creativity
But with deep responsibility.
Thank you for the pause in my thoughts
You invoke with your caring query.
Significance of creative endeavors
Arise first from curiosity and care
And that propels new paths and purpose…
In this journey of life and living.
Savvy Raj
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