Isadora n3   She was among the greatest dancers who ever lived. Her lithe body traced graceful arcs of light across every stage on which she performed.  

   Ultimately, it was her spirit that soared.

   During her tragically short life Isadora Duncan (1878-1927) spoke often of dancing to music & poetry & the song of the sea. One day she said, "…now I would no longer like to dance to anything but the rhythm of my soul." 

   She knew that when we live to these rhythms & sway to the songs of our unique vibrations that we all become artists & lovers & inspirers of meaningful change in the world. 

   This is why I love to watch small children. All of them are geniuses because they lack artifice & can only move & speak with truth. 

   This blessing of honest expression bubbles up through the hearts of the best adults among us. For the rest of us there are times when, sometimes without warning, we suddenly feel in complete harmony with ourselves.

   These are the hours when we dance with the God that created us. Leaning close we hear the whispers of our soul & say to Eternity, "Yes. In these moments I am human."

-Erie Chapman

7 responses to “Days 264-268 The Rhythm of the Soul”

  1. Terry Chapman Avatar
    Terry Chapman

    Ah Dance! My mother Charlotte Chapman loved to dance and taught more than 1,000 folks to dance with her and my father at their classes held in their students’ homes in the 1950’s. She approached dance as art and my father approached it as pleasant physical education–very different thoughts but both helped them be more of who they were as individuals in this world!
    When I fly fish for trout, there is a subtle dance involved between me and the feeding fish although for the fish it is a serious hunt for food. But for me at certain and rare times, I feel like I am dancing on the intersection of water and land! I am up to my waist in cold stream water that changes endlessly and bathes me in light dappled ripples and small waves as I move from pool to pool, trying to take in the simple pleasure of my experience!

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  2. Teresa reynolds Avatar
    Teresa reynolds

    This is so beautiful!

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  3. ~liz Wessel Avatar

    Isadora may have been a great dancer but you illuminate our hearts and minds with the brilliance of your soul, Erie. Thank you for today’s gift…reminding us we are both divine and human after all.

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  4. Chapman Health International Avatar

    Deep thanks, Liz. Your kindness illuminates us all.

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  5. Chapman Health International Avatar

    What eloquent descriptions of your parents dancing and your fishing, Terry. “…dancing on the intersection of water and land!” I love the way you have transformed fishing into art.

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  6. Anne Milligan Avatar
    Anne Milligan

    So love this Erie, and I truly resonate with the rhythms of the soul, expressions such as yours that reverberate throughout the whole world. Thank you for this marvelous work!!

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