Reflections on Frameworks and the place of unknowing

 

I have been inspired by Deiter and Lea's posts about what can be discovered in the place of unknowing, I decided to explore this a little bit for myself with some freewriting.

Unknowing...

The place of insecurity, yet also freedom

A land where possibility is prevalent

space

acceptance

presence

being at one with wherever you are

frighteningly beautiful

Secure and insecure at the same time

The older I get the less I feel I truly know and the more at peace I become with that

Some days we sit with it and accept it

Some days we fight against it and cannot find peace within it.

Yet every day, we are faced with the challenge of what we don't know, and we must learn to hold hands with the fear that emerges and make friends with the possibility that the process of learning may bring.

Then I was equally inspired by Honor's post and sharing some thoughts on my response to it here:

I really love this way of looking at a framework as a gateway to intuitive understanding and not the door itself. I have also been finding it a challenge to get into the frameworks of reflective practice as I feel this often destroys my natural process of reflection when I try to follow some of the structures suggested.  

You had me considering the notion of authenticity and how the arts absolutely give us that chance to share our inner selves to the world in ways that feel true to who we are. The arts can become that way of communicating with others when we feel misunderstood. 

Strangely I feel that many life experiences I lived through the medium of dance first. It is like this force that allows me to experience life and connect to others. I often say that performers and artists are so fortunate because every piece of art they create or every performance they undertake are like full lives in themselves.