There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open.” – Martha Graham (May 11, 1894 – April 1, 1991)
Considered to be a maverick in the dance world of her time, modern dance choreographer Martha Graham once said, “Each one of us has all of life in us…and it is our choice to decide what we will reveal”.
So often, we allow deprecating judgement of ourselves to stop us in our tracks. We decide we aren’t good enough or entertain endless comparisons of our work with the work of others. This amounts to nothing more than, as Martha says, a “blocking” of a unique expression that we alone carry.
Join me in watching this video tribute to Martha Graham’s life work exploring expression through movement.
More importantly, don’t spare the world your life force, your vitality, your form of expression – no matter what it is. Although we are one in a sea of many, the one we are has something to share and say like NO OTHER out there.