Thursday, October 16, 2014

Living my life as I dreamt it!

Last week, a noble son of Trinidad and Tobago passed away and his son captured his last moments on earth in a wonderful piece. I share the link below. Geoffrey Holder was a wonderful dancer and choreographer. He lived his life's passion and he died doing his life's passion. He was put on this world to dance and dance he did until his last breath, The story struck me and me me think to what extent am I, and others around me, living our passion? I am! I love where I find myself now...back being a student after completing a doctorate. Who could have ever thought? Someone said to me today, he never heard of anyone who had attained the highest academic qualification going back to school. Yet here I am, and I am not alone. You see, my passion is learning, and teaching, and learning some more. I teach best by keeping myself in learner mode. And being a student when you know the other side although sometimes challenging, is most enjoyable. I can feel myself growing. I am not standing still. So like Geoffrey, I will do my own dance, in my own time, in my own life, just as I dreamt it.


 http://www.npr.org/2014/10/09/354529748/this-impromptu-dance-geoffrey-holders-son-tells-one-more-story?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social

2 comments:

  1. I know I have told you this before, but it would be even more befitting to say this again -
    I appreciate your appetite for learning. Because to shift gears from teaching to studying mode is not just an adjustment of schedule, its a change in mindset, change in way one thinks and more importantly how enthusiastically one takes it. Good to have you on our cohort JOYanne.

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