I told you I was really back! Yes, this is an actual New Year’s resolution I want to keep, just took me some time to get to. These past four months have been a roller coaster.
For those of you who do not know, my husband and I adopted a
beautiful baby boy at the end of December. I’m in sheer mommy bliss and I love him immensely. He makes me want to blog, reflect on my life, appreciate the smallest details and be a better person. Yes, you actually have Sid to thank for these blogs! I’m actually sleeping more with him in my life too, which still isn't much pero bueno.... He just makes me so happy and I feel so positive when I’m around him. And if you believe in the power of positivity, you’ll know that it only attracts more.
With all of this baby talk, I can’t forget my 6 year old, CONTRA-TIEMPO. I would say ‘she’ is in her crawling stage. Haha, she is a little old for crawling, but you guys know what I mean; 6 in non-profit years. CONTRA-TIEMPO is about to TAKE
OFF; ya’ll have no idea what we have in store for 2012! We are growing, growing, growing EXPONENTIALLY. Before I became a mom, there were some people who thought CONTRA-TIEMPO would fall through cracks while I was away. Naturally, I was nervous (especially pre-Gala), but I had faith. Can I just say that I love our company members and teaching artists! Extra special shout outs to Michael, Ashlee and Marina! You guys have really stepped it up. Mike took over CONTRA-TIEMPO’s marketing and secured Gala sponsorships and now is our full fledged Marketing Coordinator, Ashlee, after our first successful summer, is now co-directing CONTRA-TIEMPO’s Summer Arts Academy, while Marina coordinating our very first CONTRA-TIEMPO Futuro and has been my accountability buddy in creating FULL.STILL.HUNGRY! Always good to have someone to help you stay on track! So many ideas and new projects have arisen for CONTRA-TIEMPO’s present and its future. And guess what? I am no longer leading them ALL! It has been incredible to let go and witness so much growth and leadership emerge - I feel the company's mission in my bones and in my heart - and I know I am not the only one!! I’m so blessed to live a life that I truly love. I feel so inspired by all of the incredible people I get to work with and I feel so thankful that this vision - this baby has not been neglected in my shifting priorities but is flourishing!
Speaking of flourishing and amazing journeys... let's talk about FULL.STILL.HUNGRY is. The root of our newest epic piece is about food - FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD! I was first inspired by this subject - while over the past few years I have had a few major health challenges that had me seeing a nutritionist - and with her I began to cut out wheat, sugar, soy, dairy and all things processed... I also starting eating meat (grassfed/organic meat only) after being a straight vegetarian for 21 years!!! I began to feel like a completely new human being and fascinated by this feeling, began reading everything I could get my hands on about food, nutrition and nourishing one's body... The piece is not about nutrition but about the complexity of our lives and how food can be a metaphor for understanding ourselves as individuals and the collective chaos of life that we all think is 'normal'... Imagine: Breast milk, Moros y C
ristianos/Black beans and Rice, Bobby Matos on the congas, Energy Drinks, Carmen Miranda, Vox Femina's powerful voice, Azucar! all together on this journey.... Yes, the web is weaving this way and that, and so are the branches, (there are now MANY narratives and many voices, not just mine), but I planted the seed and it has been growing and growing and growing...
Never be afraid to dream, friends! I’m spreading my baby boy's good vibes to all of you! May you attract love, beauty, support and brilliance into
your lives - there is enough to go around!
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