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permitting intensity (+ week 2 check-in) - by Ava

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by Mario Merz Martha Graham on her career as a dancer: “It's permitting life to use you in a very intense way. Sometimes it is not pleasant. Sometimes it is fearful. But nevertheless it is inevitable.” I’ve never heard that ethos articulated so clearly:

by Mario Merz Martha Graham on her career as a dancer: “It's permitting life to use you in a very intense way. Sometimes it is not pleasant. Sometimes it is fearful. But nevertheless it is inevitable.” I’ve never heard that ethos articulated so clearly: permitting intensity. Personally, I like intensity and allow it to flourish in my life in a variety of ways. There was one evening last week when I had been up for two days straight and was feverishly editing a piece of writing that was due three hours ago while intermittently soothing the puppy. As soon as I finished I sprinted out the door…

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