Since August 25th, we have been working on using veils in Belly Dance class. The first time I wore them, I thought I was going to get strangled. (Yes, I do have a thing about having anything around my neck---even turtlenecks ! So this discomfort is helping me deal with that phobia..lol). For the Dance of the Seven Veils, we are adorned with 7 veils, and we are currently learning the choreography to a beautiful song. Leigh bought me some beautiful veils in vibrant colors. Each veil is supposed to represent something that we don't like about our inner selves. It's made me ponder and reflect on myself. I have a few characteristics that I grapple with on a daily basis, but I am still trying to rank them from least to greatest. As for the origin of Salome and the Seven Veils, I've tried researching the tale, and so far, I have more questions that have sprouted than answers. What I have discovered is that Oscar Wilde did use Salome and her dance of the Seven Veils in a play. But other than finding out some Biblical information of Salome, Herod, and John the Baptist, I am back to square one. It seems as if this tale is purely from a mythical origin.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Seven Veils
Since August 25th, we have been working on using veils in Belly Dance class. The first time I wore them, I thought I was going to get strangled. (Yes, I do have a thing about having anything around my neck---even turtlenecks ! So this discomfort is helping me deal with that phobia..lol). For the Dance of the Seven Veils, we are adorned with 7 veils, and we are currently learning the choreography to a beautiful song. Leigh bought me some beautiful veils in vibrant colors. Each veil is supposed to represent something that we don't like about our inner selves. It's made me ponder and reflect on myself. I have a few characteristics that I grapple with on a daily basis, but I am still trying to rank them from least to greatest. As for the origin of Salome and the Seven Veils, I've tried researching the tale, and so far, I have more questions that have sprouted than answers. What I have discovered is that Oscar Wilde did use Salome and her dance of the Seven Veils in a play. But other than finding out some Biblical information of Salome, Herod, and John the Baptist, I am back to square one. It seems as if this tale is purely from a mythical origin.
The Frailty of Life
I love to blog and work has taken up so much of my time lately. I am going to try and not let it consume my life too much. Life's too short to not live it fully. Hurricane Ike is a prime example of that. Before you know it, life happens, and so many people affected by this destructive force of nature are doing their best to bring life back to some sort of normalcy. Here is a site where the pictures are worth a thousand words. They're full of emotion, but we've decided to place the link here so that all could see what damages were caused by this hurricane. Here's the link: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/09/the_short_but_eventful_life_of.html Our prayers are with the families dealing with this ordeal.
A few days of being a hermit
I had been at home for the past three days since I got ill on Thursday. I went to the dr's and after waiting for about 3 hours, I finally saw him and got a prescription for some medicine. Seems that I got a bacterial infection due to something I ate. Plus, I ended up losing 12 lbs in the process! I'm happy about the lost weight, but not about how it happened..lol. Not good being ill.
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