The Necessity to MOVE

Change. It's exciting, somewhat unknown, and our human symbolism of progression or digression.  It is essential and natural, we need change to grow as both individuals and as a wholistic (is that a word?) community.  We all must MOVE and CHANGE - for to stay stagnant in one spot is dangerous.  Too much of the same eventually leads to a slow crumbling and disintegration of human energy, potential, ideas, time, and values.

We need to move on all sorts of levels.  Physically, it keeps us healthy and fit.  We use it as an emotional outlet and as a way to relieve stress or frustration.  Emotionally, we need to move and change emotions, experiencing all of them.  Although no one yearns to feel sad or angry, these emotions help us to truly appreciate happiness and joy.  We also need those emotions so that we can empathize with others and help to lift others out of hard times. Mentally and Intellecutally, we need to focus and concentrate on an array of subjects in order to understand everything in a bigger picture.  Change is good. Change is healthy. Change is ESSENTIAL in order to thrive!

CoEXISTdance needs some changes. I am scared of them!

Of course, this is a problem I am honestly thrilled to have. The thing is, CoEXIST has achieved all of the realistic goals I could clearly foresee.  We have a great, consistent team working as the structure of the company. We have established relationships with several organizations allowing us to collaborate: The American Cancer Society, Aid for Friends, The Philadelphia School District, The Red Cross, and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. We have and are continuing to do outreach performances, fundraisers, and community service events. We are on our way to non-profit status (!) and we are maintaining and creating artistically fulfilling and challenging dance repertoire.  So now I find myself at a speed bump in the road - where to next?  Where is CoEXISTdance going from here? We need to MOVE and we need to move in a direction that is forward.  If we remain the same, I fear that we will slip backwards.

Being a leader has pushed me to be much more courageous and confident than I ever expected. I need to advocate, represent, and invest 100% of myself into CoEXISTdance if I want anyone else to! Now I need to articulate and confront the upcoming changes for CoEXISTdance and embrace them.

Cheers to changes and to always MOVING on so many different levels in life :)

Kathleen