tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post3125523447042212083..comments2024-03-27T19:03:23.094-04:00Comments on The Armchair Squid: On the Coffee Table: The Gifts of ImperfectionThe Armchair Squidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-51457738504707050602020-11-25T15:21:05.551-05:002020-11-25T15:21:05.551-05:00I think it's a Mark Twain line... "Dance ...I think it's a Mark Twain line... "Dance like no one is watching."The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-52703628225209494222020-11-25T13:02:22.769-05:002020-11-25T13:02:22.769-05:00I dance, people stare :-) Learning to be more comp...I dance, people stare :-) Learning to be more compassionate with myself is a growth area. Teaching is a tough gig- I have no musical talent (unless dancing sort of counts) Lisa Southardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711376747848601409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-90913788508562106512020-11-24T18:03:49.467-05:002020-11-24T18:03:49.467-05:00Dancing is something I envision taking up in our e...Dancing is something I envision taking up in our empty nest years (coming soon, in fact). I'm not sure my wife is especially interested, though.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-63161659920642944262020-11-24T12:25:41.585-05:002020-11-24T12:25:41.585-05:00I have too many comments on this one, I think, so ...I have too many comments on this one, I think, so I'll just try to hit the highlights:<br /><br />I have always found teaching to be easy. At least, I have always found the teaching part of teaching to be easy. It comes really naturally to me, especially finding metaphors and analogies to with which to explain things. However, the non-teaching parts of teaching are things I have never been able to deal with for extended periods of times, mostly the bureaucracy involved with it, which is why I have never had it as my actual profession.<br /><br />Creativity is something that I find to be puzzling. I feel like, within myself, that I am not generally very creative; however, other people always find me to be very creative, even when, maybe especially when, I am not feeling like that. So I think creativity is just a construct. Or, maybe, a byproduct. Embrace being who you are, especially the differences, and other people see that as creativity when, for you, it is just being.<br />Hmm... Maybe I should write a post about that.<br /><br />I also cannot dance. Even after taking lessons with my wife numerous times. She has found it so painful to watch me trying to do it correctly that it's completely unenjoyable for her. You might have better luck since you're a music person, but I just can't mesh the two things together.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.com