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The Art of Letting Go

Melody Schaper Posted on May 30, 2017 by Melody SchaperMay 30, 2017

I haven’t written for a while.  After a surge of writing I went into a space of blog silence.  My father died suddenly a few weeks ago and though I have much to say it has been difficult to sit … Continue reading →

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Changing, Blankets and Bowls

Melody Schaper Posted on April 28, 2017 by Melody SchaperApril 29, 2017

Compassion and acceptance are two of the best vehicles for creating positive change.  We can’t effectively and sustainably change any other way.  Sometimes we force ourselves into change, like putting on cool shoes that are a little too small only … Continue reading →

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The Sweet Storm

Melody Schaper Posted on April 23, 2017 by Melody SchaperApril 23, 2017

Neil has always called me Sweet Melody.  He recently wrote me an email and crossed out the word Sweet and added Storm and I became Sweet Storm Melody.  I love it. I am sweet and I am a storm.  I am … Continue reading →

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Aun Aprendo

Melody Schaper Posted on April 10, 2017 by Melody SchaperApril 10, 2017

Francisco de Goya drew ‘Aun aprendo’ when he was 80 years old.  ‘Still Learning’ is one of his greatest works.  It reveals an old man bent over, needing two canes to walk.  His head is up and he is moving … Continue reading →

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Seismic Shifts

Melody Schaper Posted on April 2, 2017 by Melody SchaperApril 2, 2017

I savor the comments you write to me like a delicious and rare piece of chocolate that I may never taste again.  I unwrap them again and again lingering over the words that express beauty and solidarity with me.  Through … Continue reading →

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Easter is Coming and I’m Cracking Up

Melody Schaper Posted on April 1, 2017 by Melody SchaperApril 1, 2017

I’m cracking up.  Some may say I’m losing it.  It feels like I’m going crazy and kind of out of my mind in a really good way.  I’m cracking open and splitting apart into a thousand pieces by a force … Continue reading →

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Broken and Un-Ashamed

Melody Schaper Posted on March 29, 2017 by Melody SchaperMarch 29, 2017

I am broken.  There is no question about it.  My life is a mosaic of many different pieces broken apart, scattered and glued together into something that doesn’t quite resemble a clear picture. Un-ashamed.  That’s where I’m going.  I’m heading … Continue reading →

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The Storm of Grace

Melody Schaper Posted on March 28, 2017 by Melody SchaperMarch 28, 2017

When I was dancing and choreographing it took many years to begin to hear my ‘voice’ in the work I was doing.  Once in a very long while I would make a dance that was so clear, I knew it … Continue reading →

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Manic and Somewhat Out of Control

Melody Schaper Posted on March 27, 2017 by Melody SchaperMarch 27, 2017

‘Manic and somewhat out of control.’   That’s what she said I sounded like, ‘manic and somewhat out of control’. It was hard to hear and rocked me.  I have spent my life not wanting to rock the boat or … Continue reading →

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Truth or Dare

Melody Schaper Posted on March 23, 2017 by Melody SchaperMarch 23, 2017

Remember the game Truth or Dare?  In Junior High school I went to a party and played the game for the first, and last time.  I got my first, and last, hickey because I didn’t want to tell the truth, so … Continue reading →

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