tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913278390524654713.post5585526095799358333..comments2023-10-17T08:03:24.968-04:00Comments on InfiniteBody: It's also okay to take time to grieve.Eva Yaa Asantewaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673851887585753232noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913278390524654713.post-31583401403702611222020-04-30T18:20:19.762-04:002020-04-30T18:20:19.762-04:00I looked at this before but came to it again throu...I looked at this before but came to it again through your interviews. I can't believe this was written on March 17, Eva. 6 weeks ago. Already it was hard. Now it feels that everyone's time apart is suspended in a possible forever. Yes, there are astonishing riches in video and "live" meetings. But I spend so much time imagining people, what if that body, that loved one, or that friend, that occasional spark, was here, now, in this room? The closest I've ever come to this conjuring is for the dead. And then there are all those real dead, denied dignity by the powers that be, separated from those close to them, piled up as non-people, expendable because vulnerable - the horror of that jolts me out of fear of the virus, because the virus isn't as frightening as the profiteers. So I'm mourning touch in the immediate personal way, and mounring community in terror of its dismantling. But mostly thanks for your virtual presence, always seeing, always incisive, always compassionate, and funny too. A reassurance that community stays.<br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08887424827470838317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913278390524654713.post-19661874320711679072020-03-19T23:23:34.877-04:002020-03-19T23:23:34.877-04:00thanks for this! I thought this would be a quiet t...thanks for this! I thought this would be a quiet time - instead we are now detaching even harder with everything ONLINE...I know its great but it just feels overwhelming. And I just hate it.<br />xo<br />aliceAlice Klugherzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07807181720568201535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913278390524654713.post-70080792985039286612020-03-17T18:04:17.066-04:002020-03-17T18:04:17.066-04:00I loved readng this because it made feel not alone...I loved readng this because it made feel not alone in being unproductive and slow to spring to action and show everyone that Gosh darn it, I've got this. Sometimes I don't got this, and it's ok. <br />Thank you. <br />Marina CelanderHulamamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15259626464958366513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913278390524654713.post-45944587184060173132020-03-17T15:12:37.316-04:002020-03-17T15:12:37.316-04:00Thank you for noting the fluctuation we are all fe...Thank you for noting the fluctuation we are all feeling: thinking you can handle it and suddenly feeling aimless. It's helping me to be physical.<br /><br />I ate a half a bag of terra chips while listening to The Daily's story about a dad of three who works in a hospital in Italy. I hopped on my computer to the Gibney newsletter, signed up for a Gaga People class tonight, and took Katy Pyle's Ballez class. So beautiful to feel fleeting joy while tendu-ing. Hello community!<br /><br />I am grieving for freedom, being physically people, especially with dancers, and working very hard to be super in the moment. Reading analog helps, as does doing things with my hands cooking, embroidering. Also researching, thinking and writing, planning and imagining. When I can concentrate on something and not worry, I'll follow that thread. Though I'm frayed.<br /><br />Thanks for your reflections. <br /><br />~~~~~~sending love out to people~~~~~~<br /><br />Jody Oberfelder<br /><br />Jody Oberfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493112851540798099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913278390524654713.post-84069173066663374132020-03-17T15:11:38.833-04:002020-03-17T15:11:38.833-04:00Thank you for noting the fluctuation we are all fe...Thank you for noting the fluctuation we are all feeling: thinking you can handle it and suddenly feeling aimless. It's helping me to be physical.<br /><br />I ate a half a bag of terra chips while listening to The Daily's story about a dad of three who works in a hospital in Italy. I hopped on my computer to the Gibney newsletter, signed up for a Gaga People class tonight, and took Katy Pyle's Ballez class. So beautiful to feel fleeting joy while tendu-ing. Hello community!<br /><br />I am grieving for freedom, being physically people, especially with dancers, and working very hard to be super in the moment. Reading analog helps, as does doing things with my hands cooking, embroidering. Also researching, thinking and writing, planning and imagining. When I can concentrate on something and not worry, I'll follow that thread. Though I'm frayed.<br /><br />Thanks for your reflections. <br /><br />Jody Oberfelder<br /><br />~~~~~~sending love out to people~~~~~~Jody Oberfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493112851540798099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913278390524654713.post-16528356286666782192020-03-17T12:25:25.641-04:002020-03-17T12:25:25.641-04:00Dear Eva,
Thank you for articulating this so beau...Dear Eva,<br /><br />Thank you for articulating this so beautifully. Everything you said resonates. I have also been trying to think about how to reach people via digital platforms. But this morning I thought "is it just noise?". <br /><br />My question is "how do we activate networks of care?"<br /><br />Maybe we need more quiet, more silence, more stillness and space to feel the grief.<br /><br />Much love and gratitude,<br /><br />JudyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08793692814347540912noreply@blogger.com