When I was president of Northwest Folk Dancers Inc., I wrote a column for its monthly newsletter Northwest Folkdancer. I have continued even after my term expired. These articles talk a lot about change and growth and as such, may have general interest. They are offered here in that spirit, and with a tip of the hat to Raffi Maslan, who helps me edit and improve my articles. One day there will be in-person folkdancing again! Click on the date to see the article.
November 2020: On Perspective and Mindset
October 2020: Dancing with New Possibilities for Life
September 2020: Resilience, Change, and Forethought
August 2020: Resilience
July 2020: NFDI during Covid
June 2020: Dancers in the Age of Covid
May 2020: Virtual Folkdancing is a Happening Thing
April 2020: Be vulnerable and courageous
March 2020: Reach for what you want
February 2020: Dare to suck at something
January 2020: Variety
December 2019: Evolution, Challenge, and Change
November 2019: Changes, cycles and opportunities for learning: baby fish
October 2019: Collections of stuff
September 2019: Building blocks of life
August 2019: Balance
July 2019: Folklife and change
June 2019: Growth
May 2019: Gratitude
April 2019: Juicy quotes about dance with relevance to life
March 2019: Music and dance followers
February 2019: Aha!
January 2019: Perceptions of folkdancing by non-dancers
December 2018: Changes in late fall
November 2018: Change and creating the future
October 2018: Cyclical nature of things
September 2018: Change and inertia
August 2018: Growth and maintenance
July 2018: Growth
June 2018: Nurturing new growth
May 2018: Allowing space for growth
April 2018: The flowers of tomorrow are in the seeds of today
March 2018: Resiliency
February 2018: Change and continuity
January 2018: Lying fallow
September 2017: Folkdancing - an antidote to sameness
August 2017: TIming, ticka ticka ticka timing
May 2017: Communities unite
April 2017: Pleasures of folkdancing
March 2017: What is folkdancing