Running Ruminations: Warrior Reflections

What is a warrior?  We have the image of a defender protecting the innocent in righteous anger.  *I* say this is not the true image of a true warrior.  A true warrior is one who is dispassionately compassionate.

Aren't those two words at odds with each other?  To some extent, yes.  But, that's a part of what makes the warrior.  She is able to hold two opposing concepts in her head and let them be.  So, dispassionately compassionate.  What does that mean?

Compassion is defined as, "The deep awareness of the suffering of another coupled with the wish to relieve it."  (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/compassion)

Dispassion is defined as, "Freedom from passion, bias, or emotion. Objective." (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/dispassion)

So being dispassionately compassionate means that she will show compassion in a way that is not emotionally charged.

That's not saying that there will be no emotion.  Because a warrior who is dispassionately compassionate can actually share the emotions of everyone around her.  And that's where the dispassion comes in.  She has to be able to differentiate between which is hers and what belongs to another.  Once she figures that out, she can then figure out if she is going to share the emotion with the person it belongs to or let it be.

It is a path that is full of oxymoronical paradoxes, but completely worth the journey.  *NOT* that the end result is worth it, but the JOURNEY.  But, that's a topic for another day.

Skeptical Mystic Applies for Hosting Position with SoulPancake

This is in response to this "casting call".  I've received an automated reply from the Casting Chancellor (which is an AWESOME title!)  I'll keep you updated on any developments.

GinaMarie Harris
Email: clevermoniker (at) gmail (dot) com
Cell: 928-xxx-xxx

Blogs:

• Random Ramblings of GinaMarie
• (Catchy Poetry Title)

Address:
xxx
Flagstaff, AZ 86001

GinaMarie Harris was born at a very early age.  She started reading Dr. Seuss books from the very beginning (although she occasionally likes reading them from the very end).  Her favorite Seuss character has always been the Cat and she is absolutely thrilled to have the opportunity to share in the catty-antics.  Contrary to what her father always teased her (that she was found sitting on a fence post) she is proud to say that she comes from a long line of people who have had children and she will always be a child at heart. (Bio from latest production program.)

I have:

• Valid AZ Driver's License (and a car that should be paid off in November 2012)
• Valid U.S. Passport
• No pets
• Hep B vaccination, tetanus shot within the last 10 years
• An interesting way of looking at the world
• See FaceBook Photo Albums: http://www.facebook.com/#!/Clevermoniker/photos
• All of my unenhanced original body parts (minus baby teeth and wisdom teeth…the Tooth Fairy was relentless)
• A goofy sense of humor
• An insatiable desire to make the world a better place
• Ran various races:
• PF Chang’s Rock n’ Roll Half Marathon
• Imogene Pass Run
• Bisbee 1000
• Tough Mudder
• Ability to get to Los Angeles in 3 different ways:
• Flying
• Driving
• Amtrak

Most radical political idea:

What if a “high up candidate” told the public, “I’m no longer accepting contributions.  Instead of donating to me, I want you to donate to organizations and causes in your community.  Take the money that I would have used to make one more attack ad and do something that makes your community a better place.”  I think, if a candidate did this, it would freak people out!  And it would truly be stepping out of the political arena.

Some of the things in my community I am involved in:

• Made in the Shade Beer Tasting Festival (Fund raising for SunSounds of Arizona) 
• Theatrical Productions (most recently cast as Cat in the Hat in Seussical the Musical produced by Flagstaff Youth Theater)
• Drumming into the Seasons (community building alliance)
• Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Symposiums

Who I would love to interview:

• Neil deGrasse Tyson
• Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
• Dr. Joann W. Kealiinohomoku (Dance Ethnologist & amazing woman)
• Elsie I. Dunin (Dance Ethnologist & amazing woman)
• Steve Conrad (Swing Dancer, Director of Development for Lodestar Day Resource Center)
• People who like to laugh
• (Added at time of this blog posting)
• My grandparents
• Lamberts
• Johnston
• Byars
• My parents
• Cheryl
• Bobby
• Jacob
• My Siblings
• (Added 8/8/12)
• George Breed (interesting Flagstaffian character/philosopher/photographer) 
• Magic Molly (the name says it all!)
• People who like to contemplate life's big (and little) questions

Who is GinaMarie?

(written 6/28/12...as part of my continued desire to understand myself, Life, the Universe, & everything...)

GinaMarie is a person who tries to be in touch with the Universe around her.  She finds beauty in the world around her…in every person around her.

GinaMarie wants to make the world a better place.

GinaMarie is smart and likes learning new things.  She has a knack for processing things and repeating them in such a way that others can understand.

GinaMarie used to be incredibly emotional about everything.  Not so much now.  It depends. 

GinaMarie is a lover, a friend, a confidant, a big-picture/small detail type of person.

GinaMarie can be very organized…almost to the point of OCD, but can also be unorganized…almost to the point of hoarder.

GinaMarie is a dreamer.

GinaMarie is mostly optimistic. 

GinaMarie can be a procrastinator.

GinaMarie is a goofball and loves jokes.

GinaMarie can be a prankster.

GinaMarie can stand on her own when she needs to.

GinaMarie accepts and asks for help when she has to.

GinaMarie is quick to laugh often.  She is quick to cry, sometimes.

GinaMarie is a student of tradition, but loves innovation, newness, improvements on a system.

GinaMarie is an atheist on a good day, agnostic on a bad one.

GinaMarie is an artist, a dancer, a writer, a singer, a juggler, a culinary experimenter…but not really a sewer.  She can mend things, but hasn’t really pursued MAKING things by sewing.

GinaMarie can be a thoughtful, adventurous lover.  She can also be “non-interested” (or “take-it-or-leave-it”).  It depends on the timing.

GinaMarie is one of the most amazing people the world may never know.

Thank you for your consideration of me as a host for SoulPancake.

References, resume, and other random riff-raff available by request.

:)

GinaMarie Harris

"Life is too short to take for granted.  Life is too important to take too seriously!"

Misery has enough company.  Dare to be happy.

Power starts when you strike the proper balance.
                           --Luis Alberto Urrea

You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to try.
                          --Dolly Parton