Keep Talking

A voice is a human gift; it should be cherished and used, to utter fully human speech as possible. Powerlessness and silence go together. ~Margret Atwood

Back in 1994 Pink Floyd came out with the album called "Division Bell" and a song, "Keep Talking." Yes, came out with an album too, which was called, "Talk."

I believe these two bands were trying to send a message.

Keep Talking Lyrics

There's a silence surrounding me
I can't seem to think straight
I'll sit in the corner
No one can bother me
I think I should speak now
___________
Why won't you talk to me

I can't seem to speak now
____________
You never talk to me

My words won't come out right
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What are you thinking

I feel like I'm drowning
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What are you feeling

I'm feeling weak now
_________________
Why won't you talk to me

But I can't show my weakness
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You never talk to me

I sometimes wonder
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What are you thinking

Where do we go from here
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What are you feeling

It doesn't have to be like this
All we need to do is make sure we keep talking

Yes it was in the song "Endless Dream" on the album "Talk," which is a three part song, which includes talk.

Hold your head up high you know you've
Come a long way, a long way
Tainted as a fugitive with nothing left to say
Temptation may come hope your vision doesn't stray
In the name of God you may be forced away

Moving forward to the only place you know
Side tracked by some indiscretion
Changing as you go

Temptation may come hope your
Conscience doesn't hide
The longest trip you'll take is inside

I am quickly learning. To Not Talk can have detrimental consequences and the consequence can vary.

I am not a saint, and much like the billions of other people on this planet, I have committed crimes against others, crimes against myself, crimes against nature and crimes against God. Let me ask you this, who the heck has not?

Who has not lied? Who has not done black magic? Gossiping, running their mouths about someone. Who does not steal life? Who does not exploit? Who on this planet is holy and pure?

Silence. We grow silent, because we strive to be perfect and we strive to make an image that we are perfect? Who said perfect is a good thing?

Silence. Is being molested as a child and not telling anyone because it will destroy the family.

Silence. Is saying you cannot speak to people about your crimes because they will judge you.

Silence is saying you know something is wrong but you cannot tell anyone because they will hurt you. You fight this dis-ease inside you but, you are not getting the help and support you need to not be a slave to your fears, your desires, your anger. The world will judge you.

Silence, means it's okay to hurt sentient beings as they cannot talk back.

Silence is an insanity that makes people chronic diseased.

Silence is working in a job where you cannot speak out when you know the corporation is committing heinous crimes.

The world had lost it's voice and the pain festers and festers. Silence is a crime against man, against nature and against God.

The governments of this world is freaking out they can no longer control us, they can no longer silence us. It is after all the information age. They poisoned us with the industrial age and now it's the information age as we are quickly learning that we have been poisoned for nearly a millennium.

People are sick. jobs are lost, no money for insurance, no insurance to get help. The information age exposes this.

The information age is exposing the crimes done by your country, their country and my country. The people are realizing this, thanks to the information age.

However, more black magic is casted on corporate own media. More black magic is casted as politicians defame other politicians. More black magic is casted to those who are slaves to their desires.

What do you do? Do you surrender? Do you blame? Do you fight? What can you do? Do you remain silent in hopes that it will all pass? What does silence really do to you, your body, your mind.

I am finding remaining silent causes more problems than we need. I keep thinking of my mother, her silence because a family member hurt her. She chose silence and because she did, she suffers internally. Her heart broken, her bitterness, her resentment has not only affected her, but her children, her relationships, her trust in God. All because she felt silence was needed to protect herself, protect someone she loved.

Her silence reflects in her environment, her silence reflected in her lack of nurture for her children as she has shut down. Her silence forbids her to stand up for herself, for her children, for the very loved one who she was trying to protect all these years.

Absolute silence leads to sadness. It is the image of death.
~Jean Jacques Rousseau

Don't be one of those people on their deaths bed, dying on a bed filled with regret, wishing they would have spoke out more.

I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not have a voice because they were so terrified, because we are taught to respect fear more than ourselves. We've been taught that silence would save us, but it won't. ~Audre Lorde

Keep Talking!

Location:Cincinnati, Ohio

Preparing for Blue Belt - Body Mind and Soul

Helen Terry, a Nia Black Belt and Teacher Trainer, is coming to the Greater Cincinnati Tristate this April 2012. I am very excited about this event because I know the transformation that will take place during this time.

Nia has been quite the transformational process for me. I've been teaching Nia for 2 years now, and was certified 3 years ago and wow, I'm still amazed and humbled by what it has done for me. Even with the trials, tribulations and hallucinations that have occurred in the past years I am still amazed of the changes, the awakenings, what have you, that have occurred in my life.

When I first started, I'll be honest, I was hoping to make money while being a stay-at-home mom and trying to find a way to keep motivated to move so I could live - be alive! Honestly, I felt like I was dying since I have had my son, we spent 71 days in the hospital together and I knew I had to find something to keep me healthy. Nia has done that for me with my motivation being my love for dance. Nia has open the opportunity to dance for me.

Then when I realized that this was going to be a really hard task, for one, making money at it, two the schism taking place for what ever reason I am still unclear of. Then my body was really failing as my thyroid was failing me. I had to up my hormones and suffer from the consequences of the hormones meds. Those same meds are causing anxieties and depression which I am consistently working through. Concentration was impossible and the chronic fatigue was taxing. And I am sure I have been quite bitchy in the process because my hormones are all over the place, every moon phase I feel death take over my body and wonder am I going to die today. This and I am going on 40 and possibly peri-menopausal. There are times where I become a hormonal temperamental mess. The good part of this is, I am conscious of it and frequently work through it with hopes I do not put my foot in my mouth. HA! Take that!

Back to Nia, Nia started to open doors for me, it introduced me to the Feldenkrais Method via Cynthia Allen, Integrative Learning Center and Future Life Now CEO, which gave me the tools to work with my sciatic nerve pinches and alleviate pain. It opened me up to my own demons and how to work with them and not to be a slave to them. It has given me self-knowledge - getting to know myself: fears, anger, bitterness and my judging mind. Nia has taught me to step into beginners mind. It has taught me to be compassionate to others and forgiving them and myself. I am mostly hard on myself than I am on others.

It has taught me to be a little bit more open. It wouldn't surprise me if a lot of people think of me as someone who has something to hide. I do, my own pain and suffering. There "was" a lot of suffering, my heart, my body, my soul has been crying for quite some time. I keep those emotions locked away from everyone to see, because I figure this is something I need to work through, and it's none of your business. It's up to God to put the right people in my life to help me through that and God has certainly put people in my life to help me through it, amazing people and continues to do so with Nia and other modalities. I have come to the conclusion that you must be quite the incredible person to take the time to get to know me. To see through the wall and help me tear it down and God has, one brick at a time.

Nia has also opened me up to an array of people who have helped me find answers to my thyroid situation. Rachael Resch, a Nia black belt and Teacher Trainer has opened the door to me with that as I am currently transition with my diet to cure my thyroid. On this diet, I have lost weight and prevented chronic fatigue.

Through Nia, I have been challenged by instructors, I have been nurtured by instructors, and I have also been defamed by instructors. It's all good, it's all apart of the process of my evolution. This is what Nia has done for me. It has helped me evolve. I am not the person I used to be - I have become amazing. I am still working through the dark parts, but it's ok, I trust that it will all work out.

Now, my goal for blue belt, or however many belts it takes to get there. I want to absorb the very essence of joy. I want to be joy. When I walk in a room, I want people to feel the ever presence of joy. When people come near me, if they are blue I want them to become joyful. I want to use Nia as a way for people to find joy in themselves, become it and make it contagious so that they fill the hearts of their friends and loved ones with joy. God-willing this will happen. I am not a very religious person, but I know God, I am confident in the way God works, and I am confident that God wants this for me.

I was hoping this was to happen in October for Green Belt in Sarasota with Nia Black Belt and Teacher Trainer, Kelly Atkins and Helen Terry. Which is okay, with Miss Kelly, I've had many revelations. But, it has to happen here in Cincinnati and with this community.

Finally, this April is going to be amazing, one way or another, it's going to be extraordinary and I am anxious, open and ready for what ever comes my way. Hopefully, God has prepared me for my mind to be open, for my mind to listen, to hone my skills and to become the very essence of joy. And if not this belt, perhaps the next. We'll see, it's all about natural timing.

If you live in the area or around, I invite you to join us. Starting April 14th, 2012 at the Kula Center in Newport, Kentucky. I am very happy that that Saturday at 6:00pm she will be doing a routine with the music from the band Pink Floyd. This band has also been a key component of my evolution, so I am very excited about this.

For more information on the Blue Belt training: http://www.nianow.com/nia-training/257/nia-blue-belt-intensive-training-11

I consider myself honored and blessed to have this opportunity and I am looking forward to dancing with all who come.

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Location:Cincinnati, Ohio