Blogging

I'm not a writer and that is understandable, but it's totally clear to me that since I started blogging, the amount I write has increased exponentially, my daily interactions with the views of others in our dancing world have never been so frequent. The diversity of voices I engage with is far higher than in the pre-Internet age — and all this has helped me become more modest as a thinker. I am more open to error, less fixated on what I do know, more respectful of what I don't, and waste less time evangelizing. Yes, I know, if this is a deterioration in my brain, I must accept.

"Social dancers know that to dance a good Rumba, a dancer must listen to the music,

develop a strong sense of musical interpretation and physical control."

The problem is finding the space and time when this engagement stops. I no longer have the calm, quiet, thinking and reading of longer-form arguments, novels, essays. I can see the diversified Latin dance scene. I also need the time for my mind to transition out of an instant gratification mode to a more long-term, thoughtful calm even if at my age it will end, all too soon. Information and photo contributors are certain to make a blog a bit more interesting. I am sure of this now, but also because I think our social dance world desperately needs to hear as many of these diverse opinions as possible and I would like to oblige.

I must make more of an effort to get the people that can identify Latin music and dance. When we had the Guest Authors that blogged more frequently we had many more hits on this blog than we do now. It doesn't matter whether you're beautiful, handsome or brilliant Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant. So what will matter? What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example. We are getting there, we will have Social Media.

Blogger's Law #39C: "Complex problems have simple, easy-to-understand wrong answers."