{"id":11385,"date":"2020-04-30T08:25:59","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T15:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/?p=11385"},"modified":"2020-04-30T08:25:59","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T15:25:59","slug":"here-comes-a-sting-ray-watch-out-for-that-piranha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/2020\/04\/30\/here-comes-a-sting-ray-watch-out-for-that-piranha\/","title":{"rendered":"Here Comes a Sting Ray!  Watch Out for that Piranha!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Morning.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11386 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2020\/04\/giphy-7.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"297\" height=\"230\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Steps:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(My hope is that you do actually invest in Steps 1-2; my fear is that you are so used to seeing them that they have just become a kind of white noise. \u00a0If that has been true, maybe today is the day you see what happens if you dig into them!)<\/p>\n<p>1. <em>Outer\u00a0Space<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>prepare the space around you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2. \u00a0<em>Inner Space<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>prepare the space within you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>3. \u00a0This is an interpretive drawing.<\/p>\n<p>Draw you, having an encounter with a visitor from another planet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rules:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>full body<\/li>\n<li>face visible<\/li>\n<li>do your best to silence The Two Questions; let what happens happen<\/li>\n<li>keep your pencil moving for the entire 4 1\/2 minutes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And oh my goodness, if you have not yet met The B-52s, prepare yourself: you&#8217;re in for a toe-tapping, can&#8217;t-help-but-get-up-and-dance treat! \u00a0Press &#8220;Play&#8221; and set that pencil in motion!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"B52s   Planet Claire FULL HQ Restored best version!!\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eOjAzI5zALo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>4. \u00a0Give your image a title.<\/p>\n<p>5. \u00a0Date it.<\/p>\n<p>6. \u00a0Email it to me.<\/p>\n<p>A reminder that there is no Class Meeting today &#8211; you have a gift of time; how will you use it? \u00a0Consider making a brief but specific schedule &#8211; can you spend meaningful time with all of our major activities today? \u00a0Don&#8217;t forget to build in time for exercise, outdoor time, activities that fill you up and connect you to yourself, and virtual social contact with people outside of your bubble &#8211; as well as time to do nothing! \u00a0Oh, and also schedule a time today to close your bedroom door and spaz-dance around the room to this:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The B-52&#039;s - &quot;Rock Lobster&quot; (Countdown 1980)\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2VCCiY17hKw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Do it for reals! \u00a0Resistance is futile! \u00a0You may be surprised by how good it feels! \u00a0You may be surprised to discover how much you needed that!<\/p>\n<p>(PS: Science conferences: those whom I am meeting with today, please double-check your time, and set yourself up for success by taking several extended moments to make notes to yourself about the things you want to draw my attention to.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morning. 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