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Martha Graham - All that is important is this one moment in movement. Make the moment vital and worth living. Do not let it slip away unnoticed and unused · the Daily Quote - Positive Daily Inspiration and Motivational Quote of the Day

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  Podcasthero.com Welcome to The Daily Quote, a podcast designed
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  to kick start your day in a positive way.
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  I'm your host, Andrew McGivern for September 20th.
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  Today is National Dance Day, a celebration that recognizes one
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  of humanity's most universal forms of expression.
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  Established in 2010 by Nigel Lythgoe, the creator of So You
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  Think You Can Dance, this holiday encourages people of all
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  ages and abilities to get moving and experience the joy of dance.
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  What makes National Dance Day special is that it's not about
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  perfect technique or professional training.
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  It's about celebrating dance as a fundamental human impulse,
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  something we do when we're happy, when music moves us, or
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  when we simply need to express what words cannot capture.
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  From ancient tribal ceremonies to modern flash mobs, the
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  ballroom elegance to hip hop innovation, dance transcends
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  cultural boundaries and speaks a language everyone understands.
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  It's one of the few activities that simultaneously engages the
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  body, mind, and spirit, creating a unique form of human
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  expression that's both deeply personal and universally shared.
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  And that brings us to today's quote from Martha Graham,
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  legendary modern dance pioneer who once said all that is
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  important is this one moment in movement.
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  Make the moment vital and worth living.
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  Do not let it slip away unnoticed and unused.
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  Graham's words capture the essence of what makes dance so
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  powerful and what National Dance Day celebrates.
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  But it can also be applied to your day-to-day living.
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  I mean, dance exists entirely in the present moment.
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  You can't dance yesterday's dance or tomorrow's dance.
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  You can only dance now, with the body you have, in the space
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  you're in, with whatever music is playing now.
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  This is what makes dance both terrifying and liberating.
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  There's nowhere to hide in movement, no editing, no
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  revision, no do overs in real time.
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  Each gesture, every step, every moment of expression happens,
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  and then it's gone, replaced by the next moment of possibility.
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  Graham understood that this temporary nature isn't dance's
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  weakness, it's a strength. Because dance can't be preserved
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  in its pure form, each moment of movement becomes precious.
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  Every time we dance, we're creating something that will
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  never exist again. In exactly the same way, This
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  applies whether you're performing on stage or dancing
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  alone in your kitchen. The moment you allow your body
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  to respond to rhythm, you're participating in something vital
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  and alive, something that makes the moment worth living.
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  So as you head into your day, consider Martha Graham's wisdom
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  about making each moment vital and worth living.
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  You don't need to literally dance today though if you feel
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  moved to, go for it. But you can embrace the dancers
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  mindset of being fully present in your movements and actions.
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  What would change if you approach just one activity today
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  with the same presence and intention a dancer brings to
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  movement? Maybe it's walking to a meeting
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  with awareness of each step. Maybe it's cooking dinner with
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  attention to rhythm of chopping and stirring.
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  Maybe it's simply moving through your day with more consciousness
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  and less autopilot. Dance reminds us that our bodies
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  are not just vehicles for carrying our brains around.
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  They're instruments of expression, connection and joy.
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  That's going to do it for today. I'm Henry Gibbons, signing off
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  for now, but I'll be back tomorrow.
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  Same pod time, same pod station with another daily quote.