There is a poetry and beauty of working creatively with elders and people with dementia. We can often be left with small, soft lace like impressions. These traces hold their own beauty.
I recall partner dancing with a woman during a session, she gently led me by her hand and within her slightest movements she signaled to me the memories and joy of her dancing years. I witnessed and shared her delight during our fragile dance together.
The art, creativity and happiness of a person’s life are revealed as we play together outside the confines of space and time. This I find to be a beautiful collaboration, which exists moment by moment. Stepping into this momentary world and engaging with whatever you find there can be joyful. The visible world, as Plato pointed out, is a veil concealing truth.
I recall partner dancing with a woman during a session, she gently led me by her hand and within her slightest movements she signaled to me the memories and joy of her dancing years. I witnessed and shared her delight during our fragile dance together.
The art, creativity and happiness of a person’s life are revealed as we play together outside the confines of space and time. This I find to be a beautiful collaboration, which exists moment by moment. Stepping into this momentary world and engaging with whatever you find there can be joyful. The visible world, as Plato pointed out, is a veil concealing truth.
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