Thursday, April 29, 2010

Love Quote

If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk in my garden forever.
~ Alfred Lord Tennyson

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April Showers

April 29th!!!  Today the sun is out!  My hormones are at full force,  I find everything beautiful, sad, alive, lost at once,  The tulips are blooming.  I saw some that looked like little hairy tulips...  I was shocked to find that I hasd never seen a tuplip like that.  The NYAA is almost done with the semester and the students are roaming the halls with constant energy...  a wonderful desire to finish,  to celebrate achievement.  The choices I have been given are clear to me,  yet I am taking a moment to breath to find a way to fit everything into the day.  HEALTH/MIND/BODY/SPIRIT A work ethic.  Don't miss a job,  don't miss a day,  It's commitment to the day.  I wake up and that's the hardest moment.  I was never like this so now I must not give into this.  Keep moving girl!  Get Up!  Smile Thank the Universe for another day to make a difference!  Today I took a long walk under the sunshine during my break.  I love the SUN.  YOu are my sunshine my only sunshine,  you make me happy when skies are grey, you never know dear how muvh I love you,  Please don't take my sunshine away.  I love you MOMMY! 

Don't forget Mothers day!

Challenges of the life

I am in a struggle with motivation.  Life has so many things to offer and yet I find myself longing for JG...  when will this pass,  how can I find internal peace with being alone?  The past week was so difficult,  the telephone scene in my acting class,  the tension I am carrying in my body.  After that scene all I wanted to do was call you run into your arms and feel safe.  I knew this feeling would not be real, bc in the end I would feel lonelier then when I started.  There are many things that are no longer real.. The sense of future....  ever shifting...  the critique that one must have a thick skin to receive on a daily basis as an artist. My performances are developing and the more I work the farther I am getting to any other human being I love.  The word Love feels foreign The word Lost has taken it's place.  The tango is my silent expression of this pain.  It has helped me to not throw myself into another distructive fake relationship,  not that my last one was that bc I feel we had the best connection on all possibilities, if only we did not let our egos get in the way.  I am afraid of being that lady who stays alone with 7 cats....   Silly fears but I see no one that can stop me in my tracks.  I close my eyes and I no longer smell or feel you near.  I feel ALONE,  I have begun to feel strong again.  I am begining to feel complete it's a slow process. Understanding that I profess love I provide love and I protect those I love.  This is what I offer this is what I give.  This is what I deserve in return.

Monday, April 26, 2010

Saturday night in NYC dancing tango






We had a lovely time dancing at a wedding then walked through the light rain to meet our friend Christoph Wilhelm (who shot these beautiful images).  After a few glasses of white wine we all went Square dancing!  I love NYC 2010.

Saturday, April 24, 2010

MANO A MANO

I have started on  voyage of dance!  Mano A Mano performance artists is the union of all my experiences.  please check out the following blog.  http://www.manoamanoperformanceartists.blogspot.com

Love Quote

Take spring when it comes and rejoice.  Take happiness when it comes and rejoice.  Take love when it comes and rejoice.
~ Carl Ewald

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Truth

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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Future...

Mi Abuelita Leonor @ age 88 living on her own and still full of Life, Vanity and Faith.  My future!

Miami Bound!

Miami, visiting the family.  My sister will be turning 30 and there will be a large party for her and her husband who is also turning 30.  I haven't seen my parents since they came to NYC.  A lot has changed since then.  I hope to revive my spirit in the ocean!  Come back full force to tackle work!  JG you are in all the family pics!!!  Life is funny...  Talking to my mother,  listening to stories of youth.  I'm feeling better.  Everyone has babies and puppies.  The sun is shining today and we are going jet sking.  I saw a woman rocking out at a club last night in high heels, a purple tight dress and a real need for a walker.  She was enjoying life to the max!  Life is beautiful.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Love Quote

Love is letting go of fear.
~ Gerald Jampolsky
A lesson I learned by facing my fears, wish it would have saved my love....  letting go of fear is different than facing it.  So where do my actions lie.  Where do new fears come from.  Life is full of emotions that shift, transfer and effect your choices.  The future is full of possibilities and I love myself.  So to hell with fear.  Lets Live Love Laugh
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

manoAmano

Our first shoot early morning on Sunday,  Park Ave...

Photos: www.solaramendi.com

Monday, April 12, 2010

Sacrifice & Commitment...

I am going through a discovery of self a voyage... alone and surrounded by good company, creative company, feeling responsible for myself my actions and reactions.  I'll be 33 in June excited... The age of J C.  And I have fallen into action.  Spirituality and sexuality.  A duality that as a catholic  raised child I have fought against and still always been very aware of.  I discovered a balance in my performance art, through a passion for the tango and theater a combination of my rebellious adventurous ways, my sexuality, and a passion for feeling alive.  The moment comes when one faces there fears. I looked in the mirror and saw a person I was not proud of....  It took me 5 months after my first action to see my own faults...  and stop blaming others...  To enjoy my mind and body in a stronger way.  To believe in myself!  As all that I am with my past my present and my future! Accessing the Goddess within.

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Love Quote

Love is never lost.  If not reciprocated, it will flow back, and soften and purify the heart.
~ Washington Irving

Refreshing little quote.  After a morning shooting with the Walters.  SOL & Luz.  Central Park,                                                  

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Friday, April 9, 2010

Love Quote

The anger of lovers renews the strength of love.
~ Publilius Syrus

HA IT RENEWS ONES PSHYCHOTIC TENDENCIES!   Anger not my friend!  The anger makes one forget reason and the ego grows. In moments of anger from disappointment in love or life.  Read the four promises.   Pocket size book of positive actions to move forward

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MANO A MANO Tango Dance Company

I'm excited to announce our new  Dance Company, MANO A MANO.  Founders Walter Perez and Liliana Velasquez,  coming together to perform at the NYC Infamous Black Party, performing next week at The Tribeca BAll,  & in May at Cielo fundraiser for the LAtino Commission on AIDS.  Our company will be traveling to Colombia to teach workshops in June coming back to NYC in full force to perform and teach!  Privates with one instructor or two, and group classes available.

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Exhausted!!!

I need a foot massage an epson salt bath ohhhhhhh  and a good rub down!  Yeah I said it rub down.  Mano a Mano is getting stronger.  Be prepared May - June.

Power artist

Every single move I make is a worthy move.  There are no limits to what I let myself do.  Get the knowledge and move myself from there.  The words of Margret influencing my life.  Great sunny day full of work and rehearsals.

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Wednesday, April 7, 2010

PENDEJA NO MORE

I'm am not waiting.  I am not waiting for you. I left you! I am here. I am alive and full of life force.  I let you go.  Moving forward!

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Love Quote

Love creates an 'us' without destroying a 'me'.
~ Leo Buscaglia
this is something to keep in mind for the next love....  I find
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Dreams

Waking up is hard to do....  My last image in dream land was one of JG kissing another woman.  I woke up and had to do a meditation and chose to remind myself That I have the choice to be happy or unhappy today.  So moving forward with the idea of being a better person.  Mercy forgiveness comforting, GODDESS of Transformation.  Pray for peace.  Pray for my kitty I must find a vet today then off to rehearsal and class.  I love being surrounded by creativity and healing.  The Tribeca Ball is April 13th and Mano a Mano will be performing El Jaleo, inspired by the painting El Jaleo by John Singer Sargent.  The second week in May we will be performing at Cipriani's for the Latin Commission on Aids.    Then June off to Colombia to dance.

When I think of the sadness I now realize their must be a larger picture, do not fall into despair, believe in the Universe.  The Universe supports me!

Don't name your future by your present circumstance....  Believe in the larger picture!

I'm off to have a productive happy challenging day. My greatest days are ahead of me!

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Fwd: In caracter!!

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Date: Apr 5, 2010 12:23 AM
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Love Quote

The irony of love is that it guarantees some degree of anger, fear and criticism.
~ Harold H. Bloomfield

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Friday, April 2, 2010

Love Quote

Without love our life is a ship without a rudder, like a body without a soul.
~ Sholem Aleichem

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