Ethereal~

Faves from Paris Fashion Week were Elie Saab's monochromatic feminine styles...and the last image--Christian Dior with a chic-50's reference.

My inner minimalist is content with simplicity--à la Martha Graham: Keep the body defined....the posture athletic...and you can spend the rest of your days in a $10. black leotard from Target and a blunt hair-cut and feel fab. She said:

'The body is a sacred garment. The body is your instrument. The body never lies.

The body says what words cannot.

There is a vitality, a life force, an energy...that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique...

'In a dancer's body the audience must see something of the miracle that is a human being. Nothing is more revealing than movement...

'Practice means to perform, over and over again in the face of all obstacles, some act of vision, of faith, of desire. Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired. The only sin is mediocrity...

'Some have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can...

'We learn by practice…in some area an athlete of God. You are unique, and if that is not fulfilled, then something has been lost...'

Other faves this week: For a creative project that needs a boost--go here. Tony Robbins' short interview with a 108-year old Nazi concentration camp survivor who still practices the piano 3-hours a day: here Alt Design Summit 2012: here Antioch College offers 4-year FREE tuition (value $106,000). HS seniors must apply by 2/15: here A song for your beautiful Friday: here