“To be articulate in the face of limitations is where the violence sets in. This act of necessary violence, which at first seems to limit freedom and close down options, in turn opens up many more options and asks for a deeper sense of freedom from the artist.” Anne Bogart, A Director Prepares If you’reContinue reading “Keep It”
Category Archives: daily distractions
Full Display
Dammit, I forgot to order tea. I did the whole online grocery order thing today. It was great. Someone named Mario shopped in the Super Store for me, sending me updates through the app, like “Replaced Honeycrisps with Pink Ladies. Approve/Disapprove”. How wonderful. Thank you, Mario. But please go back and get the tea. Anyway.Continue reading “Full Display”
Strings to Shackles
I’m currently reading The Book of Forgiving: The Fourfold Path for Healing Ourselves and Our World by Desmond Tutu and Mpho Tutu. I’m on a self-help kick and loving it. One quote I want to dissect a bit here: “The problem is that the strings we attach to the gift of forgiveness become the chainsContinue reading “Strings to Shackles”
Couch It
Last night I thought “What if I sleep on my couch tonight instead of the bed?” I thought maybe it would spice things up and make my life a bit more interesting. It was a wild decision, everyone. I love my couch. It’s in my kitchen, since my apartment has a kitchen, bedroom, and aContinue reading “Couch It”
Let It Burn
Is there something you’re holding on to a bit too tightly during these strange times? Something from what the world was that has little to no relevance in what the world is now? I definitely do. Aspirations, creative ideas, friendships… Many things are just gonna have to make their exit. And that’s OK. It’s OKContinue reading “Let It Burn”
Cave
The further we dig into our own emotional understanding, the more likely we’ll tap into the universal. I think it was maybe famed theatre director Anne Bogart who wrote about how she often directs a show with one or two people in mind. She’s not trying to cater to the needs of many, but toContinue reading “Cave”
Out of Control
As soon as we’re unable to let out all our weird thoughts and feelings, we begin hiding parts of ourselves. It’s good to practice restraint, of course, and not constantly flail around with big emotion, but we are emotional beings. Artists are especially in tune with that internal emotional terrain we all have, so weContinue reading “Out of Control”
Joy
I used to be good at being alone. As a kid, I would pretend my sandbox was a kingdom. I’d take a plastic CD case — the tube kind that held a large stack of CDs — and put two ants in it, pretending they were king and queen. I’d put a few leaves inContinue reading “Joy”
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