Perfect storm of life Allergies and Holy Week Daylight Savings Time Allergy season is upon us, and it couldn’t come at a worse time. During allergy season mental distractions become so acute my body tends to respond to them by either barking out in anger or running into a quite room to rock back and…
Category: Thoughts
Determined
This past fall my family and I travelled to see Amazing Grace on Broadway. I was saddened when Amazing Grace closed so quickly, even as I was grateful to be able to see it. This sadness was assuaged somewhat by the announcement of an impending National Tour and a confirmed cast recording. The album was…
The Future
I’ve reached the point in vocational life where the people who have been a big part of my development are either retiring or contemplating retirement. It’s a strange feeling, witnessing all the “grown ups” begin to step back and ask those they’ve mentored, “So what are you all going to do now?” 1 The truth…
A different “game”
Writing is a fascinating endeavor. Each time I put some of my thoughts into a blog post, sermon, or story I put a bit of myself on display for the world to see. It’s a process which is both liberating and terrifying. Putting oneself “out there” means being open to being wounded by the unthinking…
Prepare
There is no such thing as a “blank slate.” When people come to a moment of creative action they have been preparing, consciously or unconsciously, for that work. Personal experience, emotional state, deliberate study, and the mental image of what “might be” all coalesce to be birthed as an artist’s creative endeavor. Life combines with…
Transform
I’ve never been very comfortable out in public. Small talk terrifies me, and I usually can’t get beyond, “So, what are you up to?” before I run out of things to say. This is probably why acting appealed to me when I was younger. The spotlights would go on, the curtain would open, and for…
