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Category: contemplations

The Men And Women Merely Players

Posted on March 27, 2023July 23, 2023

Every show I’ve done has revealed something new about myself or about the world. From the power of connection and community, to the beauty of ordinary days, the stage has left me hopeful and free. I’ve played leads and bit parts, I’ve directed and made props and stage managed and ran the sound board. I’ve made the dearest friends in the world. The stage saved me and helped me find a little bit of who I am. Every character I have played has left their mark and every role I’ve had backstage has only made me love the stage more.

As It Is For Spring Flowers, So It Is For Us

Posted on March 20, 2023July 23, 2023

We look at the path we’ve traveled, and we see it littered with the detritus of our mistakes and missteps. But under all that junk? Something new is growing.

Something amazing.

Something unlike you have dared to imagine.

Something akin to a miracle.

The Easy Friend No More

Posted on March 18, 2023July 23, 2023

Don’t get me wrong, I am not saying it’s hard to be my friend, but instead, I have (some would argue FINALLY) realized I matter and my heart matters. Being the easy friend often made me sad, lonely, and, quite frankly, questioning whether I really had the friendships I thought I did. You know the ones I’m talking about: the friendships that matter–that come from a place of risk and trust and vulnerability that cannot happen in a vaccuum or in isolation.

Crossing Oceans…and Sometimes Not

Posted on July 7, 2021July 23, 2023

Sometime last fall, this quote started circulating on social media, with this edit… At the time, I think I even loved and “AMEN”d the edit. I mean, i get it. Do it. Cross the oceans. Brave the journey, be the person who loves big, who crosses boundaries, who is not confined to how other people…

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