Rose colored glasses

“You know how everyone’s always saying seize the moment?” she asks. “I don’t know, I’m kind of thinking it’s the other way around, you know, like the moment seizes us.” - Boyhood

  

A couple of days ago, I had the opportunity to work with a spoken word artist and famous hip hop dancers to produce an inspiring show about taking risks and letting go.

On Halloween, one of my friends was convinced that a guy in the bar had done the best "Steve Jobs", but the rest of us were pretty sure that guy hadn't actually dressed up.  :)

Last night, the makeshift contraption (intended to protect my room from a leaky ceiling until the roof is fixed) started leaking...so, I stood on a tarp on my bed, holding duct taped plastic and a funnel, trying to catch water for about an hour and a half until the rain stopped.

I'm performing in a show that travels to public parks, which means cute dogs spontaneously join us for our scenes.  

I recently received a confusing and unwanted goodbye that broke my heart. 

I put on my rose colored glasses and do my best to remember:  that I am surrounded by amazing opportunities for art and inspiration in my life, there's humor everywhere, I'm strong enough to hold things together even when everything seems like it's falling apart, there's a reason why dogs always steal the show, and a broken heart means that there was love... 

The moment seizes us.