Thoughts while Traveling
3.07.2005
you are valid.
Well, home sweet home again. Missed Justin but had a fabulous time. The only thing that would have made it any better would be him being there with me. I was a sponge, and it was nice being a sponge. The workshops were amazing, some of the shows were good, and most importantly, hearts were introduced and quality time was spent. There is, however, a question that has been rolling around in my mind.
Why do we try so hard to distinguish ourselves as "different"? As the "most unique" or the "one who breaks the mold?" Perhaps this question has been brought to the forefront of my mind lately due to emerging from the past five days surrounded with 4,000 hopefulls of all ages, shapes, and sizes in search of being validated in their craft in one way or another. I spent some time people watching (actually, a favorite pastime of mine) and seeing quite an array of people trying so hard to put their best or even weirdest side forward. Now, of course I am able to make the distinction between the theatre world and the rest of the world...we do it less subtle than others, perhaps (snort). And yet we are really all guilty of it, aren't we? No matter the form we choose to display it in. The joke with Nicole and I became the whole "you are valid" garbage she picked up from a workshop she attended called "Finding your Chi" where the participants apparantly rolled around on the floor and breathed while the instructor took the time to tell each person how "valid" they were. Wow. It's a sick world we live in.
What do I look for from day to day that validates my existence? More importantly, WHO do I look to for this validation? What about you? This seems like an elementary question, but perhaps as Christians we should be checking these vital signs regularly.
Why do we try so hard to distinguish ourselves as "different"? As the "most unique" or the "one who breaks the mold?" Perhaps this question has been brought to the forefront of my mind lately due to emerging from the past five days surrounded with 4,000 hopefulls of all ages, shapes, and sizes in search of being validated in their craft in one way or another. I spent some time people watching (actually, a favorite pastime of mine) and seeing quite an array of people trying so hard to put their best or even weirdest side forward. Now, of course I am able to make the distinction between the theatre world and the rest of the world...we do it less subtle than others, perhaps (snort). And yet we are really all guilty of it, aren't we? No matter the form we choose to display it in. The joke with Nicole and I became the whole "you are valid" garbage she picked up from a workshop she attended called "Finding your Chi" where the participants apparantly rolled around on the floor and breathed while the instructor took the time to tell each person how "valid" they were. Wow. It's a sick world we live in.
What do I look for from day to day that validates my existence? More importantly, WHO do I look to for this validation? What about you? This seems like an elementary question, but perhaps as Christians we should be checking these vital signs regularly.
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