A bit later on Friday night, but still here. It was an "amazing performance" night from the Utah Symphony, including the 3rd Symphony from my new classical composer crush Carl Nielsen. If you haven't encountered Nielsen highly recommended.
Today I am trusting that I'll get re-engaged with my personal art journaling project this week. I took the week off this week, not because of busy but more because I struggled to engage with the theme. None of the weeks have been easy for me, particularly because I've been drawing (Gasp! SO much shame surrounding my drawing, thanks elementary school art class!), but this week...well, I just couldn't completely connect. I really did try a few times. Saturday I'll get out my colored pencils for a bit and see if I get anywhere, but if not I don't intend to beat myself up about it. Instead, I get to start where I am from the next assignment, right?
Today I am grateful for finally having reached a point where I am comfortable enough in my skin to recognize when things are actually someone else's issue, not mine. More importantly, I am grateful that I'm strong enough that I don't even try to take on those problems. People need to "own" their stuff and not project it or try to share it.
Today I am inspired by Batkid. If you missed out on Batkid today, here's your chance to catch up. While I am inspired by Miles, a tough 5-year-old guy who is fighting leukemia, I am even more inspired by the generosity and creativity that allowed today to happen for him in San Francisco. Thank you to everyone who paused- even just for a moment- to be part of something that shows that we really all can still be united around love and kindness. Things like this remind me that maybe, just maybe, there really is still hope for the human race.
With that, I hope you'll pause for a moment of unexpected kindness this weekend. And that you'll revel in every moment of it.
Now listening: Frank Turner "The Way I Tend to Be"
Labels: NaBloPoMo, TGIF