I have dogs and cats. We're a rescue operation. They don't lay eggs. They take tons of daily care, and then trying to put back together what they tear apart. I have a big garden area, but not land like you show us. Something about integrating with non-linguistic beings is very fascinating.
My wife is an animal activist. She feeds abandoned dogs all up and down the mountain, every day. It takes a huge portion of our income. They are life, and we want them to live as best as possible.
I almost joined an acting workshop last July, but then it got postponed for a couple months. I would have been in the exact same rehearsal and learning schedules as you have described, and then put on a show for a couple weekends. My conclusion at the time was that we are not the memory of our long history of accomplishments and failures. In reality, who-we-are is our present state of self-expression. I saw theater as a way to expand upon self-expression. It is a depersonalization that frees you.
Just then I had begun several Substack sites and started writing. When the acting workshop finally came due, I had to decline, because writing gives me so much, I couldn't possibly interrupt it.
About that time it dawned on me that I have intermediate proficiency on a classical flute. I can site-read sheet music, and have collected many 100's. Hey that is already self-expression. I went to our largest public park and started playing. It is not about "busking" or street music. Most people ignore me, but I can really improve more, than if in an enclosed space. So I do it for myself, and my own self expression. It goes up and down, depending on the weather, but this February I went out 16 times. That was overkill, and I have yet to go back. My limit to playing is standing up for so long.
I also painted pretty steadily for 5 years. As canvases got bigger, I ran into a storage problem. At least with music there is no inventory buildup.
I came here from your post about divorce, which paints you as a Christian site. I have never commented on a Christian site and wanted to search to the right wording to say something. Maybe I will?
I have dogs and cats. We're a rescue operation. They don't lay eggs. They take tons of daily care, and then trying to put back together what they tear apart. I have a big garden area, but not land like you show us. Something about integrating with non-linguistic beings is very fascinating.
My wife is an animal activist. She feeds abandoned dogs all up and down the mountain, every day. It takes a huge portion of our income. They are life, and we want them to live as best as possible.
I almost joined an acting workshop last July, but then it got postponed for a couple months. I would have been in the exact same rehearsal and learning schedules as you have described, and then put on a show for a couple weekends. My conclusion at the time was that we are not the memory of our long history of accomplishments and failures. In reality, who-we-are is our present state of self-expression. I saw theater as a way to expand upon self-expression. It is a depersonalization that frees you.
Just then I had begun several Substack sites and started writing. When the acting workshop finally came due, I had to decline, because writing gives me so much, I couldn't possibly interrupt it.
About that time it dawned on me that I have intermediate proficiency on a classical flute. I can site-read sheet music, and have collected many 100's. Hey that is already self-expression. I went to our largest public park and started playing. It is not about "busking" or street music. Most people ignore me, but I can really improve more, than if in an enclosed space. So I do it for myself, and my own self expression. It goes up and down, depending on the weather, but this February I went out 16 times. That was overkill, and I have yet to go back. My limit to playing is standing up for so long.
I also painted pretty steadily for 5 years. As canvases got bigger, I ran into a storage problem. At least with music there is no inventory buildup.
I came here from your post about divorce, which paints you as a Christian site. I have never commented on a Christian site and wanted to search to the right wording to say something. Maybe I will?
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