The teacher teaches the teacher through teaching

I remembered/learned today that the advice I give my students is advice meant for me as well.  I should start carrying around a mirror so as not to forget so easily.

I want to blog about people

Sort of an Angie's list of people I love making art with.

Note to self

Never broadcast it until it's true.

Hmm

I am heading to baggage claim to pick up my soon to be ex husband.  Symbolism, anyone?

I've less patience for taking the craft less than seriously.

I find that I no longer can enjoy a show based on the "trying hard"ness of those involved.

It only feeds the complacency of this artistic community to enjoy something less than good and call it art. 

That is not to say that I don't respect those that pour their heart and soul into a process.  I have the utmost respect for those who commit so fully but if it is not done well and done well consistently we will continue to be a circle and not a spiral of evolution.

The apple and the tree

I have found that have a natural affinity towards a parent or a child of someone I hold dear.  As a child I was always in good relationships with my friends' families and now I find that I naturally adore my friends' children.  These humans earn my love by way of the tree.

If you try some times

You get what you need.  Had a really successful night as Theater Department Chair.  I think I have worked the last seven years to be pefect for this job right now.

My mother taught me to survive

And, most importantly, how to survive with no monies in the coffer.

I love you for many reasons, Mamacita.  But today I love you for these two.

Honesty

It has become my new mission.  Not that I was dishonest up to now.  Eerrr.  Uhm.  Nglaven.

Just meant that honesty has been on my mind lately.

The power of friendship

Had an amazing phone call with an old friend tonight.  Haven't spoken in years.  When we new each other it was a very inspiring - on the human level and artistically - time.  We will never not know each other this way.  So much love is in my heart and at the surface because of one phone call.  Much love to you, my friend.

Walking through a dog's eyes.

You can walk your neighborhood for years but you may never know it until you take a daog with you.  The crazy and seemingly eratic stops and starts help you see the nooks and crannies otherwise overlooked.

Thanks, Buddy.

There is never enough time

But there will always be more time tomorrow.  Prioritize.  Sometimes a trip to the dog park trumps the list. 

I get by with a little help

A phone call from a friend is so important these days.  Human connection is lost on many of my electronic relationships.  Yes, fb has made it possible to keep up with so many in such a fast and vast capacity but a little human connection from just one of those people is more fuel for my emotional fortitude than any amount of hours/days on the cpu working my fb pals.

Guerilla Beautification Society

Today I took a break from getting some work done for the office at home and decided to participate in the Manifest Peace project.  I have learned over the past weekend that guerilla beautification just might be my calling.

Learning the hard way

As the youngest child of four girls growing up I learned to learn from the mistakes or successes of others.  I truly believe my place in the family dynamic contributed directly to this gift.
I have several friends who are the youngest of two or three and they do not seem to possess this.  More to come on this subject.  Now is time for roommate card night.

Cleaning out one's life starts with cleaning out one's house.

Transfer posts to begin the 365 day Blog Challenge

I had accidentally set up my mobile posts to an incorrect blog.  Here are the posts so far:

Saturday, June 25, 2011
1st day of Core Training. 1st day of blogging challenge. I am learning to listen again. Some things are hard to let go. Anticipation and control are definitely hard ones for me. Enjoying every minute of this gift.


Finished day one. My body is sore from awareness alone.. "stand as actors present".. many things are exercises i have done before but never in this sequence or with this awareness. The act of storyteller has also risen to another level. Such a gift to truly listen.


Sunday, June 26, 2011
By pure chance on September 11, 2001, I was in New York City to experience first hand one of the most devastating moments in History for the US, definitely the most devastating for New York.

By chance on June 24, 2011, i arrived in NYC in time to receive the news that same sex marriage is now a reality.

Today i was able to experience one of the most triumphant equal rights moments in New York and US history. What a beautiful day.


From Monday, June 27, 2011
Things i learned today. By Ami. When posting via txt, use short amounts of characters or your post will end up in 3 chunks and out of order.
Things i learned today. By ami. Theater commune is in motion in ways that i never had a hand in.
Things i learned today. By Ami. Erica Porch's wisdom and human impact ages better than a fine wine.


From Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Things i learned today. By Nelson Mandela. Courage is not the absence of fear but the act of overcoming it.


From Wednesday, June 29, 2011
From Tuesday. I learned that you can, indeed, make fast friends in a 4 day workshop.


From Thursday, June 30, 2011
Sometimes leaving your job is the best thing to do to put your job back into perspective.


From Friday, July 1, 2011
My love of education and educating is farther reaching than I ever expected and much more important to me than making plays.


From Saturday, July 2, 2011
Guerrilla Beautification stunts are a must do for any birthday celebration.  I blew stuff up today.  In a beautiful way.