The other day I was feeling frustrated by the story of my life. Like many transplants living in New York, I moved here as a young person with a creative ambition. That was years ago, and I haven’t achieved what I’d hoped I would back then. When I landed here, after a year of traveling on credit, I was completely broke. I had a negative net worth, and zero job prospects and I paid my rent with credit card checks.
You've put into words, what has been in my mind for a long time. Thank you for this beautiful story, Sean, I'm so glad I met you on PS all those years ago and have enjoyed a lot of your creativity over time! I'm dancing with you!
This is so beautiful! What a gift to find this in my inbox. If you had told me at age 18 that I would one day be homeschooling four children in a ramshackle farmhouse, I would have cried and assumed that this was evidence of failure. Crazy. Thanks for this essay!
Reflecting on my role in life as a dancer I understand how this analogy applies to my own life. There are superior choreographers much better at directing and staging shows. I’ve learned as a participant I’m part of the grander scheme of things.
I recognize my interconnectedness with the universe and feel harmony and alignment with the greater forces at play.
You've put into words, what has been in my mind for a long time. Thank you for this beautiful story, Sean, I'm so glad I met you on PS all those years ago and have enjoyed a lot of your creativity over time! I'm dancing with you!
This is so beautiful! What a gift to find this in my inbox. If you had told me at age 18 that I would one day be homeschooling four children in a ramshackle farmhouse, I would have cried and assumed that this was evidence of failure. Crazy. Thanks for this essay!
What if loving and being loved IS one’s life work?
Reflecting on my role in life as a dancer I understand how this analogy applies to my own life. There are superior choreographers much better at directing and staging shows. I’ve learned as a participant I’m part of the grander scheme of things.
I recognize my interconnectedness with the universe and feel harmony and alignment with the greater forces at play.