To Iowa Or Bust!

It’s been a hectic week. A crazy-busy week. But a good week. I’ve had meetings every night, mostly with my involvement on a Drama Team. On Monday we performed a drama, on Tuesday night we trained and rehearsed for another drama. And last night, I assisted with (got in the way of) a Video Shoot that was so much fun it shouldn’t have been legal.

I was born a creative child who lived to sing and dance. I frequently organized theatrical productions with my friends; putting on productions for the neighborhood. I painted, drew and loved to create beauty from nothing. I spent hours laboring over poetry and writings on my manual typewriter. But my family of origin either did not recognize or did not value any artistic bent that I had. So I decided, at some point, that I was no good at creating.

When I turned forty, I decided to pursue some of my first loves. Hadn’t I cherished the arts when I was young? I vaguely remembered that. So I auditioned for a Drama Team. And I began to write again. I am now blessed to have opportunities to do acting and writing. And someday, when I have time, I want to try to my hand at some of the visual arts. Perhaps painting. Or photography. I believe there’s an artist inside everyone, because God is the ultimate artist, and we are created in His image. It’s just about figuring out how you can personally make a little piece of your world more beautiful.

Today I am heading to Iowa for a Girls’ Weekend with some of my Drama Team friends, to visit another friend who recently moved there. My Drama Team girlfriends are all very talented artists, and I love the encouragement we give one another. And they’re so darned much fun! I suspect there will be much joviality and merry making. I’ll let you know.