I’ve learned directing gives me confidence.
It’s kind of ironic. My latest job title is “director,” and yet it’s as a volunteer community theater director that I was unsure.
What I do for a living is directing, being the one to manage employees and facilities, to answer to families, agencies and my bosses. And yet it was play directing that gave me pause.
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At one time, I would’ve been really stressed out.
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I’m unique in more than one way – we all are. But a news story on NPR reminded me that I don’t share my name with anyone — there’s no “name twin” for me.
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Awake in the middle of the night, habit drew my eyes out the window. I’m never sure what I’m looking for, but I look.
Surprised by the brightness, I paused. Heavy cloud cover helped illuminate the darkness, making it bright enough I could easily have gone for a walk. In fact, I briefly thought that, but then shivered and hurried back to my bed, heated with an electric mattress pad.
White nights, I thought.
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