The other kind of slack
Oh, hi friends!
<insert holiday-themed joke about pie here>
I’ve been reminded lately of a lesson I thought was drilled into my head long ago.
The lesson goes like this.
If it seems like someone is ignoring you…they’re not.
If you spend time getting mad at being ignored…you’re wasting your energy.
If you think you might be blowing something out of proportion…you probably are.
For the next five weeks, everyone’s default will be BUSY. Let’s cut our colleagues and friends and family and strangers and editors and writers some slack. Nothing’s personal. (Unless you’re a jerk. Then this doesn’t apply. Also, please don't be a jerk.)
“When he was 21 years old, Kevin Smith saw an indie movie called Slacker which inspired him to make movies for a living. He went to film school for four months but dropped out halfway through an eight-month program so that he could keep the $5000 in saved tuition and started making a movie.
His parents gave him $3000 to help him finance the film. He rented a camera and some other gear, asking his friends to act in it as a favor to him. It took only a few weeks to shoot and was shot entirely in black and white.
The public screening only had three people show up. Smith was disappointed: ‘Why did you do this?’ he asked himself. But then 20 minutes into watching it, he relaxed. After the movie was over, he decided to ‘pay the movie off and make another one, because you loved who you were when this was happening.’”
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Well. This made me cry.
So, as Jeff Goins asks...
“What are you doing when you love who you are?”
You’re Invited!
My newest play “Did You See?” will be featured in Nylon Fusion Theatre Company’s lively festival this Friday (12/1) and Saturday (12/2) at 7pm at TADA! Theatre at 15 West 28th Street in New York. Yippee!
This short play takes place in a newsroom. Apparently, I draw inspiration from real life? Tickets are $20 and can be reserved here. It should be a very fun night (open bar included!) and I hope to see you there!
ALSO! I wrote a monologue to be performed by the very talented actor Amanda Bruton during a festive—and free—night of holiday-themed monologues at the gorgeous Cherry Lane Theatre in the West Village this Sunday (12/3) at 7pm. (My very talented brother Eric will also be performing that night! Come hang out with us!) More info on reserving tix later this week. Thanks v v v much for your support.
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Thanks, as always, for reading.
Love, Kara