9-11, My Big Day

Hey there -

I thought that since today is such a poignant day in my history, that I’d post something a bit more personal.

7 years ago, I was in the west village and observed - rather closely - the 9-11 attacks. I smelled the dust, panicked in the streets, comforted strangers, volunteered my time and energy, and came to appreciate my life in a new way.

It was during that extraordinary time in my life that I made a decision to stop being so damn ordinary.

Looking back, I’m on a nice road with that. I no longer work for a “company”, I work for myself - doing this, mostly. And, I’ve revived a theater career and am working towards directing a production next spring and fall.

Also, I try to lean into my comfort zone on a daily basis…trying new things, destroying the structures and limitations I’ve defined for myself - right or wrong. Sometimes this is subtle, like breaking a routine (I shower every day at 11:30am for example…I walk the dog at 2pm…etc) and sometimes it’s dramatic, like changing the nature of my relationship to my father, or committing to revive my creative work.

But, I still feel short of my goal of being a true individual. It’s a road that I am on, and am growing towards. This world has enough boring, ordinary people (interestingly, boring men tend to suck with women). I’m certainly not one of them, but I still feel short of the real goal of being myself. In a way, that’s a GOOD thing as it can inspire me forward. Frankly, it does inspire me forward.

So, my question to YOU is…how are you? Not in the “fine, how are you?” sense - but in the “am I really living MY life?” sense. Are you ordinary? It’s kind of important to know, I think.

I’d love to hear about that, particularly today. Perhaps women and pick-up aren’t on our minds, particularly on September 11th.

S.