Friday, April 10, 2009

Patience is a Virtue

I realize right now at this moment that I want something I can really sink my teeth into. Specifically a lead in a theater piece. I'd settle for film too. :) All this other stuff going on is great, don't get me wrong and I'm very very grateful. And I've got work for later this summer. But I'm sitting here and I'm feeling something missing. That sense of "dissatisfaction" that Martha Graham talks about.

Oh yeah, have I shared that quote? Here it is:

"There is a vitality, a life force that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. If you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open....no artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a queer divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive....."

So, I guess what I'm experiencing is that "blessed unrest...."

oy :)


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