When things fall apart…fall in love! Yes, we embrace these opportunities to fail messily and find some way to beauty. In the same way that we embrace obstacles, when things fall apart, there is a chance to find something completely new if we allow it. The more prepared we are, the more we can improvise. Imagine a car mechanic having a car issue on the road vs me having the same issue. A car mechanic might find a bungee cord and a water bottle to boot-leg a leaking radiator. While I would be walking home.

In the same way, the more fluent we are…Read on.

Once, while doing summer stock in a Vermont barn, a lovely but inexperienced actor said she simply couldn’t play the scene.  The gun she needed to wield was hidden in a purse on the opposite side of the stage.  How was she ever going to get it?  It just couldn’t be done.  End of play. 

All the other actors were thrilled:  A challenge! A creative pursuit!  An obstacle! 

“How about if you creep through the audience and back up on stage in the previous scene?” 

“How about if I, in character, get a coughing attack, take the purse and start digging …Read on.