Keep Going…

These past couple of weeks have been hard…but we are still moving forward. Sometimes moving forward is much slower and sometimes every thing happens all at once. Making  art alongside mothering can be challenging but it is also so rewarding to have two+ things I care so deeply about. I have a tendency to care too deeply or not at all and lately I have been leaning into the depth. I have decided that I want all of life, the good and the bad. Feeling the fullness of feelings can be hard but it is essential to making in the way I want to. Feeling all of the things has allowed me to show up as a maker in a different way, allowing me to connect with my audience and others in similar positions to mine. If you find yourself pulled in a million directions, know that you can have it all but maybe not at the same time. This week, I got offered a new dance performance opportunity and I am thrilled to begin to show up for my dance practice again in this way. Committed time, in rehearsal, week to week. The only way to make progress on a dream is to keep showing up and so that is what I am doing. Showing up when my kid yells for me in the middle of the night. Showing up when the creative inspiration comes. Showing up when it doesn’t. Showing up to move my body daily. Showing up to take care of myself-mentally, physically, spiritually. Showing up for my friends and family. Showing up for my practice. Showing up day after day, showing up and keeping going.