e-volved living

“There are no second acts in American lives.”  So says F. Scott Fitzgerald.  I beg to differ.  I see life as a play of many acts.  Number of acts, and genre(s), are largely determined by the lead character, you, because you are also the playwright and director.  There’s no audience, though, rather it is a mobile interplay.  At times the dynamic feels impossible.  Why is the world against me?  Why is it one hurdle after another on this road?  Why can’t anyone relate?  Why so much frustration and so little humor?  When the scene has that sort of mood, it’s a good time (an opportunity) to write, or ad lib, a new one!  Just give it a go.  Just do it.  What is to lose, the familiarity of the dynamic you are not enjoying?  Yes, it is a risk.  Whether you carefully write it out (plan) or just charge on freestyle, it is the unknown.  It could be, gasp, be worse.  The cool thing is that you have the choice.  And, as long as you recognize that, there are an infinite number.

And, what about those times when the scene is just as you wrote it?  You savor the look, feel, taste, smell, and energy of it all.  These times really foster that attitude of gratitude, if you are not too busy being caught up in the past or future.  Remember, though, that life is constantly in motion.  Good act, or bad, nothing is forever.  If you are just passive observer, instead of active creator, you have relinquished control over the course.  Things will change, but how and when may be nothing like what you are shooting for (and if you haven’t even defined the trajectory, start there.)

Either way, happening or not happening in the present, it is always healthy to think about the next scene.