Thursday, November 03, 2005
Falling in love..
..with Fall...and the trees have not even begun to seriously change yet...Falling...
a most natural, gravity-induced, natural way to react to how the world has affected you: something happens, you fall....confident in the knowledge that the fall will not so much be broken by meeting a hard object, but rather, you fall to meet your destiny, which, no matter what, is meant to be....an odd variation of : "you made your bed, now lie in (fall down into) it....Fall...how relaxing to view even our fall into, well, let's say, death, as a natural inevitability that welcomes us all...Paul is dealing with the final days of his dearest mom right now....final in the sense that, at some 95 plus years of age, comfortably situated in a home that cares well for her, she is so seemingly ready to finally be granted the peace of the final fall...she begs for the comfort of something she cannot quite attain in her present alive state...she is uncomfortable with the way things now are...she wants relief...but she is, basically, a healthy woman....and still , my guess is, she is tired of it all....95 plus years later, who wouldn't be? We all need naps. Good healthy refreshing slumbers, from which we do awaken ready to once again live.
Paul and Steve are in Chicago this week, taking good care of Mom..I know she is comforted by their presence.
Had such a swell auditioon fr David Saint of George Street Theater yesterday, for such a funny play: Inspecting Carol....funny funny play. Had such a good good creative time, I don't even care if i book it..it was just fun to do! And every good character woman in the world was there...all well able to do the show, each bringing thier own specific thing to it...Dear David will have a wealth of choices...which is how it should be! I had a chance to catch up with dear old pals Peggy Cosgrove and Leila Martin...we are all maturing into such good women, in a community that has been good to each and every one of us...really a pleasure to catch up. Meanwhile Pat M. was most generous of Peter in her praise of his recent audition for her...that was gtood to hear too.
Alice White is still at Beth Israel, and in a light coma, but her condition seems to be improving, This is such good news. I will visit her today or tomorrow. And read the 2006 Barter Theatre Season Preview Brochure to her. She will be tickled by that, and enjoy the info, even in her current state of semi-consciousness. I can see her mentally smiling now.
Had two wonderful fun classes this week, for the first time at Ripley-Grier Studios, on 8th Avenue, where it feels so delightfully welcoming and comfortable in a homey sort of way....the people in my classes love the new location, as it is more central for them all, and there is so much more to do after class, like go get a margherita at a good Theater District joint, which is what some of them did Tuesday night! And the energy of the classses was somehow sharper and more focused, as if the energies they all feel when they go to auditions at these same studios was informing how they were working in class...it was good. In honor of the new "digs", we worked for hours on various audition exercises...very productive. Eddie Guttman was the sub pianist for Tuesday and he is absolutely terrific...now, with the inestimable Paul Johnson in my corner, and now Eddie, the students are so well-taken-care of...so much can get accomplished.
I am grateful.
The more I read about Tibetan Buddhism, the mroe I realize how well it blends with the Nichiren Buddhism I have been devoted to. My knowledge of both has the effect of strengthening both for me. I am enthralled by the history of Buddhism as it developed in other countries...it has always seemd a belief system that came to the rescue of countries that needed it...it appeared and developed when the time was ripe for it, and always so full of natural wisdom, countries, nations, communities, adapted it as their own. A powerful natural ally, this Buddhism. Extremely comforting.
a most natural, gravity-induced, natural way to react to how the world has affected you: something happens, you fall....confident in the knowledge that the fall will not so much be broken by meeting a hard object, but rather, you fall to meet your destiny, which, no matter what, is meant to be....an odd variation of : "you made your bed, now lie in (fall down into) it....Fall...how relaxing to view even our fall into, well, let's say, death, as a natural inevitability that welcomes us all...Paul is dealing with the final days of his dearest mom right now....final in the sense that, at some 95 plus years of age, comfortably situated in a home that cares well for her, she is so seemingly ready to finally be granted the peace of the final fall...she begs for the comfort of something she cannot quite attain in her present alive state...she is uncomfortable with the way things now are...she wants relief...but she is, basically, a healthy woman....and still , my guess is, she is tired of it all....95 plus years later, who wouldn't be? We all need naps. Good healthy refreshing slumbers, from which we do awaken ready to once again live.
Paul and Steve are in Chicago this week, taking good care of Mom..I know she is comforted by their presence.
Had such a swell auditioon fr David Saint of George Street Theater yesterday, for such a funny play: Inspecting Carol....funny funny play. Had such a good good creative time, I don't even care if i book it..it was just fun to do! And every good character woman in the world was there...all well able to do the show, each bringing thier own specific thing to it...Dear David will have a wealth of choices...which is how it should be! I had a chance to catch up with dear old pals Peggy Cosgrove and Leila Martin...we are all maturing into such good women, in a community that has been good to each and every one of us...really a pleasure to catch up. Meanwhile Pat M. was most generous of Peter in her praise of his recent audition for her...that was gtood to hear too.
Alice White is still at Beth Israel, and in a light coma, but her condition seems to be improving, This is such good news. I will visit her today or tomorrow. And read the 2006 Barter Theatre Season Preview Brochure to her. She will be tickled by that, and enjoy the info, even in her current state of semi-consciousness. I can see her mentally smiling now.
Had two wonderful fun classes this week, for the first time at Ripley-Grier Studios, on 8th Avenue, where it feels so delightfully welcoming and comfortable in a homey sort of way....the people in my classes love the new location, as it is more central for them all, and there is so much more to do after class, like go get a margherita at a good Theater District joint, which is what some of them did Tuesday night! And the energy of the classses was somehow sharper and more focused, as if the energies they all feel when they go to auditions at these same studios was informing how they were working in class...it was good. In honor of the new "digs", we worked for hours on various audition exercises...very productive. Eddie Guttman was the sub pianist for Tuesday and he is absolutely terrific...now, with the inestimable Paul Johnson in my corner, and now Eddie, the students are so well-taken-care of...so much can get accomplished.
I am grateful.
The more I read about Tibetan Buddhism, the mroe I realize how well it blends with the Nichiren Buddhism I have been devoted to. My knowledge of both has the effect of strengthening both for me. I am enthralled by the history of Buddhism as it developed in other countries...it has always seemd a belief system that came to the rescue of countries that needed it...it appeared and developed when the time was ripe for it, and always so full of natural wisdom, countries, nations, communities, adapted it as their own. A powerful natural ally, this Buddhism. Extremely comforting.
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