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A Respite for Reflection

June 19th, 2010

Faithful readers, I did not post yesterday, and I apologize for the lapse. I spent much of my day running around doing errands, and by the time I got home I was exhausted.

When I had some time to pause this morning, I realized what a great gift taking a few minutes to write my daily blog is. It’s a time to sit and reflect, and it’s a beautiful thing that we can at times take for granted.

Theatre offers the same respite, and that’s probably why people are willing to pay for it. Buying those tickets, putting that time in a calendar, shutting off communication with the outside world to sit in the dark and turn one’s attention on someone, somewhere else. It’s almost meditative in a way, with many of the aspects of ritual built in.

To take that time as a special time, away from daily life, to be transported somewhere else, but to also very much reflect on their own lives — especially in our warp speed lives of today… How can you put a price on that?

If you’re tired and overwhelmed, take a moment and buy a ticket to a show. I know you’ll be glad you did.

–Sue

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