Performance Peace

We made it. Last night was a giant success! The films were adorable, the performances were great, and we are done with kid's and youth theatre camp. Praise the Lord!

It was a crazy, crazy day. Up early to put the final touches on the films, fighting with the computer to write the discs, writing the program. Then rehearsal with the youth. It went well, but all the time I'm working with them, Stevie is trying to finish his movies and there are tons of things going through my mind that I know we still need to do.

So after our final rehearsal, the kids eat supper and I go to find Stevie. He's still scrambling, people are showing up at 5:30 to get seats (which I first thought was ridiculous, but turns out it was a good idea...). By 6:00 when we were supposed to start, every seat was full and there were people standing in the back. It was amazing.

The films went over so well, everyone loved them. The performances had a few hic-ups, but nothing major. They all did very well.

I was so proud of my four lady poets. I was able to watch them rather than having to stand behind the curtain to coach them. It turned out beautiful, and I'm so thankful. It was fantastic.

At times I didn't think we would pull it off. But it was a giant success. Afterwards, Stevie and I just basked in the doneness. One major component of our summer was over. It was a bitter-sweet high for us, as is all endings of shows. Bitter because we are going to miss it, sweet because the stress is gone. It was good, all good.

In retrospect, I think I learned more than the kids did. I learned more about myself and what I can handle and deal with than anything else. I learned I can handle a lot more than I thought I did. But I also learned that I am going to need to find a new way to deal with stress and frustrations. Too often I let them get the better of me.

I have so much racing around in my head right now that it's hard to concentrate, so I'm cutting myself off. Better to stop here than start writing gibberish.

Until next time, bask in the doneness of something.