Don't Go Changin'....Or Maybe Just a Little

Transitions.  Growing and shrinking.  Forward and backward.  New and improved, but letting go of old wonders.

As the season of hot hits us, we settle into new relationships with new members and say goodbye to some familiar friends.  Our company refocuses.  Less performance, more community.  More rehearsal, expanding on and creating fresh work.  New flavors.  However it’s hard to retire beloved classics that have had such success! 

That’s usually how changing works.  We make decisions, acknowledge then ignore our reservations, and jump in.  There’s no need to look back for second guessing because our plunges usually throw us somewhere better than we could have imagined.  Past the transition, there is goodness.  In the meantime, we stay optimistic that we made the right decisions and that hope will guide us triumphantly.

For me, these words speak to Tia departing, progression in my solo (adding text, modifying the choreography to become more connected), and a change in company numbers.  In my personal life, they speak to new jobs, my ill mama, and major life decisions about things like housing and education.  The beautiful thing about this perspective, though, is that it works for everyone in some way (or at least hopefully).  General inspiration becomes intimate by choosing to apply such an outlook on our own lives.  Then we influence one another with that positive energy.  Our stories and experiences make us who we are, not to mention how we deal with those experiences.  Then we come together and impact each other, consciously and not.  Our decisions and logic blend into the minds of those we interact with.  Together we create the community—a community filled with our ideas of ideal characteristics.  Though it may not be ideal, we have set ourselves up in an environment where failures are only moments of learning, opportunities to grow together, melding ourselves into a stronger team.  We are a team with a solid history, a notable past, inspiring presence, and promising future.

Love, Whitney