apprehensive
Posted 23rd October 2007 by dancinmama, tagged travel, new, apprehensive, vulnerable
this is my first foray into an online community and I am not quite sure what to expect. there is somethign remarkbly liberating about listening to (reading) thoughts, experiences, accomplishments etc. published here. In my imagination it is incredible and in reality it is nerve wracking. Although in my work, i pulbish my thought and writing onstage regularly, there is something about removing the performer barrier that makes this seem like a much more vulnerable place. Perhaps it is simply taking away the artifice and acknowledging that I am speaking for myself and that it may not be perfect. So here I go with all my feet. My three-year old wailed today when I left her at her preschool, thousands of miles away from her friends; in yet another new city where I am teaching/rehearsing/performing. Its getting kind of old..... and I'm figuring out how to shift it.
Will be back soon.
Tania
3 comments so far...
Flag as inappropriate Posted by Mandy Nelson - Dandysound on 30th October 2007
Great to find you here and thanks for sharing! I would echo nataly's comments below and I think it's great that you are trying this online community! I hope you'll enjoy it :)
Flag as inappropriate Posted by Victoria on 23rd October 2007
Welcome to Work It, Mom! -- we do have a great and very supportive community here and I am so glad that you've decided to share some of your thoughts in this note. I am off to learn more about you from your profile - but it sounds like your work is both fascinating and challenging in terms of moving around a lot. How many times a year do you find yourself in a different place? (And I know this is no consolation - but I've moved a lot since childhood and while it's not pleasant, I think it's made me very flexible in many ways - so perhaps your daughter will develop some great people skills from these changes!)
Flag as inappropriate Posted by Nataly on 23rd October 2007