By
helen on June 21st, 2007
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Well, it’s 230 in the morning and I’m up reading blogs. That’s very unusual for the 1030pm bed goer that I am.
Trying out some new stragtegies to try and enhance the possibility of me sleeping.
Jon & I got home from the dress rehearsal buzzing and ate some soup. Then went to bed at midnight. I lay in bed attempting strategy number 1….writing down all the things I was thinking I wanted to do to fix the show before Sat and all the people I need to talk to and what I want to say to them. I wrote a whole page’s worth. I figured if I wrote them down I’d stop thinking.
Didn’t work. Kept thinking. Couldn’t sleep.
Another factor is that I injured my back tonight. Sadly another dancer got into character so much that our pretend fighting actual injured me. Oh dear. Pain means I can’t sleep.
SO I got up. To reheat the heat pack, blow my nose and take some Panadol. I’ve now written a further 3 pages of notes. Hopefully I’ve exhausted all the possibilities now.
So here I am in the world of blogs.
Might read some news or something soon so I can worry about other people’s problems. And then try sleep again.
I just yawned. That’s a good sign.
By
helen on June 19th, 2007
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I forgot about blogging again. D’oh.
What’s blogworthy….
We went and saw Sons of Korah Fri week ago. Sweet. Love it. I want to be a Sons of Korah backing vocalist. Jon said I wasn’t allowed to. And that I could only do it if i started my own band called the Daughters of Korah, which he said I shouldn’t do because the name sounds crap.
Destined for a life of no psalm singing now. 
I wrote an essay last week. My brain went into intellectual mode and fried. Hoping it will un-fry again in time for Thursday’s exam.
Had an amazing time with my actors today teaching at SCA. I’ll miss not teaching them as next week’s the last week.
The long awaited Once Was Lost is THIS WEEKEND!! Hard to believe after 18 months prep. So scary. So exciting.
It’s all happening.
Praise the Lord for July. 
By
helen on June 11th, 2007
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Overwhelmed.
By
helen on June 4th, 2007
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Sat night we had our first full run of the show after a year and a half of preparation. Scary. Exciting.
Afterwards Matt & I had a really interesting chat about the vulnerability that comes with being an artist.
You spend your life pouring your heart and soul into creating something in your own space and then at some point in time you put it out there in the world for people to judge. Ouch.
I’ve been trying to retrain my brain with an alternative perspective….
The Creator God created us with incredible abilities to reflect his own creativity. In fulfilling his purpose for us on earth, we use that creativity to create unique creative things to bring glory to the Creator. And we invite other created and creative people to enjoy and celebrate with us what God has given us. And we trust that his Spirit will be at work in us and what we create to redeem us and bring glory to himself.
SO I keep flipping between the 2 mindsets. But I feel better when I’m in the second. The first may be true. But the 2nd gives perspective and purpose.