Last time I checked, every person on this planet still shared a common denominator.
That is, we’re all human.
And that’s the call into acting right there. (That’s the call into all art, actually.)
To be more human in our work, in our lives, in our interactions with others. To be curious about what it means to be human and to genuinely be interested in others (even those that challenge us beyond imagination)!
This is not an easy task. There are so many distractions chipping away at our humanness.
Cell phones. Technology. Social media sites dictating and changing behavior, driving us toward repetitive habits that prevent us from being.
And then there’s location, location, location.
I’ve lived in Los Angeles for 15 years. As much as I love it, I also find L.A. seems to be a place that isn’t so great at being human. Or rather, it allows for us to demonstrate the parts of our humanness we feel comfortable in showing. The rest we can hide, compartmentalize, pretend it doesn’t exist, or simply get in our cars and drive away.
I often feel I’m in some sort of alternate universe here where no one seems to struggle with any of the things I
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