Mon. Oct. 2, 2023: Intent for the Week — Release and Integrate
image courtesy of Lynn Greyling via pixabay.comI chose this photo in honor of my friend and fellow poet Joanne, whose father worked in hydroelectric power in this area, and who showed me the lovely and fascinating network of canals and dams in the area before we started our residency.
The Boiler House Poets Residency ends tomorrow, after an intense and wonderful week, with lots of creativity and laughter. Nightwood Theatre’s Creatryx Unit ends on Thursday, after nine weeks’ of growth, collaboration, and laughter.
It’s a lot of endings this week, and a lot to release.
Each of these experiences is unique, and can never be exactly recreated again, even if the same group(s) gather again in the future. Honoring the experience is important, while still knowing future experiences will be different as we evolve.
While I have to release the structures of those programs, I also have to integrate what I learned moving forward, both as an artist and a human.
It’s a lot compressed into a few days. I have to remember to give myself the space to do the work I need to do, on physical, mental, and emotional levels.
What is your intent for the week?
