For the first time in my life I have been cast a part in a play. I am going to be Mary, a young woman on the ledge of the 41st floor of a city building caught unawares out there with another character named Tom who thought he was going to be alone out there as well. I am acting opposite a 20 year old college Junior!

In late August, I found out I was no longer on the teacher substitute list. I felt lost, floundering and eager to call the Human Resources department and ask what to do to get on the list again as soon as possible. I asked myself : “What am I going to do if I don’t have teaching to fall back into if I get lost, bored or broke?!”

Not soon after, I spoke to a friend about taking an art class or acting class of some sort. The drawing and painting classes seemed to be easy to come by but not so easy to get into. Well, by golly, the acting class almost fell in my lap!

So, the second week of September I found myself wandering on a college campus looking for the studio in the Berrie Center. It felt so wonderful to be zipping into a parking space and heading to CLASS! A class I was NOT teaching. I was nervous but I told myself I could drop out if things felt stressful or awkward.  We started with name games, using our voice and body to convey emotion, rolling around on the floor acting like Sumo Wrestlers, giving each other back massages, and laughing at the tongue twisters about Peter Piper the Pickled Pepper Picker. Such fun and such a stretch from my usual observer of the arts or my lead

ing the lesson role.

Fall is the season that teaches us to Let Go. I have decided I to let go of my teaching roll for now and have embraced my CREATIVE Phase of life.  I am taking photos as I hike, act, write, meditate, dance and just enjoy the lightness of being. I am eager to see what flows out of me on Tuesday when I perform Mary to class!!!