Week in the Life: 2015
“Life moves on, whether we act as cowards or heroes. Everything we shut our eyes to, everything we run away from, everything we deny...serves to defeat us in the end. What seems nasty, painful, or evil, can become a source of beauty, joy, and strength, if faced with an open mind. Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such.”
I have so many thoughts on this project, but it's too many to share now, and really, too many that are rough and need time to sit a bit in my head and heart. I shared this on Instagram last night, though, and it rings so true today as I finished the album: every time I do a project life this, I learn a little more about myself, my habits, my my talents, and my shortcomings, and this week was no different.
Our lives are so small and so large all at the same time, and I am so glad for the moments this week when I was able to look my own in the eye and see if for what it is. I am humbled by how similar and how different my days are from those I am connected to in person and online - across town, across the country, across the world.
Here, in pages, is a week in my life, including my daily letters to myself that I typed out each day and decided to share here, though rough and unedited, because there's a realness in them that I want to own (you can click to enlarge and then scroll through):
