Some days

(handwritten post from 08/25)

Even though some days you have to work harder than you think you're able, it's a gift to be able to give all of yourself to something you love. Today was a long day, up at 5:30 to drive to FedEx in Mills River to pick up prints, then made it to the gallery just in time to meet Dale. Worked all morning and a good bit of the afternoon hanging the show, then came home hoping to rest before heading off to final edits/prints on the documentary trailer, but work was waiting for me there too, so no rest. Then at 5:00, off to Andy's. We did a little sound recording on top of the final edit work, and I didn't get out of there until almost 10pm. The work itself is a gift, having the opportunity is a gift, a huge one - I felt so incredibly special when I saw all those photos hanging on that gallery wall and our names in those credits. But I think today's lesson is that I have to remember to take better care of myself sometimes, like we do on our real birthdays. Get good sleep, eat better, let people's love soak in and recharge your soul batteries. That's the only way we can keep up this kind of work - and it's worth it!