The Role Of Art, Played By Life
"All right. Listen Up. First off, I must warn you. I can not emphasize enough, the importance of safety. A bow and arrow can be a dangerous weapon." These were the words of the "Coach" played by me in the who-knows-if-it-will-make-it-to-theaters movie, "Beautiful Loser". It was one of the very first things I did when we came out here.
"All right. Listen Up. First off, I must warn you. I can not emphasize enough, the importance of safety. A bow and arrow can be a dangerous weapon." The amazing thing is, these were the words uttered by me today in real life as I instructed an archery training session for my new job at WOLF Adventures (Wilderness Outdoor Leadership Foundation).
I have never even had an archery class. I only wish that they would have asked me if I have ever taught archery, so that I could say,"No, but I've played one on TV."
Could this be bookends? Did I actually time travel in my head for the motivation of my Big Screen debut? Am I part of a Truman Show plot? What would John Calvin say about this? What would Sigmund Freud-ulent say? What would Oprah say?
I got a bizarre calm. I, of course, had to laugh and smile with a blank stare into the sky as a row of 6 middle schoolers sat with their bows drawn, waiting to fire. It might be an excellent chapter mark for the turning point. I just might be more convinced now that we are heading eastward in our minds.
If we are leaving, it will not be today. It will not be tomorrow. It will not be next Tuesday, but a longer variation. A year is a year. We started this, believing in more, but one will do it, if that's what we are given.
This job was the last hope, of sorts, and it has proven to be a transitional path rather than a career journey. I just spent a very long weekend with Middle Schoolers, trying to get them to stay in line and stay quiet. I bunked in a trailer with people exactly in between middle school age and Paul age. As I slept in a sleeping bag, I had an OK time, but I knew. I just knew.
It seems like the volume on the hourglass sand just went up. sssss...SSSSSS! I have a new playfulness about this "project".
Perhaps, even though I know nothing of real archery, I have unwittingly hit the target.
THWUNK!
"All right. Listen Up. First off, I must warn you. I can not emphasize enough, the importance of safety. A bow and arrow can be a dangerous weapon." The amazing thing is, these were the words uttered by me today in real life as I instructed an archery training session for my new job at WOLF Adventures (Wilderness Outdoor Leadership Foundation).
I have never even had an archery class. I only wish that they would have asked me if I have ever taught archery, so that I could say,"No, but I've played one on TV."
Could this be bookends? Did I actually time travel in my head for the motivation of my Big Screen debut? Am I part of a Truman Show plot? What would John Calvin say about this? What would Sigmund Freud-ulent say? What would Oprah say?
I got a bizarre calm. I, of course, had to laugh and smile with a blank stare into the sky as a row of 6 middle schoolers sat with their bows drawn, waiting to fire. It might be an excellent chapter mark for the turning point. I just might be more convinced now that we are heading eastward in our minds.
If we are leaving, it will not be today. It will not be tomorrow. It will not be next Tuesday, but a longer variation. A year is a year. We started this, believing in more, but one will do it, if that's what we are given.
This job was the last hope, of sorts, and it has proven to be a transitional path rather than a career journey. I just spent a very long weekend with Middle Schoolers, trying to get them to stay in line and stay quiet. I bunked in a trailer with people exactly in between middle school age and Paul age. As I slept in a sleeping bag, I had an OK time, but I knew. I just knew.
It seems like the volume on the hourglass sand just went up. sssss...SSSSSS! I have a new playfulness about this "project".
Perhaps, even though I know nothing of real archery, I have unwittingly hit the target.
THWUNK!
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