Le sigh.
So, I wrote a column on actor funk, basically telling actors that all they have to do is throw themselves into the emotional whatnot and wallow in it, learn from it, then move on. If I can tell others that the best way to endure (and even benefit from) a funk is to throw themselves into it, why is it that I will spend my energy fighting my own funk?
Ugh.
I don’t need stroking or encouragement or praise of any kind right now (in fact, I’ve gotten more sweet, wonderful, amazing, random “fan mail” in the past week than ever before). I know I really miss Keith (and his schedule just got even crazier yesterday). I’m getting a lot accomplished (book, taxes, casting — hell, we even got a VERY positive response from the “name” actor we approached for one of the roles). Just watched the awesome RW/RR Challenge (Inferno II) which rocks. I’m just ugh. Case-in-point, it took me 40 minutes to write this (I got distracted at the RW/RR Blog).
Yeah. Ugh.
WAIT! I am cheerier already! THE AMAZING RACE is on tonight! I will be happy in an hour! Wheeeeeeee!
It usually is easier to help others get out of their own funk than it is to get out of ours.
I really dig what you wrote about using it as part of the creative process…never thought of it that way…*ponder*