Roller Coaster

The past week has been an emotional roller coaster ride:

High: A beach vacation
Low: Returning home to a flooded basement

High: My improv troupe, JINX, getting promoted to 'ensemble' level at Washington Improv Theater (the highest level - we were formerly a 'house team')
Low: Some behind-the-scenes stuff in the improv community involving bruised egos, anger, hurt feelings - all that yummy stuff

High: Being the guest speaker at a "creativity soiree" run by the lovely Ana Ottman
Low: Actually, there is no counterpoint to this one. It was just a pleasure. :)

...And yet, despite the highs, and despite other positive experiences (like browsing Bruce's Variety in Bethesda - doodad heaven! - and seeing, in a flash, an idea for a pretty cool art project), I've just felt "off" all week. I know: it happens! - especially to those of us who are attuned to our every mood and whim. I know this - sometimes, you just feel 'off' - and yet I have to resist the temptation to try to bulldoze through it, fix it, solve it, get over it. I know such efforts are futile - I believe what yoga teaches, about learning to sit with uncomfortable and negative feelings, and be open to what they can teach you. But -

...But, a week from now, I hope I'm posting a photo of a canoe drifting peacefully on a lake, rather than a roller coaster.

I'm just sayin'.