Last week, a friend of mine sent a link to an article in the NY Times (see below). The two things I loved most about the article were summed up in two phrases:“Ask for what you want. Then stick around.”
“The idea is to take pleasure in life, and be willing to be pleased.”
The other pithy quote to cling to when things get tough ~ "it takes 20 years to be an overnight success."
This afternoon, I watched Logan in RENT. He played "Benny." I sat in a row of criers. It was wonderful. It was moving and sad and deeply transcendent.
For Logan, everything is coming up roses. From RENT, he goes on to the lead in "Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson" in Portland. He did, in fact, "ask for want he wanted" and, most importantly, he "stuck around." He never gave up. He worked. He studied. He practiced. And, he has prevailed. 20 years? Yup, just about that.
The truth about us in the Behrens-Benedict clan? We really have taken pleasure in life and best of all ~ "we are willing to be pleased."
And, for all of that, I am deeply grateful.
Day 63 Everyday Grateful ~
Logan in "Rent" and friends in the audience
Heaven!
Mini Urban Edens - In the Garden - NYTimes.com
www.loganbenedict.com
No compromise....part of the GSL code....he's earned every bit of the applause he gets...and soon it will be more....much more.
ReplyDeleteHi Dear ~ yes, he has. Oh, he was wonderful. I'm so happy for him! Are you still frying over there? It's lovely here. XOXO H
ReplyDeleteyou must be busy.. no blogging in august?
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