Anti Climax!

yeah, I thought we were actors,
playing our parts so well,
living our roles,
with new stories to tell,
until the moment
you stepped off the stage,
to play the director,
and a role never staged,
and then I realised
I'd mistaken the plot for the story,
for beginnings, not endings
are what make history!

Staged

Stop.
Stop,if you can.
Stop thinking
about the story,
or the script
and the direction.
Don't get lost
in the props
or the unfolding storyline.
Stop thinking about
beginnings
and endings.
And yet, if you must
then do step aside.
Become the role
you are meant to play.
Breathe into it,
Feel into it,
Live it fully.
Honour everything that arises.
Speak from your heart,
without prompts
or cues from the wings.
Enjoy every word,
every emotion,
every action.
And then, when you're done,
Step out
to watch from the wings,
And you will see
how you enjoy the story
and the part that you played
in a different way,
For the actor
cannot be
the audience
until each has played
his role
to perfection.

Puppets

surrender to
the spirit within -
let it move you,
let it become
every breath,
every word,
every thought,
every act,
as you take stage,
and come alive;
one more chance
to live your role,
to script your story,
and then,
without a word,
move on....