I had a conversation this afternoon in which the topic came up
Dreamers
And how we are not anymore
We are doers
Me and this other person
We sell creativity in several forms
There was a time where she worked as a first responder
Like on an ambulance
In New Orleans
She wasn’t doing what she was doing yet
There was a time where I was
An Adjunct Professor at a film school
Having dinners, drinks, and ongoing developmental conversations with real film producers AND one aspiring
The podcast was just something I was doing
Then something happened
And I’m sure something happened for her too
I went from dreaming about doing
Vacationing in the attempt to live an adventurous life
Now vacationers pay me to fulfill their dreams
At least their dining ones and the magic of who they might have the privilege of interacting with while here
Away from their normal lives
I’ve traded my normal life for this one
Me and this lady who both work on Toulouse Street work in The Tourism Industry
Here in New Orleans
This all started when she brought up The Seneca quote currently chalked on the wall at Trumpet & Drum
“Those who no longer hope no longer fear.”
We unpacked what we both thought that meant
It dawned on me that I no longer require hope
I am headed somewhere through my actions I take right now
I don’t have to wonder anymore
I can just let life surprise me with what comes
I didn’t get to the heart of how she feels about it
She seemed mostly sad but also
She admitted in this moment in her life, she is focused on persevering as she gets pummeled by whatever it is that’s pummeling her
We wrapped up our talk by acknowledging that everything about life is a mirror
A disco ball
A mirror ball
Reflecting each other back to each other for the purposes of so called growth
She used the word ‘fix’
At one point
I bristled
I disagree
Nothing’s wrong because nothing is
Fixed
Static is an illusion like the surface of calm waters
To no longer be aspiring is like this mourning period
But now my job is more like
Giving the dreamers what they crave so that maybe one day just one day
They can leave everything they’ve ever known behind too
Spiritual quests sure are interesting
“I’m never bored.”
Like another one of my friend’s confidently proclaimed months ago after we watched The Krewe Du Vieux parade pass by his house