The Invisible Time

Hey! It's me again. Yes, I know it's been a while since I've written. With the re-opening of more theatres, my ability to balance putting self tapes together (Essentially actors have had to learn to produce filmed auditions over the past year complete with lighting and sound. It's not easy.) with the day job has been pushed to the limit. Over the past months I've often thought to myself: "You need to post more videos", "Why haven't you sent another email yet?", "You need to put yourself out there more". But in the end I've realized that the precious little time I have to myself is sometimes best saved for myself. Without that invisible time to ourselves, how can artists develop new and exciting ideas and recharge for the next extraordinary feats we are called upon to do?

Michaela Coel put it so much more elegantly in her Emmy acceptance speech a few weeks ago. She said; "...Write the tale that scares you, that makes you feel uncertain, that is uncomfortable. I dare you. In a world that entices us to browse through the lives of others to help us better determine how we feel about ourselves, and to, in turn, feel the need to be constantly visible, for visibility these days seems to somehow equate to success. Do not be afraid to disappear, from it, from us, for a while, and see what comes to you in the silence."

This can apply to everything we do, not just writers. What chances would you take without the pressure of perfection that comes with the need to be constantly visible? I can honestly say that my invisible time has pushed me further than ever creatively. There will be things to share coming soon but not quite yet. So stay tuned as I've been working on a few things that scare me.

Love and music,
Byron

P.S. I'll leave you with something that's inspiring me. "Fire Shut Up in My Bones" written by Terence Blanchard is the first opera by a Black composer to play the Met Opera stage. Here's the aria, "Peculiar Grace", which has stuck with me since I first heard it.