I am learning to be true to myself through my experiences. I am doing the things that I love in my life. When I got sober I started going to the opera. I had been to the opera before, Flagstaff, I believe, and found it so boring (I had great seats too) that I could not wait to leave after the first act and get drunker than Flagstaff himself; but when I saw Aida for the first time, in sobriety, I fell in love with the thrilling music, the spectacle, the perfect blending of the arts. The voices were calling me beyond time and space, and I knew that I was home. I seldom miss the LA Opera, and adore them all, even the opera version of The Fly (Help meee!) The book The Artists Way helped me to discover opera, and the wonderful LA Phil at Disney Hall, because I began taking myself on Artist’s Dates, and in doing so found what rings true to me. I love music, theater, art, even cinema. I love the Lakers, the Dodger, I love LA. I love NY. I love life. I love people, very much. When I experience the things that I love, I am being true to myself, I am growing, I am in love.
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