Last night I saw a truly inspiring show at the ACT Theatre in downtown Seattle, called the Breaks. Bamuthi was awe-inspiring. His work was a combination of movement, poetry, music, film, photography…and interaction with a very eager audience. Goodness all around.

This clip in particular (a funny piece about what Scorpio’s are feeling now that their ruling planet has been deemed NOT a planet after all!) resonated with me because like Bamuthi’s depiction of the Scorpio dilemma, we’re all dealing with increasingly ephemeral contexts. What do you do when all the old assumptions don’t work? Or when what worked like clockwork before now fails with equal consistency. Or when what succeeded fabulously in the US fails you spectacularly abroad? Paradigms are in shift, whether we welcome that with open arms or fight it with intensity.

I guess the main thing Bamuthi inspired in me last night was the understanding that there is beauty, creativity and yes, humanity in the fight. We are, after all, only human. But once we’re done mocking the changes, or even better, laughing at our own often comical resistance to change…there is inspiration in looking beyond our well laid strategies and taking in the moment. The dynamic, ever-changing moment!

We are, after all, human, and therefore beautifully adaptable.

Peace.