Moving Forward & BDP-11-9-26
“Stress doesn’t come from hard work. Stress primarily comes from not taking action over something that you can have some control over.” - Jeff Bezos Well, one gala down and one to go. It feels amazing! Small, incremental steps taken one at a time, one day at a time and, oh, a considerable amount of simple prayers in the end, got me through this evening peacefully and surprisingly, unfazed. Although, I was obviously pretty scattered going into the event, largely because I was focused on the speech I was going to be making. I say this because I didn't get a single picture at the Gala, of my dress, or my date, or much else of the evening. The above picture is an attempt at a recreation of my thematic "Denim & Diamond" outfit with "less than" makeup and a two-day-old updo. That'll do donkey, that'll do. And that's how I got it done. Moving forward, scared at times but just kept going. And there's one more gala to go and it's going to ...
