Sep/090
Sacred Lands
I got an email from Dan my partner in crime and editor on the My First Time series and he asked me if I had any new thoughts on the world. Well not specially the world... I've had the thought that I used to know a lot about Japan and now know I know nothing except japan is crazy and overwhelming and that getting a hooker in Bali is just about as easy as seeing a magical hindu temple. I have had some insight into MY world, the trip has given me some objectivity. Its clarified the kind of filmmaker I want to be, how big my dedication is to my craft, and how important it is for me to keep my goals set to the sky for me to be happy, to stay focused and to be able to be free. I've gotten to think about my amazing circle of friends and family and realize how lucky I am that I'll have them my whole life, and have had them so long already.
Part of the freedom of being in another country is that I arrive with the mindset of a guest, without judgement, only there to learn and support. When I travel I don't blame or make wrong or say these people should be doing this or that, I gracefully accept that I'm on someone elses ground and honor that. I look forward to bring more of that to my friendships and partnerships. I want to treat your life as the sacred space like any native territory there is in the world where its an honor to be paid.