[Rose of Cairo]

Originally Posted by Angela

So what I hear you saying, I think is: Being an artist equals Being Play.

Yes, but not only Play. It also means just being myself, simply expressing what I truly am. And it means feeling free and safe and loved and loving.

Does Being Play inspire you, or would you rather Be a Reporter?

I don't know... both.

I always want to report what I experience and share it with others, especially when it's something beautiful. Recently I saved a darling little rabbit baby, four days old, and I soooo would have loved to film it to publish the movie on my blog. I even thought about posting a series of video posts on my blog about this rabbit at all stages of his life, to show how it grows and lives, plays with his siblings, etc. I was so touched by it, I wanted to share.

When I think about travelling, I always think about how I would make videos and write about it to share what I learn about foreign cultures, etc. So being a reporter is some kind of reflex for me.

On the other hand, a big part of this "I'm not an artist, I'm (just) a reporter" also stems from my belief that I'm talented for nothing in particular. I'm no scientist, no artist, no healer, no teacher, no psychic, no athlete, no businessman, no craftsman... neither particularly left-brained nor particularly right-brained, I'm the kind of person who is nothing in particular and those generally end up as journalists.