The Kabuki Play 3: January 2008

The Kabuki Play 3

Kabuki is a traditional form of Japanese theater that portrays the lives of people who lived during the Edo period (1600-1868). While it's subject matter is primarily historical, Kabuki's extraordinary spectacles of color and sound through acting, dancing and music still symbolize contemporary life.

About Me

HISTORY OF "THE KABUKI PLAY"

The original "Kabuki Play" writings exposed a brash inner monologue as I struggled through the trials and tribulations as a college student. Broken friendships, irritating dorm-mates and akward trips home between semesters kicked off the first "Kabuki Play" series. However, college didn't last forever and "the real world" was right around the corner with drama ten fold.

"The Kabuki Play 2," a darker and more disturbing account, told the unsettling story about my first job after graduating from college, it being one of the biggest trainwrecks in the history of "The Kabuki Play." After being caught in the middle of 10 consecutive firings in less than two years and being stuck with four pisspoor bosses, I decided that I'd had enough. So, I quit my job and cut off all the negativity in my life, and moved two hours away from home to start my life over.

With a new job, my own apartment and a new beginning, "The Kabuki Play 3" picks up where the second series left off and revisits my inner monologue as I try to leave the past behind me and spread my wings.

Tuesday, January 01, 2008

New Year Resolutions

1. STOP ALLOWING MYSELF TO BE WALKED OVER
The older I become, the more I fear and avoid confrontation. I rarely stick up for myself when I should and I don’t speak up when I know I’m not being treated fairly. Instead, I allow myself to be taken advantage of until things boil over, which can spoil my entire week. I know I deserve more respect and recognition than I receive and now it’s time I start demanding it. GOAL: Nip it in the bud.

2. BE COMFORTABLE WITH BEING A LEADER
I’ve recently found myself too comfortable with being a worker bee in the background, but in the long run, it’s not always to my benefit. I recognize that I want more out of life and the only way I can do that will be for me to arise as a young leader. I want to make effective decisions, be put in charge and be perfectly confident in my talents. I also want to become independent and break free from this rut of solitude.

3. APPRECIATE MYSELF
People make me uncomfortable, which negatively affects my speech, posture and body language. I want to be comfortable with myself enough where I don’t think twice about how I look, sound or act. Part of this will involve being comfortable with public speaking or addressing a group. Part of this includes being comfortable in my own skin – despite being a young, black man who doesn’t have MTV looks. The last component I want to concentrate on is recognizing my accomplishments: graduating from college, getting my own apartment and so on.

To mark the start of the New Year, I will keep these 3 resolutions with me at all times and remind myself of the person I want to become. Tomorrow is my first day back at work and it will truly be a test to me and my character.

Wish me luck; I have to go to bed!