I'm so glad you voice-overed this piece! You did such a good job illustrating with your pacing the moments of rush and bustle butting right up against the moments of stillness and reflection. And the tension between those two states and the perfection and necessary-ness of both. Also as a not-part-of-an-organized-religion person it's intriguing to get a little peek into what actually happens at a religious or spiritual retreat.
Also, I have not done it myself, but your description of a day made me think of a Nordic spa, stepping into the sauna and getting hot and and relaxed and light-headed then walking outside and plunging into the near-freezing ocean for as long as you can stand it then climbing out fast and right back into the sauna....over and over and over....
It was fun to voiceover! I did read it at an open mic night once, but we were meant to take only five minutes and I had to rush through it. Recording the voiceover felt like a do over of that experience—really getting it right this time. It also helped me to edit the formatting of the piece from how I'd originally published it. :)
Ok, that's interesting, how reading it out loud changed the written version! Usually it is the other way around. The storytelling process is so mysterious and ever-changing and frustrating and magical!
I'm so glad you voice-overed this piece! You did such a good job illustrating with your pacing the moments of rush and bustle butting right up against the moments of stillness and reflection. And the tension between those two states and the perfection and necessary-ness of both. Also as a not-part-of-an-organized-religion person it's intriguing to get a little peek into what actually happens at a religious or spiritual retreat.
Also, I have not done it myself, but your description of a day made me think of a Nordic spa, stepping into the sauna and getting hot and and relaxed and light-headed then walking outside and plunging into the near-freezing ocean for as long as you can stand it then climbing out fast and right back into the sauna....over and over and over....
It was fun to voiceover! I did read it at an open mic night once, but we were meant to take only five minutes and I had to rush through it. Recording the voiceover felt like a do over of that experience—really getting it right this time. It also helped me to edit the formatting of the piece from how I'd originally published it. :)
Ok, that's interesting, how reading it out loud changed the written version! Usually it is the other way around. The storytelling process is so mysterious and ever-changing and frustrating and magical!