With so much stuff going on, it's hard to let it all out.
From our director challenging me to take on my role, to production intrigue and drama, to appeasing our director with cookies, to getting a lap dance from a hot (high school) cast member, to kicking ass on closing night while virtually catching my breath, there is just so much to just telling a story about life, love and forgiveness.
I came to like people I thought I'd never get along with. In the same way, I found my character amidst a lot of baggage. I also found myself in the process and at the same time I found it in myself to forgive by letting myself make room for these people in my heart. I was the one who made the change, and not them, as I needed the change more than they did. And if they had gone through the same change, I'm glad to have shared the same journey with them.
As my acting went through leaps and bounds, I'd say that I made a breakthrough. No one and nothing will make me shatter.