Laura Benanti Instagram – With every passing day it becomes clearer to me that while we are all the stars of our own movie, we are ultimately a part of the same film. Sometimes we’re the good guy, sometimes we’re the villain, the background artist, the crew…but we are very rarely the director. We can try, but the story likely will not take shape the way we intend, despite our most dedicated or stubborn insistence that it be done our way. All we can control is our own performance. This is so hard when we are tired, full of grief, anger or frustration. All of this is to say that I continue to learn that while I cannot truly know what the next scene will be I still have to stay in it. Commit to it. Remembering that we’re all doing our best, and hoping that the other players remember that of me. Hoping your Sunday, and all the days, are filled with empathy and love in all directions. 🤍