One of Sondheim’s most brilliant pieces, a musical called Into the Woods, grabbed at my heart once again today. I heard this song on the radio after not hearing it for several months. Nate and I went to see this on stage last year at Emerson and I was moved to tears inumberable times. Though written in 1986 and portraying a mixed up version of all our childhood stories woven into one plot line, this show has so much to say about our world on a political, spiritual, and social level. 

We watched the documentary No Impact Man this afternoon, which depicts a Fifth Avenue family in NYC attempting to make no negative impact on the environment for an entire year. I loved their passion and example, but most of all I loved the questions they asked. What seems like an insanely radical experiment simply boils down to the question: can we do what we do in a more sustainable way? 

I’ve been mulling over all day all the little decisions Nate and I have made to be closer to the earth, more connected to our food sources, and more purposeful about the way we spend time together. And though sometimes I question what our impact on our world really is, today I feel like what we’re doing - the decisions we are making - are incredibly worthwhile.

So here are some of my favorite Sondheim lyrics to leave you inspired:

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Wrong things, right things

Who can say what’s true?

Do things, fight things

You decide.

But you are not alone

Believe me, no one is alone

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People make mistakes

Fathers, Mothers

People make mistakes

Holding to their own

Thinking their alone.

Honor their mistakes

Everyone makes

One another’s terrible mistakes.

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You move just a finger

Say the slightest word

Something’s bound to linger

Be heard

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Things will come out right now

We can make it so

Someone is on your side

No one is alone.

-No One is Alone, Into the Woods