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Why Not Vienna
keeping this in mind while heading toward your Sweetspot.
To thine own self be True and thou canst be false to man or God.
~ William Shakespeare
so I will never miss my Sweetspot. But 5 years ago, the entire world shifted along with my life-long dream of visiting The Spanish Riding School and the performance of the Lipizzaner Stallions in Vienna, Austria.
Inspired by Horses. Finding your Sweetspot. ~ Jonathan Fields, TEDx Talk
I speak of Jonathan Fields quite a bit in my Substack - Drop The Reins. My beginnings of horsemanship moved after 2 years training in Dressage to At Liberty with the amazing chestnut Welsh Cobb TB mare Audacity. If you are a horse lover and love to read stories of a family’s faith in God, be sure to follow or subscribe to Drop The Reins. I will post the link again at the end.
Sweetspot > Play: Why Not Vienna?
Does not play well with others
Rarely shares her toys
Only room for one in her dollhouse
In search of Soulmate Sweetspot. Looking at the characteristics above, the chances of finding the Sweetspot look pretty good for this protagonist.
If my life were a play to act out on the stage, what does it look like:
Stage 1
Understand the Characters
Follow the Story flow
Pinpoint Genuine and disingenuous
Overview of a story to Write
There are many resources of writing scripts, but there's only one I've written.
G.S.
Main Character Roles
THE PROTAGONIST / IDEALIST
The principal actor who is the hero / heroine and is passionate about doing the right thing, thinks of others first, walks and talks true, valuable life lessons under belt, lives for a higher realm of existence
THE PRAGMATIST
A main actor who often plays the role of best friend or sidekick offering practical, logical, sensible, and a dispassionate view to the protagonist
THE ANTAGONIST
A main actor who is crucial to the storyline providing the 'What happens next?!!' because they are the biggest opposing force to the protagonist, preferring untruth not truth and ends up endangering our hero / heroine
Secondary Character Roles
THE CONFIDANT
Trusted ally to the protagonist offering wisdom and guidance, and really listens to the protagonist's innermost thoughts
THE MENTOR
Trusted advisor to the protagonist offering advise, guidance, and voices / represents lessons that must be learned by the protagonist to succeed
THE LOVE INTEREST
The protagonist's object of desire, adds complications / complexities to the story
THE FOIL
The nasty contrasting role to the protagonist contrasting the good qualities in others
THE SIDEKICK
The best friend of the protagonist with unconditional love as a friend, helpful advice, sympathetic shoulder, and unerring support through thick and thin.
SYMBOLISM
A character who represents something Bigger and steers the viewer toward something
ROUND
A complex character who contributes the most to make the Story interesting, with great depth of personality, evolved layered traits that precede the storyline
FLAT
A one dimensional character - stereotype
PLOTLINE
In searching of a relationship that is more realistic, honest, and healthy, I will share a story which started in 2018 when my therapist/friend/Wonder Woman role model was listening to me go on and on about my love of The Lipizzaner Horses and The Spanish Riding School. She looked at me and said:
Why Not Vienna.
I sat still and asked myself: Why Not Vienna?
I shared my travel plans with my riding instructors, one from England and the other a world traveler, and my riding mate from Italy, Gianluca. He attended the Christmas presentation at The Spanish Riding School yearly with his girlfriend. He called it ‘spectacular’ and assured me that my travel plan was totally do-able as a single person. With courage and heart I dreamed of the days and weeks to come.
I reserved an apartment only 500 feet from the entrance of The Spanish Riding School in Vienna, Austria {how could I possibly get lost from there} and booked my flight from Boise to Miami and an international flight stopping in London and then arriving in Vienna.
I would have the entire cost of the trip covered by the time of my departure date in August 2019. A special time to commemorate my mother, a gifted horsewoman and trainer {now in Heaven}. On her birthday, August 26, I would be seated watching a performance of the Lipizzaner Stallions at The Spanish Riding School.
[Play interrupted.]
Final Scene
formerly from Boise to Vienna
Enter Pandemic.
End of Play.
My life dream took a spin and a twist and came to sudden death in this play.
I attempted to order a saddle pad for Audacity with the emblem of The Spanish Riding School, but they apologized and told me the international regulation on packages of weight exceeding 8 ounces was forbidden.
Questions:
Can the outcome be different?
Will this be the ending to my lifelong dream?
Can this play be taken seriously?
Am I the only one who sees the casting has problems?
Final Scene end.
Curtain Call
Vienna, Austria
Our two main characters: the protagonist, a …, and the antagonist, a… to uncover the Sweetspot behind the … to …. in Vienna.
They are staying at the same hotel as described in the journal.
The Hotel
Meet The Foil
Who Stole The Journal
A Horse Goes Missing
The Duo Pair Up To Solve The Mystery
{We see the plotline mapping out this possible relationship}
Questions:
why are the two actors so mismatched in attractiveness?
why are the two actors on such different acting levels?
is this a new demographic of plain looking aspiring pudgy women?
{The script was written by the extremely attractive actor and his real-life wife}
The end of the story is when you have answered all the Why's.
The Maker's Mark
Le Carousel
Never pass up a ride on a carousel even if you are afraid to ride. This one in the photo is definitely for the 'Advanced Rider'. They take a ride on the carousel which leads to seeing an ice-cream shop sign named Le Glaciér as mentioned in the journal.
Don't settle for a fairytale when you can have something real
Till We Meet Again.
I am making a life of braving
and discovering the try new things.G.S.
For faith & family and more horse stories, see my Substack - Drop The Reins.