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Some things are simply too big to write down.

Cancer.
Toddlerhood.
A creative project that’s still becoming.

When you’re in the middle of something big, writing it down can feel overwhelming. Once we begin to open up our inner world, it’s hard to know where to stop. It can feel like an all-or-nothing endeavor—and if we can’t write all of it, sometimes we write nothing at all.

This past weekend, as we spent time mulling over this idea together at a journaling workshop I hosted, it became clear how deeply it resonated—despite the wide range of circumstances in the room, from illness to raising a toddler. I began to wonder if part of the hesitation is this: writing something down can feel like living it twice—once in real time, and once again on paper. And sometimes, once is enough.

That tiny truth helped me name something my duo partner, Kirstin, and I have been living for the past two (now going on three) years.

Our London Symphony Orchestra project is one of those “too big” things. As much as we’ve shared updates along the way, we still find it surprisingly hard to really talk about what it feels like to be in the middle of it—the joy, the weight, the gratitude, the wonder. Some experiences resist tidy explanations while they’re still unfolding.

It’s been beautiful to work on something of this magnitude with Kirstin. I had a sense early on that it would require more of me than anything I’d ever done before, and it felt comforting to ask someone to make the journey with me. It’s truly been a team effort—each of us contributing what we can, as we can. We learn as we go.

Our emotions don’t always keep pace with the demands. In any given moment, we can feel brave and timid, abundance-minded and stretched, excited and scared, blessed yet overwhelmed—awed, terrified, and sometimes unsure of our footing. And then someone sends an encouraging note, a check, or an email. Whew. We keep climbing.

Recently, we entered a new phase of the journey. Not a planning phase. Not a “someday” phase. But the kind that requires even stronger commitment, courage, and the willingness to speak things out loud once they’ve been set in motion.

This big music project began with an idea—a word, a suggestion from someone who’s done big things before. “You can do this too,” he said. Those words of promise turned into a plan, a collaboration, and years of spreadsheets, emails, texts, FaceTime calls, voice messages, letters and coffee.

But it’s no longer just a plan.
Or a dream.
Or a spreadsheet full of phases and dollar amounts.

It’s happening.

On Friday morning, we’ll be sharing an update that marks a real turning point. It will eventually show up in writing, but for now, we’re going to speak it out loud on Good Day PA on ABC27 — the local station that’s been helping us share this journey along the way.

If you’d like to tune in, we’ll be on Good Day PA on ABC27.
You can find details about the show here:
👉 https://www.abc27.com/good-day-pa/

Yes, some things are too big to write down.

Sometimes showing up is the bravest sentence of all.