Hey, cockneyrebel. . . that's beautiful.
I recently heard it sait that if one has traded one's life for one's art, one has made a bad trade. . . on one level, that's sort of true. . . but on the other hand, it sort of depends why one wants to be alive.
Some people think I'm strange to dance till I can't walk. . . but for me, the avoidance of pain is mostly about the ability to a)run away and b)dance.
Lately I've had to stay out of pain enough to concentrate on non-dancing things, academic things. . . comes with being a physics major, and it's very new to me. All about priorities, I suppose.
Good luck. . . and do eat something. I hope.
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