~Shooting HBO "How To Make It In America"
~Filming a 1950's period piece, beautiful independent film!
~Working on a friends Final Audition to be a lifetime member of The Actors Studio
(Those The River Keeps, by David Rabe)
~Working as crew for "Beauty Queen of Leenane" at The Actors Studio
~Taking class every sunday
~Teaching class as much as I was able to squeeze in.
~Going on auditions
~Having meetings for 2 films I am working on producing- A-List status.
~Dealing with personal everyday responsibilities.
In all of this I have not had a moment to spare- it is all calming down, for now anyway.
I think my constant exercise of my creativity has got me addicted!
My first actual day off of having work to do, I wanted to just take time for myself. I ended up doing a spring cleaning on my apartment and then reading a new play in the park with my dog. That night I came home stayed up all night painting. The next day I worked out, read another play, and had a pretty relaxed day. That night I continued on my painting, even though I knew I had to wake up early, I said just 30mins and go to bed. Next thing you know 2 hrs flew by and I had to peel myself away from my work to go to bed. While I was in bed my mind kept me up thinking about my next move with the paint brush. I believe my constant efforts to grow and create are unstoppable because I have been forced to do it everyday for so long..... Someone once told me "your are what you do everyday." This sat with me very well, because there isn't a day that goes by that isn't dedicated to my art. My work as an actress has only grown due to my love and commitment and respect for my work. There is always room for growth for everyone no matter what age or time in your life.
......I am a very positive person, yes! Buuuuuut it is hard to be this way, not always a breeze in the park. Life hands us a lot of obstacles- it is how we chose to deal with it. Without slip ups and falling down there is no way to learn how to fix it. Trial and error is the ancient way of discovery and that will never change. Taking risks and willing to fail without ego is the way to grow.....
Things that help me keep going:
~I have a visionary board framed in my apartment. In it are all goals that I want to become apart of my life.
~I have a list written hanging on my wall where I see it everyday. This list has all of my Longterm and Short term goals listed. (This has been updated numerous times because I get to check them off usually pretty often.)
~I have also written my future in red pen as if it has already happened. (For example instead I will be a well respected actress. I would write "I am the most well respected actress the world has ever seen, and I am forever grateful.")
~I constantly read books, inspirational quotes and pay attention to the success and failures of my peers to learn from them.
~When I am feeling down I try to make it beautiful through my art and that usually works it out.
~My guilty pleasure would be getting a foot message it relieves stress like no other for me.
~I am grateful everyday for being alive and healthy. I feel there are so many opportunities in front of us everyday and to just look past them would be selfishly silly.
Try out a few things for yourself and see how much you surprise yourself!
