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Prayer is powerful. Don’t get me wrong. It aligns us with our true nature, being spirit. It uplifts our own heart (even while praying for another). It fills us with a sense of purpose and shows the capacity of our altruistic, loving selves. Love is powerful. But love and prayer and service (which are alwaysRead more

1) Be prepared. Actors often are taught (and believe) that “preparation” is the thing that we should be doing to get ourselves ready for the role. Well, yes, there’s that. But that’s just sort of obvious to me. Learn your lines, know what you’re talking about, understand the scene, make choices, then go for sh*t!Read more

We recently potty trained our two year old twins. It was, in short, …interesting. A messy and strangely enlightening experience. It struck me how easy it is to take for granted the commitment, concentration, awareness and surrender that goes into something that most of us don’t even remember learning. And how parallel the process ofRead more

Why do we cast ourselves in the bit role of our lives? You’re a star. You come from stars. You’re made of star material. A recent article in The Guardian revealed that astronomers have discovered by computer simulations that “nearly half of the atoms that make up our bodies may have formed beyond the MilkyRead more

I was recently listening to the podcast Off-Camera with Sam Jones and his interview with actress, Holly Hunter. In it she talks about, how who we are in between takes – is how we want to be in the take. In other words, we’re not “acting”. We are simply being. But then the director shoutsRead more

A couple years ago I asked people to take the “No Complaining Challenge” to see how long they could go without complaining. Sounds simple enough. But it isn’t. And I think most of us failed. Take The (Almost) Impossible 7-Day Challenge Complaining, it seems, is one of those habits that’s hard-wired into our being human.Read more

A bird ran into my house the other day. I was sitting in the living room, working, and all of a sudden I heard this tremendous thud. I open the door, and this little bird was on his back, totally stunned but alive. I wanted to find out what kind of bird it was, butRead more

Here’s your much needed reminder about acting, life, and whatever you might be going through today: Nobody has life solved, nobody has it perfect. It’s always, ALWAYS, a work in progress, and you’re always figuring shit out. It doesn’t matter if you’re Meryl Streep, Bradley Cooper, or just who you are now in your ownRead more

Let’s deconstruct feeling, shall we, as it seems to be at the crux of almost all of our problems. Individually, culturally, and from a societal standpoint. Think about it. Isn’t almost every challenge you’re up against in life in some way a direct correlation to how you feel? About the situation? Or yourself? Or theRead more

How many times do you let the thoughts you think about yourself keep you from saying, “Yes”? It’s so simple, this thing called life. It unfolds naturally in a big “Yes”. Life itself is “Yes”! If it were a “No” you wouldn’t even be here. But we’re so conditioned to saying “No” that most ofRead more