What is it that we’re after, really? A house in the Hamptons? A perfect boyfriend? A TV series? Fame? Or might it be the corresponding feelings we think (and are incorrectly taught) that we’ll experience once we get those things that make us desire them so much? Once I get that fill-in-the-blank I’ll finallyRead more
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The act of creation is born out of joy. We forget this because we listen to the ego conversations we have with ourselves, “Everything’s so hard,” “I can’t do it,” “I’m never going to make it.” When we get challenged by creative work, we falsely equate challenges with pain. When we get stuck or meetRead more
The Study of Suffering. As artists we subscribe to this myth. A lot. That if we aren’t suffering in our work – pulling out our hair, crying over things, gnashing our teeth, throwing hissy fits, being . . . well . . . dramatic . . . then we aren’t growing. We aren’t learning. ButRead more
Joseph Campbell said, “We are so engaged in doing things to achieve purposes of outer value that we forget that the inner value, the rapture that is associated with being alive, is what it’s all about.” For many of us, we’ve never been taught to identify with an inner journey; how to self explore. SoRead more
As actors, the conduit through which we tell stories and express is through feeling. But it’s often hard to access deep feeling when our lives become a defensive gesture in order to survive. We develop a thick armor around us as a means of self-preservation. I get it. If you’ve been made fun of forRead more
What is the manifesto of your life? What are you saying with your life? If you had to leave tomorrow; what are you leaving behind? Start paying attention to the narrative you are weaving through your words, actions and thoughts. If you don’t like your story; start telling a new one. If you don’t likeRead more