Testing The Waters

I was walking around my neighborhood today and by looking at the shop windows I couldn't help but notice that summer is winding down. The windows are dressed in gorgeous Autumn colors and Halloween pumpkins are everywhere. Its not officially Fall until Saturday, Sept 22 but I am already eagerly awaiting the change of season. During my stroll I came across this cool little shop, in its window there were these cute journals - one just jumped out at me and I had to share it - this is the cover of the journal: To me "The Heart" is our human compass. More specifically, it is our NORTH .  It communicates to us directly through our intuition.  But how do you know you are listening to your heart? The answer to this question can be found by examining your life. The answer is reflected back to you in your personal friendships and relationships. It is in how you deal with your success and failures. We have just entered the last quarter of 2012, there are 118 days left i...

Think back to a time before man landed on the moon. In fact, go further back to a time before space travel was even a possibility.  It may astonish you to realize that it was not that long ago. Initial space exploration proposals date back a mere fifty-eight years (1954 and 1955) .  It was not until Russia launched the first man-made object to be placed into the Earth's orbit that those proposals were revived. Fueled by the Cold War, the launch of Sputnik on October 4, 1957 mark ed the beginning of the Space Race. On January 31, 1958, the US launched its first rocket into space (The Explorer 1) . Later that same year (July 29, 1958) President Dwight Eisenhower signed a public order creating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a federal agency dedicated to space exploration. It was President Kennedy's speech's on the "space race" that created a las e r like focus and dedication to the Space program.  At his May 25,...

I just finished work on a film and am currently in that in-between time that all artists go through.  Painters call this their "Blue Period." Usually, when I feel like this I can lure myself out of it by visiting museums, spending time with friends, going to the beach, reading autobiographies, watching inspirational stories on TV (which means I am glued to my OWN channel) or what I can find on-line. So, I began to scour the internet for inspiring stories when I vaguely remembered a story that I heard when I was younger, it was a story that seemed more fantastical than reality based.  I remembered hearing a about a man who walked across the World Trade Center on a tight rope - yes - that's right A TIGHT ROPE. A quick google search lead me to the infamous Philippe Petit a French, world renown high wire artist. On August 7, 1974 Petit completed an unauthorized high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. Petit not only walked the 200 ft gap betwee...

If you've been following my blog, My Twitter Feed or maybe we are friends on Facebook (or in life) you've heard the news that "A Life, Taken" has wrapped. (If you don't know about the project click this link: Info on "A Life, Taken" ) Boy oh boy, was it an insane ride. I was not only the writer but was also the Executive Producer, Line Producer and was in charge of wardrobe, casting, location scouting as well as starring in the film.  To say my mind, body and soul were being stretched to their limits is an understatement.  I learned so much about the industry and myself.  Every day I had to do research regarding laws, permits, insurance, location scouting, you name it I did it - it was baptism by fire and I made it through. When faced with a challenge I always overcome it - challenges I know how to handle but what to do afterwards...  not so much! Putting "A Life,Taken" together and seeing it through to production was like being on the...

"A Life, Taken" is inspired by my personal experience with sexual abuse. Before writing this story I never spoke about what happened to me as a child. Sitting down to write my story wasn't a conscious choice it was more like I was led to do so by a force greater than myself. I had no idea the effect it would have on me and my life. I can still remember the day I finished the first draft (over year ago), somehow I felt lighter, like a w eight had b e en lift ed. I know now that by writing my story and getting it out I had dropped the heavy weight of shame I had been clinging to all these years. My silence insured that I held tightly to this shame as if it were some kind of life preserver instead of what it really was - a 10 ton weight. I chose to stay quiet and not speak about what happened to me. I thought this would make it "go away".  Boy was I wrong.   This is like putting a bag of garbage in a closet in the ho...

I'm always taken aback by people's fascination with famous actors, you know, with celebrities.  To the outside world "Hollywood" looks so glamorous. It amazes me how some people simplify this business.  Some think its like winning a Lottery Ticket, an idea I believe originated by the early Hollywood Publicity Machine , a machine that filled magazines with stories of Actors and Actresses who were "over night sensations" by being "discovered" sipping a soda at Schwab's Drug Store.  This is just not the case. Anyone can walk into a store and buy a lottery ticket - just last month the Lottery Jackpot was at an all time high and every American was running to their local store to purchase a ticket and everyone had a chance to win (I bought a couple myself) but an Acting Career doesn't happen this way...  I'm an actress, writer, producer I should know. Having a career takes determination, tenacity, courage and talent.  Recently, my be...

A little over two years ago I experienced what is described as a "Kundalini Awakening" and from that point on I have fully embraced and surrendered to my own personal spiritual journey. Doing so means I've made a commitment to my soul - a relationship that needs to be cultivated and cared for daily. One thing I've found is that I must meditate daily, its as necessary as breathing and eating. I meditate twice daily - at least 30 minutes at a time (am/pm). What I experience in my meditations differs from day to day but I begin my practice the same way every day: by first tuning into my own breath and becoming still. Once in a while a busy day may come at me and I just can't fit in a half an hour but I find that I can always take a couple moments and become quiet -- even if it's just as I put the keys into the ignition or as I lay my head on the pillow at night. Daily Meditation has opened me up in many ways, it is a daily visit with my soul.  The more...