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I am leaning towards maybe a career in the arts - maybe FX makeup, I'm not sure. I'm a pretty decent artist, have been since I was old enough to fucking walk and I think going into an art career would suit me. It'd be kick ass if I could get into the fucking Graphic Arts School in New York, but I'm suppose to be moving in with my boyfriend who lives in Canada, so I guess I'll have to settle with an art school there. So yeah, as for the bigger, more important goals, I need to get my GED, get my license, figure out what to do about moving, and get into a good college.
As for my other goals which aren't that important, I'd like to get a couple tattoos, maybe a piercing, get a part-time job, etc. I want to get a tattoo of the Umbrella Academy logo on the back of my neck and a circle with a line through it on my wrist - kind of as a reminder that I'm passed my self-harm stage. I definitely want to get more than just two tattoos - thanks to my Uncle who has sleeves and tattoos in various other places. Speaking of which, he's suppose to be in town this week (he lives in Ohio)... I wonder if he'd take me to get my first tattoo. I remember on my 18th birthday he called to see if I had gotten a tattoo yet and when I said that I hadn't, he offered to take me himself. lol He is such a cool guy.
Anyway, so I've got a plan, I'm heading in the right direction, lets just hope that I can keep my motivation high and that I don't steer off in some totally opposite direction. Wish me luck!
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Is your FEAR more REAL than your GOALS?
An opinion piece by Jack Turnbull of actorsite.com
Because of the threat of labor actions this year and next,
many times we become paralyzed by the "fear" that our world
is coming to an end...
It's not, believe me. In fact, many in the industry believe
that this labor action will just be a blip on the screen of
the big picture.
A career is a MARATHON, not a dash, so it's important to
not let the FEARS that we have on a daily basis, affect
our long range GOALS.
Each day, when you wake up, are you GOAL driven or are
you FEAR driven...
BEING GOAL DRIVEN IS POSITIVE!
BEING FEAR DRIVEN IS NEGATIVE!
Do you get PARALYZED when it comes to pushing your
career forward?
Sometimes when you are driven by your
GOALS, you constantly visualize achieving those goals
and they are fresh in your mind and REAL and almost
touchable so that you constantly can push forward and move
and build and feel the progress every single day...
Then suddenly, because pursuing a creative career becomes
such a struggle and requires energy just to keep going, you
find that your FEAR overcomes your GOALS in your mind, so
that your FEAR is more REAL than your GOALS...which become
pushed to the side while you are PARALYZED by FEAR.
In my own personal situation, I have found this to happen
to me on a regular basis every few months and I have to
get up and push myself to PUT MY GOALS BACK INTO THE FRONT
OF MY MIND, so that the FEAR, which is there to protect
me, does not become more REAL than my GOALS.
Here's how you can get yourself back on track:
1. Sit down and list your goals. BE sure to include the changes
in your goals as you grow and learn and find new goals to explore.
2. Sit down and list your fears. Be sure to be honest with
yourself and open and up front as you list them. Don't pull
any punches.
3. Next, make a list of the ACTIONS you can take NOW that
will get you moving towards your goals. Make a list of
ACTIONS that you can take LATER, too.
4. Now, TAKE THOSE ACTIONS and gain confidence in yourself
as you move gradually towards your goals.
5. Then weigh and study the results. Did you move forward?
Are you inching your career forward? Are you no longer as
paralyzed by fear?
6. Now repeat the POSITIVE ACTIONS that will move you forward.
It's important to take at least ONE POSITIVE STEP, every single
day!
All the best,
Jack
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SOME POSITIVE ACTIONS TO TAKE:
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FIRST: Make sure your Actorsite membership is up to date.
To Join, go here: http://www.actorsite.com/cgi-bin/ppsignup.pl
KEEP YOUR ACTING MUSCLE IN SHAPE: At the Actorsite, we provide FREE WORKOUTS
at the HIGHEST LEVELS for our members. If you take the time to participate, you'll
find your confidence soars and your skills become more marketable.
We have over 10 member events(AT NO CHARGE) Each week, so it's up
to YOU to participate.
Build your reel. Take all of your work and get it edited into
a professional reel. The Actorsite EDITLADY will help you put
your reel together. Many who have used the EDITLADY report bookings
STRAIGHT FROM THE REEL! So make your appointment today.
http://editlady.com .
And, of course, Take an Actorsite Casting Director Workshop.
You'll find that the level of actor at the Actorsite is superior to
say the least, and you'll be energized by your fellow actors and the energy they
put off...Remember, it's great to belong to a group of MOTIVATED
ACTORS!
Submit Youself for ROLES: Take and send a headshot to projects on your own.
Here's more information: http://actorsite.com/freepages/envelopes.html
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Wiccan ABC's
Accept others as they are, we are all individuals.
Belief in yourself is a necessity.
Concentration is important in any endeavor, both magickal and in life.
Do what you will, so long as it harms none.
Empathy is an important life skill...learn it, practice it.
Find strength in yourself, your friends, your world and your actions.
Goddess/God's are multifaceted - The Lord and Lady take many names and
faces.
Help others every change you get.
Intelligence is something that cannot be judged on the surface.
Judge not - what you send out comes back to you!
Karma loves to slap you in the face, watch out for it.
Learning is something that should never stop happening!!!
Magick is a wonderful gift, but it is not everything!
Nature is precious, appreciate it and protect it.
Over the course of time, your soul learns many lessons. Make this life
count!!!
Pray
Quietness both physically and mentally restores the soul, meditate
often.
Remember to take time for yourself as well as others.
Spells can help you, but you must also help yourself.
Tools can only do so much, they are not the foundation of all. You are
the
most important tool to use!!!
Unless you enjoy worrying, keep a postive attitude.
Visualise the success of your goals before you set out to achieve them.
Wisdom can often be found in the least unexpected places.
Xenophia (a hatred of those different from you) is a path to misery.
You are a beautiful person who is capable of anything!!!
Zapping away all of your troubles is not going to happen.
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I suppose we all have those things that distract us from the abundance of life, eh? My best friend's sister is dying of cancer that started in her breast and is now in her brain. Another friend find 2 of her 3 children (adult children) as herione junkies. With me, it's always been money ... financial situations. Everyone has some persistent difficulty in their life, yes?
When you think about the possibilities ... the many ways life can be screwed up, it's amazing any of us find some peace of mind. Likewise, these bodies of ours are so incredible, so magnificiently sewn together, yet it's nothing shy of a miracle that any of us are healthy.
Blessed is a state of mind, I think. I remember reading something ... someplace (sorry, but I don't remember where) that suggested when asked "how are you?", the best answer is now how you have been up to this moment, but how you wish to be in the moments to come. In other words,
"How are you?"
"Getting better every day!" or
"Better than 10 minutes ago!" or
"Inching closer to my goals!" or, as the husband of a dear friend always responds ...
"I'm Blessed!"
This kind of attitude adjustment is relatively easy, inexpensive, and ... accomplishes more than one might expect. It does NOT change your circumstances. It simply adjusts the focus of how you see those circumstances. I believe more strongly everyday, that we determine our path by the choices we make daily - even hourly. We are who and where we are because of our own past choices. That may come like a slap in the face to some as it did to me, because ... consequences can be a bear! It does not change the validity of the concept. Another way to say it is that we reap what we sow, or we get what we pay for. Life is NOT for Whimps ...
P.S. You can drop your donation is that basket by the door! ;)
~ B
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