Appreciate. Help.

Stubborn.
It's no secret to friends and family, I've always been a little stubborn. I think it's a common trait among actors, musicians, and artists alike. Though a lot of it is just how I came out; ready to explore, succeed and fail (Usually not admitting that if I had taken advice I could have succeeded). I have this vision in my head of the way I want to do things. It's sometimes the harder way, actually it's often the harder way. To a certain extent I've let that go and accepted that I am going to walk in someone else's footprints at a point. At the very least I've learned to be quiet about it and truly listen to advice. Now, I beg for as much input as I can get. I may not follow it all and I will still stumble along my own path, but I'm a little bit wiser as I do so. :)

My advice...
Ask for advice and help when you need it. There is a time to be stubborn and a time to say, "Hey, I'm stuck here or I'm unsure about the way to approach this." It's not a weakness to need a helping hand.
If you are lucky enough to have people in your life that will help you along your path then accept their help and be grateful. I am thankful every day that my parents have been supportive in my career choice. I am in a position now where I need help more than ever. There's that inner desire to make it on your own and be completely independent. I'm doing my best and I'm ready to work hard for what I want. It's still difficult to say, "I can't do this without help", but if I were to shut off that line between us I would be drowning right now. I'd be sinking in my own fear, panic, and realistically debt.

I wish it was easier.
This is a thought I have so often. I think it and then I immediately let it go. Wouldn't it be easier if I had chosen a path that led me to a stable career. In certain aspects, yes. It would be simpler if I had wanted a job that gave me benefits, a reliable paycheck, and long term security. That's a given answer. I have "chosen" one of the most difficult careers imaginable. Those successful actors you see on T.V. and in the movies, they work their frickin butts off. They make it look easy, because they are that good! (Not all of them of course, some are just blessed with being the perfect package) The great actors work every day improving and learning. It's not easy, it's never going to be easy.
So those thoughts that I have of wishing it was, are merely fleeting thoughts. I think it for a second, and then I move on.
I don't want it to be easy. I want to work. I want to be in that position where people say, "She makes it look easy." Because I will know what I put in to get there. I put the word choose in quotations when referring to this because I technically could have chosen to do something else. I would not have been happy if I didn't give this everything I have, because it chose me.

Suspense.
My next post will be after I have a couple new experiences this coming week. Leaving you in suspense! Be open to opportunities. I have in my mind a vision of what I want to do, but the key to that is that it changes every day. I will always be open to what comes my way. Change throws us for a loop sometimes but it sure as hell can be fun.

Much love,

Emily

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It's Worth It

Every morning I wake up with a smile on my face.
Not because I'm living the perfect life, or because life is easy. It's a struggle and every day I find myself pushing through barriers.
I wake up with a smile on my face because I know in my heart that it is all worth it.
Starting at practically square one there is a lot of work ahead of me. Why shouldn't I enjoy every moment, whether it is difficult or easy. I'm celebrating each step and every small thing as a success. Making this journey and my goals even more precious.
This has made me open to possibilities. That is one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself. You never know what can come your way.

Now I'm not trying to sound like a motivational refrigerator magnet but...

There are going to be people telling you that you're not going to make it, that your dreams are too far fetched.
I've never heard anyone tell me that. Not because someone hasn't, but because I couldn't hear them.
I have far too many people in my life cheering me on to hear anything else.
We have drowned them out and for that I wake up with a smile on my face.

You can never tell me that I'm not going to achieve my dreams. My dreams are evolving every day. I have small dreams, big dreams, physically attainable dreams, and metaphysical dreams.
I can't even count all the dreams I have achieved already.

I was going to put a quote here but then again...
"A witty saying proves nothing." - Voltaire

SMILE!!! :)

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