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What mask do you live in that you’ve outgrown? There are hundreds. The ditz, the brainiac, the dumb-ass, the bitch, the too-cool- for-school, the douche, the weirdo, the sex-pot, the serial apologizer, the victim, the comic relief. We all know them. And can identify. And they all keep us from stepping into the real people we wish toRead more

What does poetry mean? If you think about in terms of art and in terms of love, it means to go beyond the prosaic. It goes beyond the pedestrian, or common, or that which seems to be the structured “norm.” But it’s not exclusionary ”“ which is maybe what we felt 17th Century poetry was when we readRead more

Franciscan monk, Richard Rohr says, “That which we oppose determines the energy and frames the question.” That’s some simple but powerful stuff there. If we think in terms of martial arts, Aikido consists of movements that deflect and redirect the momentum of an opponent’s attack, so instead of “fighting” the opponent, you’re actually working with the energy. ChangingRead more

We’re not doing any of it. Well sure we’re experiencing it. It’s coming out of our mouths. It’s expressed through our bodies. We feel it. But what is it? And who are you? If you don’t know the answer to the first question, I’m not sure you can ever fully know the second (which is maybe oneRead more

Acting asks us to do things that we avoid in life. You know, like feel. Emote. Get angry. Lose our shit. Live in desperateness. Be vulnerable. Do awkward things. Be physical. Trust our instinct. Live privately publicly. Be seen with our imperfections. Stay in conflict. But it’s hard to call upon and then live in those deepRead more

As we continue to process the shootings in Orlando, I want to share a few points about how we collectively allow ourselves to feel ”“ and heal ”“ through such a national tragedy. I simply cannot iterate how extremely difficult, scary, vulnerable, empowering and healing that is. A thorough examination of self in front of other human beingsRead more

In light of the tragedy that occurred in Orlando over the weekend, I thought it would be best to remember the lives lost by celebrating our lives that we still get to live. And as great as it is being an actor ”“ the best story you’re ever going to tell is your own life story. YourRead more

They sometimes seem to be at odds with one another, don’t they? So let’s look at two facts that will keep you on course even when you feel like you’re anything but. 1) What keeps us unhappy? The belief that there is something currently missing in your life ”“ that you need ”“ in order to beRead more

We often don’t think we are. Awesome. Or we vacillate between delusions of grandeur (“I’m king of the world!”) and downright self-annihilation. What if we just set the dial more in the middle? That pretty much all of us ”“ by being here on this planet, walking a walk (whichever one we’re on!) and doing the best weRead more

  Have you ever felt like you are the only one doing all the work? In relationships? In your career? In love? At your job? You look around and it seems as if everyone else is getting help and freebies and things line up for them with no effort at all. Well, at one level thisRead more