It’s only when I’m writing about myself that I realize that I rarely write about myself. For a site that bears one of my nicknames as its title, that’s something I’ll have to change going forward.
I’d be lying if I said that there isn’t a day that goes by without me thinking about my career choices and where they have and not gotten me so far.
In regards to acting, I feel like for most of this year (and a good portion of last year) I’ve come to a complete standstill. I did a few short films, even shot and directed one myself, but I can’t say that I really gained any forward momentum (built some cool relationships along the way though)
Back to the present day and I’m still living with my parents. I could make excuses about money, and “not having a choice” because of it (Hey, times are hard) but there are people who probably make less than me and make it work, even if it’s paycheck to paycheck, and some of them are even younger than me.
Even though I hoped to get a decent resume built while living in Florida, with every year that passes that seems less and less likely, especially when you see film news like the one in this article.
I decided that it’s undoubtedly in my best interest to leave my home and my home state if I truly want to pursue what I’m passionate about. I’m not struggling with complacency: I’m not comfortable where I am right now, and I’m anxious to see what taking that next step could do for my overall life.
Naturally, in almost every scenario imaginable, I’m contemplating on how I can make this work and in what kind of time span. I’m at work yesterday and the customer, who was just currently telling me about her love for kombucha drinks, randomly says ” You look like you’re involved with music, am I right?”
If I could show you what I usually wear to work, I highly doubt that anything about my outward appearance would even suggest that her observation is correct.
The conversation then went like this:
Her: “Are you still in school? No? You should move.”
Me: 😯
Her: “What did you study in college?”
Me: Acting
Her: “I’m not surprised.”
Me: 😯
Her: “Yeah you should definitely move. Follow your dream. Don’t give up.”
Me: 😀
Don’t ask me why some random person giving me eerily specific advice somehow hits home more than the silent confirmations that I’ve been receiving in abundance lately, but I feel like God was speaking to me: “You know what you have to do, stop acting unsure and hesitant, get to it.”
While I’m not hopping on the next plane to California, I know that I need to make active plans to leave the Sunshine State, even if things in my life aren’t exactly where and how I’d like them to be.
So just like this site had to be revamped and reset in order to move it in the direction I’d like it to go, so must its owner… I’m looking forward to sharing my journey with you guys as it develops.
