Embracing Authenticity as an Actor
Throughout my journey as an actress, I’ve grappled with the relentless pressure of feeling inadequate; of feeling not enough – not fitting into society’s narrow standards of ‘enough’, and everything that entails. Ironically, I’ve found that the more I strive to embody this…
The Fear of Closing Doors
Decision-making, the harbinger of my own undoing. The relentless fear of doors closing indefinitely, the haunting specter that lurks within the corridors of the human psyche. It is the panic that arises from the idea that once a choice is made, you cannot…
“Self-Preservation”
Ahh, uncertainty, where chaos and unpredictability reign supreme. In the humans relentless pursuit of control, we convince ourselves that clinging to the familiar, even if it holds us back, is preferable to embracing the unknown in life. We yearn for certainty in an…
Intuition vs. Intrusion
“Trust your intuition,” they say. But how do you know which voice is your “intuition” and which one is just intrusive thoughts? It can be difficult to know which is which so here are some tips for differentiating the two. The reason why…
Self-Love: Common Misconceptions and the Truth
People are always telling each other to practice self-love, but what exactly does that look like? Commonly, self-love is associated with the idea that we have to validate everything we do and every aspect of our being. To me, that just isn’t sustainable…
An Average Morning
I woke up at 8:30am today and honestly, it feels great. You would think that it wouldn’t, but it does. I turned my phone off around midnight last night and read a book (currently, Daisy Jones & the Six.) I haven’t been getting…
Falling in Love with Potential
“When passion and attachment come together, they are often confused for love.” – Yung Pueblo Something that has really been on my mind recently is the difference between falling in love with someone vs. falling in love with the idea of someone. I’m…
Birthdays
Today is my birthday. (update: today is not actually my birthday, seeing how I forgot to hit publish on the 25th…but… anyway… No matter what I end up doing, I intend to move through this world guided by my instinct and purpose. I…
The Bridge Between Nothing and Infinity
Here are some of the many breathtaking quotes by authors I study, that put my thoughts into words, and guide me day by day: Alan Lightman (Probable Impossibilities): “There are no external limitations. The only limitation is our own imagination. So, we should…
Hideki’s Door
(Quotes from Oracle of the Dragonfae) While chapters always come to a close, encounters, characters and struggles always have the potential to reappear in later pages. When this happens, it is not meant to be a setback. This reappearance is proof of your…
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