Even more in '24

Just when I was getting settled into 2023, of course it would inevitably come to a rapid close. What a year! I don’t know if it was my own doing or if God said, “Let’s give her a break, she’s been through enough”. Maybe it’s NYC or maybe it’s Maybelline? I don’t know but I refused to give up this year, I refused to settle, I made things happen. I guess manifesting is a thing, I haven’t done the research on it and there may or may not be scientific data to back it up, I am not a neuroscientist however, perhaps there is truth to envisioning the life you want and doing everything within your control (uncontrollables aside) to make it happen.

This year I traveled to the top three countries on my bucket list, I made a movie, I continued my healing journey which extended itself to relationships and people in my life. I ran a 10k for crying out loud! That may not seem like much to the professional runners of the world, but I am not a runner, or at least I always told myself I wasn’t until it was the only option I had (or so I thought at the time) when a health scare felt so very real to me.

I have learned that if you have hope you can pretty much get through anything. There were moments this year when I thought I had run out, but then I found it again. Even now as my fingers meet the keys of my laptop I wonder, do I still have “it” in me to be an actor? The answer is, hell f-ing yes! I’ve never wanted to create the roles I want to play or go after the parts that are right for me than I do today. That’s my job as an actor or artist, I HAVE to tell stories that help advance the world forward. I know I can’t “save the world” but I know I can do my part or play a part in the grand tapestry that is humanity.

I just have a really good feeling about 2024, it’s comforting to know that whatever I am lacking there is hope. There is the belief in a better tomorrow. I CAN’T wait!

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