It’s difficult to have the attitude of gratitude when things are going wrong. More so, when we are faced with bills, mortgage payments, or debt collectors looking at us with poker faces. And then there are other challenges and burdens that come our way, physical ailments, emotional stresses and being burned out mentally and even spiritually. Read the rest of this entry »
Several years ago, a girl from a community where I used to belong called me up one day asking if she could ask for a loan. When she mentioned the amount, I gasped and told her I didn’t have that amount on hand. She was upset as she recounted her story.
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Many may frown at the idea that being rich is being loving and I wouldn’t blame them. I know I would, IF I hadn’t changed my thoughts about having money as a sin – a crime that would eventually lead me to damnation. I was raised to believe that only those who suffered would gain easy access into heaven.
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“Feel fully, express totally!” are side coaches thrown constantly during our acting workshop exercises reminding participants to go with their impulses so that emotions are expressed truthfully in scenes, a personal inventory system for actors. Eric Morris, a New York acting coach whose students include Jack Nicholson and Johnny Depp, developed the Being exercises that brought about more organic responses from actors.
My friend’s startled exclamation woke me from my reverie. “What?” I demanded as I saw Stella covering her mouth with her hand. “There’s something in your scalp!” My heart skipped a beat as I gingerly touched my head and felt the smooth, hairless patch of skin. What could this mean? I wondered in alarm and I felt fear creeping up my bones, most especially when I discovered there were two bald patches on my head, two diameters in size each. Read the rest of this entry »
