To the hardest working people in the world, those who pound the boards for today’s dumbed down, doped up, incubator-driven hoards whose attention spans a few feet short of the other side; and to the great audiences who “get it”;  I offer my gratitude and question.

Are artists thinking of lack, loss, fear, tomorrow and ?

or

Are artists thinking of how tomorrow looks today, because our reality is what we make it and until we make it real, it may never shall be.  That facing fears by starting, by beginning to change a pattern, then has ever widening and effective positive change.  The old adage “The action of the mind is the picture” reminds us that what we envision is what sets the mind in motion on thinking, becoming, evolving what starts as a thought then gains dimension, a “forging”  of failures that becomes a string of successes is all simply a part of the process.

Do you feel it?  Do you sense it?

More than likely, if you do, then you are well on your way to accepting and believing and finally realizing your pictures.  Your dreams.  Your Truths.

Work it, my friends.  Work it.  Practice, Perform, Commit, Command and CREATE.   You are artists.  We must be in action.

Each year about this time I take stock of my years accomplishments and how they measure up.  Every year I come up short  (in some).   Every year I surprise myself (in some).  And every year I am quite pleased with myself (in some).  As for this year, the report is the same as last.  Nothing remains the same and the “unknown” is what is most known.

What other or what ever analogy fits for you, the message I most want to convey is that our journey is long and our steps short.  Let’s work our stride together a bit.

Merry ChrisKawanzaka.  Peace

Study, learn or brush up your audition, cold read and on camera skills for Ear Prompt, Commercial, Industrial and Monologue development.

email me: paul@successradio.com for more info. & to reserve your seat.

“Okay, so it’s not that we’re ignoring you,  it’s just that, well, life is about choices.  Work (I love what I do) & eat (I also love that too much) and realize there is never any time to FB/Blog…especially after reading 50-90 pages per day on a screen, then editing those pages on a screen and then open THIS screen, knowing my scream is not in DELIGHT, well, heck, life is too short.  And my entry too long.  Oy.  I love you though.”

If you’re still reading, first of all thank you and yes, you are above intelligence and attention span of most of our country.  And, if you’re Republican, good for you and if you’re Democrat, good for you.  GET OUT & VOTE!  Okay, that’s done.

I am blessed to be reading my 10th book this year and 8 of them have been since August.  They are all but one destined for audible .com.  They are paying my bills and paying down my rather sizable debt, so of course, the work is taking priority.    For those of you who need to hear from me more often, I encourage  to pick up the phone.  I love hearing the human voice.  I don’t text.   (I know, I know)  I also check email every day.

Tomorrow and for the next few months when you call, I may be editing or reading but I always love to hear what you’re thinking.  I just may not have time to check on line.

May we ALL win in days, and years ahead.

Peter will surely become an “overnight success” with his writing and directing abilities (undoubtedly) and will be a nice change of pace for him, I am sure.  The love that Peter has for his family is paramount as much of his decision was based on caring for them first!  WOW.  Good man, that guy.

Former student and talent extraordinaire, Ms. Elisa will continue to aid the new Agency owner, Emily Rushing who is excited about the opportunity to expand her print & modeling division to the whole of acting as well.

The one constant in this industry is change.  I for one, am most interested in how this new chapter will unfold.  There is lots of talent, excitement and hope ready for great horizons.  We will all miss you, Peter.  No one will ever be able to replace you, and we anxiously await the new direction while we create that direction all the same.

The answer:

I am fortunate to be a part of an exciting team of creatives that will be developing a state-of-the-art interactive experience that will have you on the edge of your seat waiting for your chance to confront what evils may lurk and what “easter eggs” may be hidden within the story entitled, The Jellybean Dragon.

I invite you to go to our facebook page and start with us on the journey to financing through Kickstarter (September 1st) through completion of our series of interactive experiences designed for the 6-8 year old crowd, but enjoyed by all ages.  Spellbound by Harry Potter?  Soak up sorcery?  Then you will  love The Jellybean Dragon!

Stay Tuned.

The Jellybean Dragon Web page.

Politics, Finance, Stress, and more can elicit the statement that things sure have changed.    Perhaps a fun little trip down memory lane is a worthwhile thing to do here.  (Pack lightly, we won’t be gone long.)

Howard Ashman wrote the lyrics for Disney’s Aladdin way back in the last century.  1992 to be exact.  My daughter and most every  5 and under child at the time, wanted to be Jasmine.  I watched it because my daughter wanted to watch it with me.   I loved every second of Robin William’s whimsically demented Genie, but missed the whole meaning and inflection of what we may now be challenged to recognize. . . that it was a message to those of us who may get in a rut.  A Whole New World.  In the first verse, Aladdin asks Jasmine, “Tell me, princess, now when did
You last let your heart decide?” Then later in the refrain, he states,”Now I’m in a whole new world with you”.

They didn’t go to another time or to another planet.  The statement is simply stated and simply believed.

May I suggest to you as I have to myself, that when we feel stuck or in need of new perspective, we begin inside ourselves first.  Deny blame, accept truth and act is though you are already where you wish to be.  A Whole New World.  Jasmine, er, Howard Ashman had Jasmine say it best, “Unbelievable sights - Indescribable feeling - Soaring, tumbling, freewheeling - Through an endless diamond sky.”

Thanks for the memories, Mr. Ashman.