Television, Here I Come! Week 42. 'My FIRST TV ROLE!!!'

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Can I just say I HAVE GOT TO BE THE LUCKIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW!

I did it!!!  My goal this year as you all know....book a television role.  It took me 42 weeks (technically 41) but, I did it!!!!!!!!!  Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!  40 something weeks of steadily building relationships with casting directors!!!!  

I booked Criminal Minds, Role of Reporter, Co-Star.  

How did it I book it?!  I think I might have an idea.  3 parts.

PART 1

CASTING DIRECTOR WORKSHOP

When I initially decided that television would be my goal this year, I knew I needed a game plan.  I didn't have an agent, I didn't know any casting directors.  What's a girl to do?  

I felt like I was starting from scratch again...but, not.  Because I knew more.  I knew more about what it takes to be an artist, I knew more about what it takes to be a working actress.  So, with all the new knowledge I've accumulated, I just decided that I was going to 'do the work'.  No matter how long it takes, I'm going to 'do the work'.  I like building foundations....strong and solid foundations.  I think if the foundation is there, everything else is a piece of cake.  This is why I had to think differently about casting director workshops.  Believe me, I was the girl that said 'NEVER' to casting director workshops.  For whatever reason(s)...now, I see them as excuses.  One of my new mottos now....'NEVER, EVER SAY NEVER'.  Seriously.  Because Life is funny like that.  Try all things...because you never know.  

Cultivating relationships is not the easiest thing for many of us.  Plus, you have the "professional" boundary with casting directors so it takes more patience and consistency.  I promised myself a year before I started to get frustrated.  I said, "Alex, give yourself a year.  A year from now you'll be glad you did."  And I began to plug away at it, at least 1-2 workshops a month!  I might have snuck in a 3rd one here and there.  ;)  

So, here we are!!!!  CUT TO:

I got called in because of a casting director workshop.  I know this for sure because I received a call directly from Criminal Minds casting about the audition.  And my agent said the role wasn't even out in breakdowns so I couldn't have been submitted for it.  (FYI, their office (April Webster) casts their co-stars from their workshop files).  Criminal Minds was one of my top 3 target shows!!  So, I took Scott David's workshop a couple of months ago.  The workshop was a total of 3 classes.  The first class, he pairs you up and has you improv a scene.  The second class, you bring in a scene of your choice that 'sells' you.  Then the third class, a 'Mock Producer Session' where you are emailed a scene and you come in and read with him as if it was an audition with producers in the room...like a callback.   

How magical that I book my 2nd television audition ever?!  Golly.  Scott's definitely 1/3 of the equation.

Which leads me to the next part.  Now, Scott gets me the audition but, if I didn't knock it out of the ballpark, no booking, right?  So, how did the actual audition go??

PART 2

MARGIE HABER CLASS

This was the fastest audition I have ever been on.  I had one line....."Do you have anything more specific?"

You know how we actors dread these one liners.  Well I used to.  Not anymore!  I've been learning so much from my Margie Haber class that I'm actually excited to audition!  Excited to show them how I roll.  

Here are some things that I learned in Margie Haber that have been extremely helpful for me and my auditioning process

*Read EVERYTHING.  Whether you get one line or multiple lines....read EVERYTHING...not just what's in between "Start" and "End".  Even if they are crossed out, read it.  Why?  Because you gotta know where you are...context wise.  What's going on in the scene???  Who's in the scene with you?  Who isn't in the scene with you?  

*Opening and Closing Beats.  Once you know where you are in the scene and what's going on...you have more to work with.  Use your imagination.  At Margie Haber's, we call a scene a 'slice of life'.  So, take a moment to visualize what you think is happening in this slice of life.  Then you can start the scene with a beat, a moment to show who you are, where you are.....and you can also end the scene to show who you are now, where you are now.  

I think this is what sold it for them (Criminal Minds).  I'm not gonna lie, for a bit, I probably said my line a million different ways to see what sounded good, felt good.  And then once something felt good, I tried doing it again, but, it didn't feel the same...didn't come out sounding the same.  Sound familiar?  I could feel my energy depleting and I could feel anxiety creeping in.  So, in order to take my power back as an actress, I said,  "Screw the line.  The line's gonna come out the way it wants to in that moment.  I can't try to control that.  The one thing I can control is the opening and closing beat."  So, that's what I did.  

The reader had the first line so I didn't have much time to start with a beat but, I ended with one.  My line, "Do you have anything more specific?", and the reader had a couple of lines to answer me.  Now, the audition could have ended there...we each say our lines and be done with it BUT, I saw something. Because I had read EVERYTHING, I saw that someone walks in on us in the scene.  I used it to create suspense, tension.  So, I gave it a moment.  I looked up, off camera to create the feeling of someone walking in on us, then looked back at reader to end the scene.  Now, that's how a professional does it!!!!!!!!!  

*Connect.  It's all about relationship and connecting.  Because of Margie Haber's class, I'm not afraid of not knowing my lines perfectly anymore.  It's never about the lines...it's about your relationship to the other person in the scene.  If you feel "off" in a scene, just stop.  Just stop, breathe, and look at the other person.  Find the connection and go again.  It's ok.  When you lose connection, somewhere inside of you, you panic and all you want to do is just get it over with.  Right?  Next time, just stop and breathe and look at the reader.  And no need to be apologetic.  You're a professional and every professional has his/her own way of working.  And you're a professional who will find the best way in the moment to deliver the goods, without giving up.  Speeding through is a part of you giving up.  Don't give up.  Don't give up on the audition, on the scene, on yourself, on your dream.  Be bold.  Take risks.  You can do it.  :)

  

PART 3

ME and GOD/THE UNIVERSE

And last but not least....MAGIC TIME!  Opportunities are everywhere.  And the more you prepare yourself for what you want, you'll recognize those opportunities more clearly.  And the more you recognize them, the more you'll seize them.  All I had to do was prepare, get ready.  I didn't have to 'make' something happen.  It happened because I was ready for it.  By aligning your actions with what you want, IT WILL COME.  It's the Natural Law!  Prepare NOW for what you want.  

And always remember, 

Get really specific about what you want.  Then do it.  Be of service to others.  Be kind to yourself.  BELIEVE in yourself like nobody's business.  And BE GRATEFUL.  I think this is Life in a nutshell.  Don't you?

Here's the very FIRST post of the "Television, Here I come" series.  I went back to read it because I forgot what I had written and I was curious.  Cried like a baby.  I've come so far.  I really have.  The dreamer in me, the worker in me, the parts of me I helped nurture, the parts of me I resented, they all worked together somehow and carried me here.  Of course, in hindsight I see this.  Still, I love moments when you can look to your past and feel extreme gratefulness and humility.  I am here, in this moment, NOW, because of the grace of God/The Universe.  Thank you.

http://girlwhereyouat.blogspot.com/2011/01/television-here-i-come.html

And for my visual folks, here are more pics, for your perusal, from the shoot last week with Cammy Kinney!

I'm moving this week!!!!!!!  Aaaaaahhhhhhhh!  I'm just gonna focus on the move this and next week.  Be good to myself, my dog, and my new roommate....because with any transition, it takes TLC.  

So, be good to yourself this week.  And remember, MOMENT TO MOMENT.  And BREEEEATHE.  

Have a beautiful week everyone.  And thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading.  I am so thankful.  :)  :)

with LOVE,

Alex

Television, Here I Come! Week 41. 'TV Auditions!'

 Cammy Kinney Photography

SOME COOL NEWS!

* Congratulations to me!  ;)
Week 41, and I am proud to say, I got my first TWO auditions for network television series!
The first audition was this past Thursday at FOX Studios for the new show 'The Wedding Band' starring Brian Austin Green.  Comedy.  I was confirmed to read for 2 roles but, when I got there, I found out that I would be reading for 1 more!  Gulp.  Thank God for the Margie Haber Intensive (wink wink) that I just finished.  I handled it like a professional.  ;)  I got coached by my Margie Haber teacher, Courtney a couple hours prior to the audition.  That was fun too.  Ooh wee, I can get used to this.  Good news is, Lisa Miller Katz, the casting director, seemed to have enjoyed reading with me...cuz she laughed.  Holler!  And more than once.  Holler!  Holler!  The audition felt relaxed and fun.  And all the while, I am practicing the 'art of letting go after an audition'.  
FACT:  My agent got this for me.
FACT:  I had done a workshop with Joe a couple of months ago.  Joe is the associate casting director with Lisa Miller Katz.
Thank you to my agent and Joe.

The next audition is this Thursday!  I got a phone call today (Tuesday), directly from casting.  It's with Criminal Minds peeps!
FACT:  Since casting called me directly, I called my agent to let her know about the audition.  She checked with them.  The role I'm going in for (Reporter, Co-Star) wasn't even out in the breakdowns.  Scott called me in directly from his workshop file!  What Whaaaaaaat!!!  Scott David is the associate casting director with April Webster for Criminal Minds.  He's the coolest person you'll ever meet.  Thank you Scott.

I am unbelievably grateful.


* ActorFest 
November 5, 2011  9am-6pm  @ California Market Center
I used to think these were a waste of money....now, not so much.  Doesn't matter...this one's FREE.  You can drop off your headshot with casting directors.  I've heard some 'cases' where actors have actually been called in for screen tests.  Why not you?  You never know.
I'll be attending.  Some friends are going too.  I also signed up for a 'How To Break Into Hosting' workshop, Stand-Up workshop, and Casting director focus session.  I'm paying for these extra ones but, I'm sure I'll learn something.
Regardless, think about it!


*FREE Commercial Workshops
Received an email from ActorRated about them.  Check them out.
'Coach Mike Pointer of Hey, I Saw Your Commercial! has discovered 5 Strategic Keys to commercial booking success for his actors.'
HeyISawYourCommercial


* Check out my friend, Brian's reel.  Because I'm in this one of course.  ;)He asked our mutual friend Dylan to help him shoot his reel (same Dylan who did my reel).  Brian wrote them both scenes, Dylan shot, directed, and edited it.  Three days later, a reel is born.  Brian flew out from Hawaii to do this.  Um...that's some pretty badass stuff.
Here's Dylan's info.  He rocks.  :)
M.Constant Pictures

Here's his reel!  I play The Boss Lady.  muhahahahahaha.


*  Photo Shoot with Cammy Kinney!
CammyKinneyPhotography
You know she is one of my BEST friends.  She certainly has her own distinct style.  She's got an edge to her for sure.  Just a lil somethin somethin from our shoot.  Love these and there are so many more.

Aren't they amaaaaaaaaazing?!!!  LoVe  lOvE

I am moving reeeeeally soon!  I purchased the most beeeeautiful bedroom set today.  My new room will truly be an oasis.  OMG..I can't wait.

Hope you all have a fantastic week.  Talk soon.  :)


with LOVE,

Alex

Television, Here I Come! Week 40. 'Professional vs. Amateur'

"Every sun casts a shadow, and genius's shadow is Resistance."  -  Steven Pressfield


Are you a professional or are you an amateur??

I ordered the book Do The Work by Steven Pressfield.  After reading his The War of Art some years ago, it changed me as an artist...I learned what it means to be a professional.

The human condition is a painful one.  We, as spiritual beings come into this physical world, into our physical bodies with a profound mission, a calling.  And YOU, the bigger part of you knows this but, have forgotten.  This is why it's so painful....because YOU know you're meant to serve the world in the most amazing way but, you just don't know how...OR YOU know how but, you just can't do it.  So we wake up, live our day out, and then go to sleep to do it all over again.

But somehow it feels like Hell on Earth.  Somehow it feels like a war in you all the time.  Somehow you're not quite satisfied.  Somehow you feel like you'll never win.  Somehow you feel too scattered to make a decision.  Somehow you feel restless all the time.  Somehow it scares the sh*t out of you that you'll never find out what THAT is.  Somehow you just don't want to even think about it and then you feel guilty for not giving it the thought and time it deserves.  Somehow it never goes away, it haunts you, it paralyzes you, it makes you lose sleep, it keeps you sleeping, it drives you mad...to the point of insanity.  But, the insanity is so private and exhausting that you keep it all in...and you feel all alone, but this again feeds the cycle of feeling crappy, the feeling of separateness....and around and around you go.  Aaaaaaaannd breathe.  I can go on and on....does this sound familiar?  I think insanity equals Hell.  And Albert Einstein defines insanity as "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."  A vicious cycle that can be broken but continuing to surrender to its powers by giving up yours, and each time thinking something different will happen or you'll feel differently.  But it doesn't and you feel helpless, again.  If this resonates with you, then you have a greater calling than you can imagine.  Keep reading.

You have a calling...your soul has a calling.  You are already given and you already have what you need to answer your calling.  It's just a matter of showing up and saying "Yes, I accept."  And your soul knows this, wants this, is waiting for your human self to accept this and take action and begin working together for your greater purpose.  This sounds easy to do but, it's not.  You know why?  There is something stopping you.

According to Steven Pressfield, we all experience this negative force that keeps us from taking action and further actions toward our calling.  He calls this negative force, Resistance, with a capital R.  And the stronger the Resistance, take that as a sign that you are most likely in alignment with your purpose.  The more something means to you, ironically, the harder it is to pursue and commit to it. For example, he says, if you've ever signed up for a gym membership and realize weeks later that you haven't gone OR you buy a book and you don't read it OR you have a great idea and want to write a script but you never begin it OR you want to eat better but you eat what you choose to eat and then beat yourself over it OR you say you're going to talk to your family more and you don't, etc.  Because Resistance is the work of the Ego.  And the Ego's job is to protect  you by instilling fear and doubt in you.  It wants to keep you safe by staying comfortable.  Some of its tactics can be "Who do you think you are?", "Eh, just start tomorrow.", "It won't be good enough."  OR, it can go a step further and get clever on you.  How many times have you wanted to write something but, you think you should clean and clear your space first, so you end up cleaning your apartment instead of writing?  Or you tell yourself that you need to call your mom first, so you end up on the phone for a while...and writing gets pushed to the side.  These are both very good, legitimate reasons.......OR, are they excuses??

One of the smartest forms of Resistance got the best of me....I lost a favorite ring of mine.  I like to wear a pretty ring while I'm writing...gives me something sparkly to look at while typing.  ;)  I was getting ready to do some writing for my one-woman show but, I couldn't find my big crystal ring.  I panicked and spent the next 2 hours flipping my apartment upside down.  I looked like the Tazmanian Devil.  No luck.  I was so upset over it but, my buddy Marsha helped me come to my senses....it's just a ring and it's replaceable. Finally, it clicked to me that I was using my time being busy, rather than being productive....the time I could have spent writing, I was creating chaos in my head and apartment...looking in the same places over and over again.  Right.  Back to the mission:  write.  I emotionally let go of my ring and began writing.  I wanted to get more comfy so I changed into my sweatpants...guess what, my ring.  It dropped on the floor.  And would you believe me if I said I checked my sweats more than 5 times??  Because, I did.

I created it all.  I subconsciously lost my ring, I subconsciously didn't see the ring even though I checked my sweatpants multiple times, I subconsciously and unconsciously allowed myself to get emotionally attached to the ring and the situation to see the bigger picture.  On a subconscious level, I did it all to distract me from 'doing the work'.  OR perhaps, the bigger ME did it to learn this exact lesson.  Wow, there are lessons everywhere...and if you pay close enough attention, you will find layers of lessons in a situation.

I became a professional.  According to Pressfield, by naming this negative force and recognizing it when it strikes, you're able to make a decision.  And if your decision is to stay the course and 'do the work', you have become a professional.

Professional vs. Amateur    Pressfield breaks it down for us in The War of Art

As professionals:

As amateurs:

We show up every day. We show up no matter what. We stay on the job all day. We are committed over the long haul. The stakes for us are high and real. We accept compensation for our labor. We master the technique of our trade. We have a sense of humor about it. We receive real praise or blame. We are patient in seeking results. We seek order in our work. We act in the face of fear. We do not allow ourselves any excuses. We play it as it lays. We come every day prepared to work. We do not show off. We recognize our limitations. We do not hesitate to ask for help. We do not take failure personally. We endure adversity. We self-validate. We reinvent ourselves, when needed. We are recognized as professionals by others.

We show up when we want to. We allow even little things to distract us. We do a little here and a little there. Our commitment comes and goes. There are no real stakes in it for us. We aren’t paid much, if any, for what we do. We try to copy others. We have a chip on our shoulder. We accept inflated feedback. We want immediate gratification. Things are done haphazardly. Fear deters us. Any excuse is enough to pause. We make it easy for ourselves. We do what we feel like doing. We love to grandstand. We try to do it all. We go it alone. We fear rejection. We give up when the going gets tough. We crumble under criticism. We let it go when interest wanes. We are known to be amateurs trying to make it in a professional world.

Here are some quotes from the book The War of Art.

"The more you love your Art/calling/enterprise, the more important its accomplishment to the evolution of your soul, the more you will fear it and the more Resistance you will experience facing it."

"Fear doesn't go away.  The warrior and the artist live by the same code of necessity, which dictates that the battle must be fought anew every day."

"The professional dedicates himself to mastering technique not because he believes technique is substitution to inspiration but because he wants to be in possession of the full arsenal skills when inspiration does come."

"The instinct that pulls us toward Art, is the impulse to evolve, to learn, to heighten and elevate our consciousness. The Ego hates this.  Because the more awake we become, the less we need the Ego."

"Resistance cannot be seen, touched, heard, or smelled.  But it can be felt.  We experience it as an energy field radiating from a work-in potential...Its aim is to shove us away, distract us, prevent us from doing our work."

"When we sit down each day and do our work....The Muse takes note of our dedication.  She approves.  We have earned favor in her sight...we become like a magnetized rod that attracts iron filings."

"The professional arms himself with patience, not only to give the stars time to align in his career, but to keep himself from flaming out in each individual work."

"When we sit down each day and do our work, power concentrates around us....ideas come.  Insights accrete."

"I'm keenly aware of the Principle of Priority, which states (a) you must know the difference between what is urgent and what is important, and (b) you must do what's important.  What's important is the work."

"The most pernicious aspect of procrastination is that it can become a habit.  We don't just put off our lives today; we put them off till our deathbed."

"The professional has learned that success, like happiness, comes as a by-product of work."

"The professional shuts up.  She doesn't talk about it.  She does the work."

"The athlete knows the day will never come when he wakes up pain-free.  He has to play hurt."

"The professional respects his craft.  He does not consider himself superior to it.  He recognizes the contributions of those who have gone before him.  He apprentices himself to them."

Amazing post by Steven Pressfield.  Called "Shadow Novels".  Give this a read.


I believe there are some basics to 'turning Pro'.

*Consistency.  It's showing up every day and doing the work.  There is power and magic in consistency.
*Quality vs. Quantity.  Just enjoy the heck out of your time..whether it's 5 minutes or 5 hours.  As long as you lose track of time and do it with love and gratitude.
*Quality doesn't mean Perfect.  Perfection can also be used as an excuse to not start or not finish.  Just get it done.
*Tony Robbins says to Ask yourself new and intelligent questions to open you up to different possibilities.  Give yourself the opportunity for opportunities.  You will get your answer(s) every time so, if you keep asking why you're so unhappy, you will get more answers why you're so unhappy.  BUT, try asking yourself new questions....like, "What would it feel like to be happy?" then guess what...you'll get these answers too.  Here are some examples.

Old questions                                   New questions
Why do I always start                       What would it feel
multiple projects                                like when I finish
and not finish any?                            writing my short?

Why do I always                               What would it feel like
attract unavailable                             when I'm dating someone                  
people?                                              who is available and
                                                          ready?

Why can't I be                                  What would I look like,
more consistent about                       feel like when I'm working
working out?                                    out 3-4 days a week?


Pretty cool huh?  Don't you already feel different by asking the new questions?  Your vibration, your energy changes...it's now at a higher frequency.  And according to the Law of Attraction, you will attract people, things, and events that are on the same frequency with you.  So, get your frequency up there!!!!

So, there you have it.  Feel good first and then figure out what you really want.  Then just be consistent about it day after day.

Here's to us 'Turning Pro' this week!  Have a great week you Professionals!!!!!  :)



This Week's Goals:  Getting ready to move!  Kundalini!  Talk to my buddy!  Write my one-woman show every day!  Photo shoot!  Margie Haber class!  Do some drop-offs to casting directors this week! Start writing up a press release!  Private Screening for 'Scary or Die', the feature film I'm in!  Weeeeeeee!!!!!  Busy week ahead...let the professional handle this.  ;)




with LOVE,

Alex

Television, Here I Come! Week 39. 'Becoming an Energy Master'

Here's a picture from our commercial shoot!  I played 'wifey' to this creature.  I hear it will air in November..on TBS and/or TNT - "We're funny", "We know drama" spots.  Not to give too much away but, it's an homage to the movie "Psycho".  Keep your eye out for it!  

Glenn!!!  Thank you and had a blast with you!  :)

Should've Been Romeo Private Screening!

I am in the opening of this movie and ya can't miss me!  And boy, did I look good on that big ass silver screen....I was totally born for this.  ;)

It's your girl! 

 Me and Kim!  We go waaaaay back and it was cool to be a part of this together.  Love you!

Me and Evan Handler!  He's a peach.  

 Director, Marc Bennett.  Love him!!!!  And he's a fellow Brooklynite.

Do you guys remember this from last year??  I did a vlog about my day, on set for "Should've Been Romeo"!  Here it is again!  I'm so glad I made this....oh the memories.  

Final cool thing of the week........I was visited by this!  That's right!  It's a praying/preying mantis!  Apparently it's a good omen to have a rare animal/insect visitor.  I googled it....yep, it's all about being meditative, contemplative, and still.  This definitely made sense to me, especially now.  Thank you for the message.

BECOMING AN ENERGY MASTERRRRR

I'm moving guys!!!!!  I'm moving in with my friend Ashley!!  Yaaaaaay!  I'm a CHANGE IS GOOD kind of gal.  There are so many changes going on, both internal and external, this might be one of the most needed ones.  It's time to change where I rest my head these days...it's also time to live with another person too.  

When you live on your own, you have more control over you and your surroundings...not AS much when you have a roommate.  And because we're creatures of habit, we will find ways to create habit for ourselves because it's comforting.  But what if a habit isn't serving you any longer?  Take that energy and morph it into something that will serve you.  Let me say this again, YOU can transform an energy into another form.  It's sort of like being a Ninja...being able to use the resources around you to make it work for you.  Since Kundalini yoga and taking care of myself more holistically, I feel like an energy master....constantly experimenting with energies, because energy is my resource.  And literally EVERYTHING is energy....your thoughts, feelings, your words, a smile, a thank you, everything.  Do you realize that in this moment, like right now, you have the choice, the decision, the control over your inner energies?  And when you can align your inner energies with what you want, the outer energies line up to show you exactly that.    

I feel like I've been hiding in my apartment and now it feels as though the hiding/cocoon/hermit phase is ending and opening up to the next phase of my life....being in the world, of the world...being with people.  I'm pretty sure I'll return to the hermit phase again because it's all about ebb and flow...BALANCE.  I'm absolutely going with the flow.  The flow of my life and the flow of The Universe.  Moment to moment is all I'm concerned with because I am ever-changing, ever-evolving, ever-learning, ever-growing everyday..every moment.  Who the heck knows what I'll want in the next moment?!  And I'm learning that change takes place now, with me first.   Always.  Change your inside world, and your outside world will follow.  Know that your energy is so powerful, it will find its place in this world...when it's time.  You and your dream have your rightful place here.  Until then, take care of your precious energy, nurture it and learn how to use it to serve you and the world.    This moment, right now, as you're reading this, is the only moment that matters.  Who cares about the unknown?  It'll be known in due time.  

How can you start experiencing energy and how it works in our world?  Just know this.  Energy is best experienced when there is an exchange...a give and take.  I try to practice this exchange every day in some way, shape, or form.  

Breathing

You can start with yourself by breathing consciously, feeling the sensation of breathing out all the way and breathing in all the way.  Notice I said breathe out first.  Because I'm learning through my kundalini practice that I have trouble doing 'Breath of Fire' (breathing through the nostrils in a rhythmic pattern, constant and consistent) when I focus on breathing in rather than breathing out.  My nose starts to hurt, my shoulders get tight, and I feel like I'm controlling my breathing too much.  But then I focus my attention on exhaling and all of a sudden, I have more control without being controlling.  It actually is easier to breathe in when I focus on breathing out....the process feels natural and easy.  Poetic no?  This translates into how I live my life...give first, and you will be given.  Just like when you breathe out all the way; when you can give all the way....you are causing a natural momentum that will help you breathe in all the way, help you receive all the way.  Yes, receiving will be automatic and easier.

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Traffic

You can also experience the exchange by saying hello and smiling and someone.  I smiled and said thank you to a fellow driver the other day.  This fellow driver was obviously in a rush and not in a good mood.  We were at a 4 way intersection and I had the right of way.  But, I could see and feel her energy and it was rushing me and my energy.  I knew my energy was strong enough to hold my own so I countered her unconscious energy with my conscious energy.  I waved, smiled, and said thank you.  You know what happened?  I could literally see her face muscles twitching and moving around to align with what she was feeling inside.  In that moment, she became conscious.  Her physical body took a little longer to catch up but, the energy was changed in that moment.  I got nothing and everything out of that moment.  It was a great moment to realize that I can make a difference.

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Pay It Forward, Sharing is Caring

Whenever I learn something new, I have to share it.....now.  I wasn't like that before.  I remember as a child, having knowledge about something made me feel special.  I didn't want to let anyone in on that knowledge and just having that knowledge gave me power.  But, I'm sure you've heard, 'What goes up must come down', 'What goes in must come out'....whether you like it or not, this is the Natural Law.  By not sharing things I learned, I think it started to drive me a little mad.  Partly why I started blogging because I couldn't keep it all inside.  Starting today, anything you learn, anything you hear is cool, anything that helped you,....share it with someone, just give it away.  

I bet some of you are thinking, "Move energies around ey?  Well, I wanna know how to levitate or move objects around'.....and you can.  But, you have to understand the basics first.  When you can understand the basic, the essence of what you want....you will have it all.  So start this week building your own life philosophy.  Get in touch with the power that's greater than you can even imagine.  It's there waiting for you...to connect with you.  The better you know how to live your life, the better life will be to you.  And always remember, it's Moment To Moment.  :)

Hope you move some energies around this week!

with LOVE,

Alex