Time Warp

I am a well rounded journalist and actress and i have a passion for blogs and articles. My mentor directed me to a website called The Acting Room that i believe to be an inspiring and helpful tool for actors of our generation such as myself. I have recently read an article written by the author Kristen Tretbar, that i find inspiring and thought provoking as are many of her articles. It was based on not losing yourself in Hollywood which i find hit home for me. Growing up my mom has always encouraged my love for acting and has heard me say as a young child 'I want to move to Hollywood' however, she would always have the inner voice tell her to warn me not to lose who i am. Just like my family, i have strong Christian values and morals and my mother wants me to hold onto those and never forget them. Though i don't believe i will, she still fears for me and i know why. How do i know for sure that the pressure of Hollywood would not get to me physically and emotionally? The thing is i don't and she knew that. Before i thought that it was easy not to lose yourself, well for me anyways. Reading this article i realized how easy it is for young actors and actresses to come to Hollywood with the aspiration to change themselves and put their past in a box and forget who they are before their move to LA. I realized how important our past is and how it defines us and makes us unique as humans and as actors. The moment in which i found very life changing was when she mentioned how going to LA with all these goals of being apart of the "party scene" and willing to work, work, work is not going to make you happy. Happiness can come from the things we love to do and holding on to our values and morals and who we really are should be our focus in life.

So the more i think about, the more i realize that i am in no rush to move to LA. Before i was, but know that i realize how important our life is before the transitions makes me want to soak up every moment where i am so that i can apply what i love to do to my LA lifestyle in the future( that was another life changing sentence for me as well) Not losing yourself is very important, as the author said "it may be cliche, but its true." :)