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When you're good at many things,
what is your career?
Lately, I have been discouraged about different aspects of my career - mainly, what is my career? But, I am still working hard on the 10-15 projects on my plate - and appreciating the opportunities.
Heck, let's take this weekend as an example. On Saturday morning, I performed at a local outdoor festival. We did a little improv - and I got the chance to hang out and perform with some of the teenagers I teach during the week. Saturday night, we had one of our Gated Community Improv shows - and it was awesome (more on that in a minute).
On Sunday morning I got up and conducted the church service that I am a member of. I had a great lunch with family and friends, then worked a little while on a video project that I was hired to do for a local school. Around dinnertime I headed off to meet a new friend of mine who is shooting an independent film, and was nice enough to ask for some of my ideas on the film. Plus, I will also have a role in the film. I got home, grabbed some dinner, and hung out with my wife while preparing ideas for my other church service on Wednesday night. I then put together my acting teaching agenda for the week - and here I am now - lying in bed working on one of my other projects - this blog!
It is easy for me to get trapped thinking about all the things that I have yet to achieve - while missing all of the good and fulfilling work I already have. When the income doesn't match the amount of work being done - I begin to question myself. I envision doing other things, but the more I mentally entertain them the more I know they are not me.
There is a line in Science and Health that really resonates with me: "Know thyself, and God will supply the wisdom and the occasion for a victory over evil."
Know thyself! That is what I have been working to stay real clear about. So, trusting the decisions that I have made - and trusting Spirit (Love) to be the only Source - I expect to be protected from evil. For me, evil is anything that questions my true spiritual self and tries to get me to waver from the stand I have taken. The evil could be fear of finances, worrying about the economy, stressing over projects - pretty much anything that takes away the joy, confidence, and gratitude of my work. That way, I can stay open to the "wisdom and the occasion" for success.
Speaking of gratitude, I just want to get back to how much fun I had in our show Saturday night. We rocked the house! There were over 200 people at the show - and about 50% of those people were new to our show. The audience was great and very supportive - and we gave them a great show! Conversely, we did a show a week and a half ago in a different venue and only 44 people came. That's tough. Going out on stage to a small crowd - there was no energy in the theater, and a result - we let it affect our performance. Shame...shame!
The lesson learned going into Saturday night's show was simple. Bring energy & have fun!! That's what we did. We connected on stage, listened, took risks - but more importantly - we all expressed joy. It was a blast. The entire cast had a great time. In a way - to "know ourselves" was to express on stage the joy and talent we were capable of - which definitely led to a victory over evil (assuming you can call evil a lifeless audience...I do!)
Now, all we have to do is bottle that show - and find a place to perform it 3-4 times a month. Any ideas? Read more from this blogger at Travis Inc.
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