Happy New Years’ Eve! My birthday was yesterday and we spent it up in New Hampshire. I found this adorable place called The Christmas Farm Inn and needed to go. I’ll have a full review of it this coming week because today’s post is not about that.
2018 was a year of high highs and low lows. My career was beginning to take off, we got engaged, and then my mom had a stroke. I dropped what I could to be there and then when the dust had settled and everything looked like it would be okay, I realized I wasn’t. I took off the rest of the year from auditioning because my head and, most importantly, my heart, was not in it.
It wasn’t a conscience choice at first but once I realized what I was doing, the harder it was to get back in the game.
So I took time off. Sometimes we all need a break and I did. I needed to focus on myself a bit. I didn’t do any deep soul searching or bettering myself. I just…took a break. I spent more time commuting home to be with my parents. Saw more of my friends and traveled a bit with Nick. Slept, rested. Break things, yeah?
I am a goal oriented person and new with the the prospect of a new year, I would have a fire under me and could get back in it.
What I learned on this self infused break was probably most important: I missed it. I missed the hustle of my crazy life. I missed earning those lazy Sunday mornings and not remembering when the last time I did laundry was. Believe me, I complain when I’m burning the candle at both ends. But I live for this life.
So this year I learned I’m doing what I’m supposed to be doing. I am an actor, a reader, a creative thinker.
And you now what helped through all this? My books. I am inspired by the words I read and digest. Lines and quotes jump out and grab me and I think, “Yes! That’s where I am! I get it!” Because of books, my world makes a little more sense.
I wish you all the happiest and healthiest days in 2019. Thanks for taking the time out of your day to join me on here.
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