" They can because they think they can." -Virgil
I will leave you with that. 
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Character. 10/20/2009
 
" Sow an act, and you reap a habit; sow a habit, and you reap a character; sow a character, and you reap a destiny ".
- George Dana Boardman
As a performer I have an idea of what "a character" is.  But I saw the phrase, "having character" and wondered what that meant....and by the steps described above, the only thing that I can deduce is "having character" means you are someone who practices something over and over again out of interest so that it propels you forward in life
(destiny).  I don't believe that it's WHAT you do, but the quality of emotional attachment towards what you do that defines it.

So, if I'm a person who studies History then I will be known as a History expert.  You could play a History expert ("a character").  But in order for someone to describe me as "having character"  I've gotta love it.   Your, "having character", may be seen as the unique passion that leads you to go back to finding out more and more information on the subject of History. And that, my friends, is what people love about any one of us.  They see the sparkle of passion in whatever it is that we do and want to see more.  It doesn't matter what that is.
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Asking for Help. 10/13/2009
 
"Life's problems wouldn't be called "hurdles" if there wasn't a way to get over them." -Anonymous
I like to do things by myself. I've always been fairly independent. And the relationship I've had with my mom usually results in us bickering like sisters after three days near one another. I had a fantastic seminar weekend 2 weeks ago that awoke things inside me. I've been inspired ever since and moving in new directions with LA Nidra. So,  I was feeling some slight trepidation just over a week ago, as I knew that my mom was coming to visit for two weeks and I was afraid that my new found creativity would disappear in her presence.  I knew that I had to keep moving forward even with her presence or I would feel really bad.  I then had an idea! What if I could get her excited about my new ideas and have her help?  So I thought about her strengths and realized that she could give me guidance on several things that I was looking to do but didn't have experience with.  Do you know what this last week has been like with her?!  Amazing! She's given me a much quicker route to take because she's taken it before. A whole new breakthrough with my mother because we've been working cooperatively with each other.  It's been so much fun!  Asking for help and letting myself receive it has made some of this growth process so much easier when I didn't have a clue where to start.  Sometimes our hurdles are hard cause we just don't ask for help from the wise ones....
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" It is absurd that a man should rule others, who cannot rule himself ". - Latin Proverb
A lesson that I'm learning is to become my own leader: for my own happiness, peace and freedom.  Sometimes that means saying things that I don't want to say.  Sometimes that means saying no.  Many times that also means calling myself out where I am not taking responsibility for my thoughts, actions or feelings.
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