#HumbleBeginnings: Student of #life

As a student of life I realized that anything and everything is a teacher. You can literally learn so much from everyone and every encounter you experience in your day to day life. There’s an art to observation and that’s only half of the process. The other half is the analysis on the things you have taken in with all…

All The Worlds A Stage…

Again I have walked out of another acting class with a profound thought that affected my views on life. So tonight we had discussed the whole process of developing a character. Who is this person? What happened to them before the present? What are they doing now? What are their motivations? What does everyone think of them? How do these…

Never Forget #SandraBland

With all the craziness going on it’s hard for us at the unfiltered grind not to speak on the current events without sounding like we have become an activist page. These days the martyrs that are being sacrificed on our way to equality are becoming more and more frequent, a sign that there is change upon the horizon that will…

Prep. Plan. FAIL . . .

Preparation is key. Sometimes. A lot of the time. Many events require planning. In fact a good plan is essential in many situations. Now I’m known to be pretty spontaneous but there are some events that need to be planned in advance. Things that would be cheaper if bought sooner, travelling abroad would need advance notice and reservations need to be made to ensure…

Epic #FourthOfJuly #Beach Brawl in #LongBeach #California

Let me start by setting the scene . . .   It was a nice sunny day in SoCal (Southern California) and it was also the Fourth of July. The Pacific was chilly and the sun was beaming brightly in the sky. Things were as they should be. The pale sand felt glorious under my feet and the sweet salt…

Completely Present, Right Now

Recently in this drastic life change, I have decided to take acting classes. For me, acting has always been something I enjoyed doing and participating in. When I was younger I used to be more active in that sort of activity but I was always type-casted in the more bitchy or evil roles. It has to be my resting bitch…

Moving On And Letting Go

So to save money on moving, I am physically packing everything myself. Being an army brat I never had to worry about that. Why? There was always compensation and movers. Then when I did move out in college I didn’t take any of my furniture so up until now my stuff has been collecting dust in same room for about…

#Kayaking: Rowing for #Summer #Fun!

So in the spirit of summer fun, I have recently met someone who has never gone kayaking. WHAT? Kayaking is super fun. The kayak is similar to the canoe but you are lower in the water and there is only one paddle stick that has a paddle on each end. You can ride tandem, with someone else, or by yourself.…

Forgiveness Will Set You Free!

One of the hardest things for me to do is forgive. Forgive and forget. I know that’s what we are supposed to do but that doesn’t make it easy. Walking around with anger and grudges is like carrying around a baby elephant on your back. There will be a breaking point for you and all you are doing is building…

Naked and Afraid!

Have you guys seen the television show, Naked and Afraid? It’s basically a reality show that takes a man and a woman with survival skills or endurance then puts them into the wilderness alone without any clothes.  Both are giving tests to figure out a base survival rate, PSR (primitive survival rate), then they are reevaluated after to see if their…