Greetings world! Once again I say "Its been such a long time since my last confession......I mean since my last blog post. There have definitely been more ups and downs over the last year, but nothing in the world could have prepared me for the "down" that our family experienced this past Friday.
It was early evening when I received the call that no parent ever wants to get. The first call came in as a "Private name/Private Number" and because I have a new cell number I figured it was someone calling for the previous owner of the number. I let it go to voicemail....but none was left. It rang again a second time and again I let it go to voicemail and again no voicemail was left. It rang a 3rd time. Very persistent this person was....so I answered it not knowing that this was the start of what was to become a very rough and emotional weekend.
The lady on the other end said she was with the RCMP and that my son Brandon was involved in a drowning accident and that he had left by ambulance 10 minutes ago. That's what I heard. My heart sank...tears streamed down my face. I thought I lost my baby. When I told my girlfriend what was going on she asked if he was ok and all I could say was that I didn't know....I only heard the bad stuff. It wasn't until I put the phone back to my ear that I heard the officer repeat what she had said, that Brandon was ok and that he was conscious and talking and was being transported to the hospital.
A million things can race through your mind when confronted with your child going through a health crisis like this. I was told to relax and that he was going to be ok....but the only thing I focused on was the fact that my son could have died today....that he was very close to it and that if it weren't for those wonderful, quick thinking kids....I mean young adults he calls friends, I wouldn't be here telling you that my little boy, the very one that I have worked so hard to protect when he was younger, was now taking his first steps into adulthood by getting his driver's license! That's right! In one week we went from almost losing him to now embracing the big step of gaining that freedom he has worked so hard to get to. That, my friends, is something that generates so many emotions all at once that I literally cannot leave my cubicle at work for fear that someone might see me shed a tear. If things had worked out differently, this day would have been so sad. But it didn't work out that way.
My girlfriend is a very wise woman who I give a lot of credit when it comes to balancing our world. Even though in the beginning I wasn't listening to her when she said "He is all right" and that "he didn't die," today through reflection on the day, I see that I can focus on the positive and that he is all right and that he didn't die. My advice to you is that whenever you do get a "Private name/Private number" popping up on your phone, answer it! It may be the most important call you will ever get!
I want to share a huge milestone with you. Those of you that have followed me know I have been on a journey of self improvement. My journey started 6 years ago when I decided I wanted to be an actor and become more involved in my local film industry. Last year we were in a contest with a film project called Patient 62. We left the contest early and went out on our own to film it last fall. I am happy to announce that we are now closer to having the movie ready to show to all of you! We just released a teaser trailer and I am proud to say that we now have over 7,000 views! I will leave the link below for you to enjoy. Please share it with your peeps and Tweeps. We would love to hear your impressions so please leave a comment as well!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM3g1mmUnkI
Before I leave you today, I wanted to give you something to mull over. Its very mind boggling to think that since my last blog post on Oct 6th of 2015, there have been 206 mass shootings in the US that had four or more victims injured or dead. Since January of 2016 there have been 141 mass shootings in the U.S. involving four or more people with 5 of those happening since the Orlando incident. There needs to be a dialog and affirmative action taken on why there are so many guns available in the US. And oh yeah, please don't vote for Donald Trump.
Have a great day everyone! I will have more to post in the coming weeks so please come back!
Note: Mass shooting statistics were taken from the gun violence archive at http://www.gunviolencearchive.org/reports/mass-shootings/2015?page=1
Thursday, 16 June 2016
Wednesday, 10 June 2015
Dating in your 40's: Intelligence and the ability to engage....the rest is just sexy icing
Hey everyone! I know...it has been awhile! Where have you been you ask? Well, that's a good question. I haven't really left. I've been busy. Very busy. What does this have to do with dating in your 40's you ask? Everything!
I've been single for awhile. I won't say how long it has been, but 5 years seems to be a good, uneven number to throw out there. It hasn't been easy in any sense of the word but I wouldn't change it for anything and here's why. If it wasn't for my last long term relationship ending I would have never embarked on this current journey where I have found my creative self. I really like this new me! It has shown itself in bits and pieces throughout my life so it was about time that it showed up in my life as a permanent resident. The downside to that is the fact that I've been so busy that I have had to rely on internet dating to bring dream girl into my life. Its easier than it sounds and in some cases it can get very expensive.
Before we move on let's recap of what I have previously written in my unintentional series of Dating in your 40's. If you have followed this blog you may have read a couple of posts where I spoke about the pros and mostly cons of dating in your 40's. I remember back in the day, when I was in my 20's, of meeting a "person of interest" through the means of going somewhere and actually meeting "the one" unintentionally. The internet was not even in our thoughts yet. Of course going to the bar was the best way to connect back then but, as time went on, the ways and means to meeting other single people changed. What changed it? The internet did! I blame the internet for the fall of proper human communication. I previously wrote about how I met three very real women and that they perfectly summed up my dating woes. They were Crack Pipe Girl, Meat Draw Girl, and Wheezy.
Crack Pipe Girl felt comfortable enough to tell me that 2 weeks before we met she had finished a 6 month crack binge and that as long as she stayed off the pipe she was fine. The next person was Meat Draw Girl. I met her, and her mom, at a local pub. She failed to tell me they would have been drinking there all day so that by the time I walked in the door I must have looked pretty good. Long story short, I had to stay until the meat draw happened. Then I offered them both a ride home, being it was winter. Meat Draw girl yelled back at mom saying "Mom! He has a car!" I really had to figure out a great exit strategy on that one. Last on the list was Wheezy. Being I am a non smoker it was important to find someone that was also a non-smoker. Wheezy put in her profile that she was a non smoker but when we met she had a smoke hanging out of her mouth and smoke billowed out of her van. That was alot of fun listening to that constant wheeze in her laugh. My point is, the whole online dating thing raised my expectations to the point that when I came home after these disasters, I felt dejected and more lonely than ever. What was missing? Connection.
All three of them totally defined exactly how much more hit and miss online dating is compared to back in the day when we just MET people. I realized very quickly that I had raised my standards because of how much harder I worked for what I wanted to achieve. I didn't have to settle. What I didn't realize is was that when the other parties lower their standards I suddenly become prime rib. This realization really made me pull back even more and place more energy into my creativity. It was fate's way of telling me not to lower my standards and settle. I was to hold out for something that was real. Prime rib should attract prime rib is basically the analogy I would use. But how does that help with meeting someone who piques your interest enough to embark on a journey of getting to know each other and ultimately falling madly in love? Why am I hungry talking about online dating? Oh yeah....prime rib.
Online dating doesn't help and here's why. You create your online dating profile. Immediately the site starts to ask you questions to get you to fill in the blanks. What's your body type? Well if I put average then the ladies will either think I am overweight or perhaps I have some esteem issues. If I say athletic will they think I am a liar because I don't have the physique of The Rock. What do I like to do in my spare time? Well, if I list everything will they think I am too busy? If I mention I am an actor will they think I am a liar? My point is, honesty is not promoted on these sites. You can be anyone you want to be. For those of you in your 40's you will laugh at this reference. When I was younger, I watched a cartoon called The Flinstones, I remembered an episode where Wilma wanted to win a big prize in a contest that asked wives to talk about all the cool things their husbands did. Long story short, she embellished Fred so much that she won the contest and Fred had to go and do all the things she said he could do. That's not so different when it comes to our reality. Online dating sites, between the lines, ask us to embellish ourselves to make us look good to perspective mates. We have no idea about how honest these people are being. The sad part is, even if they are telling the truth, sometimes they seem too good to be real......and because there is soooo much embellishment going on that even the honest ones are being put into the reject pile. Add on the fact that some of our pictures don't tell the complete story.
About 3 weeks ago a friend of mine hosted a party where single people could come and mingle. No profiles.....no embellishment of ourselves. It was a gourmet grilled cheese party along with Tomohawk throwing with some alcohol in the mix. Fun stuff! I was nervous going because I would know one person. I would have to be myself and would not be able to let my my dating profile do the talking. I would have to meet people and actually have conversations from scratch. And then in walked a woman with an engaging and genuine smile with the energy about her that made everyone else seem distant to me. We conversed for a good portion of the night. There was mingling as there were others there.....but at the end of the night, we both found each other a amazing and added each other on Facebook. We also expressed the desire to meet again.
Since the party, we started to converse a little bit. Because my dating perspective of "too good to be true" had been ruling my dating life, I held back a bit. Once the frequency of conversations picked up I really started to like this person and was reminded that this was the kind of connection I was looking for. We arranged to meet again but because I have been online for so long I felt the need to talk more about my physical self and not my intellectual self.
To bring that part into perspective, I have to give a little bit of my physical history. Over a year ago I was 265 lbs. I felt being over weight really held me back. And it did on many levels. Long story short, I am now 55 lbs of fat lighter and 20 lbs of new muscle has replaced it all because of working out consistently. I jokingly told this person I could have sent her a topless picture and her reply was that I didn't need any pre-advertising. I immediately thought that she liked what she saw. Her reply to that was very profound. She said that she also liked what she heard. She went on to say that she liked my intelligence and the ability to engage and that the rest was just "sexy icing." Someone liked me for me. The fact I was an artist, single dad, dog owner, etc, piqued her interest as her intelligence had also piqued mine.
People need to realize that dating is more than just a physical thing. Our primal human instincts force us to find a mate. Back in the days when we did cave paintings, dating was just simply meeting and grunting. We have definitely evolved from that but there is one thing that we have forgotten to do, because of the internet, and that is showcasing every aspect of ourselves including our intelligence. Why waste our time looking at online profiles when we can just go out and meet? Long story short, we will meet later today and carry on with our conversation. It will be engaging with sexy icing to boot!
Before I end this post I wanted to ask everyone to help out with a project I have been working on for the past few months. I am part of a film group trying to get a movie filmed called Patient 62. We ran the project through a Canadian indie film process called CineCoup. We were a top 5 contender but pulled out for fear of losing control of certain aspects of our project. We currently have an Indiegogo campaign going on and would love either some help in getting some funding or even to have people spread the word. Please have a look at our campaign video that also includes a concept trailer. I have a prime role in this baby so there is alot of motivation for me to share this with you all. Have a look at the link below! If you know of anyone wanting to invest in a film, please guide them to our site!
Have an awesome day!
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/patient-62-the-movie#/story
I've been single for awhile. I won't say how long it has been, but 5 years seems to be a good, uneven number to throw out there. It hasn't been easy in any sense of the word but I wouldn't change it for anything and here's why. If it wasn't for my last long term relationship ending I would have never embarked on this current journey where I have found my creative self. I really like this new me! It has shown itself in bits and pieces throughout my life so it was about time that it showed up in my life as a permanent resident. The downside to that is the fact that I've been so busy that I have had to rely on internet dating to bring dream girl into my life. Its easier than it sounds and in some cases it can get very expensive.
Before we move on let's recap of what I have previously written in my unintentional series of Dating in your 40's. If you have followed this blog you may have read a couple of posts where I spoke about the pros and mostly cons of dating in your 40's. I remember back in the day, when I was in my 20's, of meeting a "person of interest" through the means of going somewhere and actually meeting "the one" unintentionally. The internet was not even in our thoughts yet. Of course going to the bar was the best way to connect back then but, as time went on, the ways and means to meeting other single people changed. What changed it? The internet did! I blame the internet for the fall of proper human communication. I previously wrote about how I met three very real women and that they perfectly summed up my dating woes. They were Crack Pipe Girl, Meat Draw Girl, and Wheezy.
Crack Pipe Girl felt comfortable enough to tell me that 2 weeks before we met she had finished a 6 month crack binge and that as long as she stayed off the pipe she was fine. The next person was Meat Draw Girl. I met her, and her mom, at a local pub. She failed to tell me they would have been drinking there all day so that by the time I walked in the door I must have looked pretty good. Long story short, I had to stay until the meat draw happened. Then I offered them both a ride home, being it was winter. Meat Draw girl yelled back at mom saying "Mom! He has a car!" I really had to figure out a great exit strategy on that one. Last on the list was Wheezy. Being I am a non smoker it was important to find someone that was also a non-smoker. Wheezy put in her profile that she was a non smoker but when we met she had a smoke hanging out of her mouth and smoke billowed out of her van. That was alot of fun listening to that constant wheeze in her laugh. My point is, the whole online dating thing raised my expectations to the point that when I came home after these disasters, I felt dejected and more lonely than ever. What was missing? Connection.
All three of them totally defined exactly how much more hit and miss online dating is compared to back in the day when we just MET people. I realized very quickly that I had raised my standards because of how much harder I worked for what I wanted to achieve. I didn't have to settle. What I didn't realize is was that when the other parties lower their standards I suddenly become prime rib. This realization really made me pull back even more and place more energy into my creativity. It was fate's way of telling me not to lower my standards and settle. I was to hold out for something that was real. Prime rib should attract prime rib is basically the analogy I would use. But how does that help with meeting someone who piques your interest enough to embark on a journey of getting to know each other and ultimately falling madly in love? Why am I hungry talking about online dating? Oh yeah....prime rib.
Online dating doesn't help and here's why. You create your online dating profile. Immediately the site starts to ask you questions to get you to fill in the blanks. What's your body type? Well if I put average then the ladies will either think I am overweight or perhaps I have some esteem issues. If I say athletic will they think I am a liar because I don't have the physique of The Rock. What do I like to do in my spare time? Well, if I list everything will they think I am too busy? If I mention I am an actor will they think I am a liar? My point is, honesty is not promoted on these sites. You can be anyone you want to be. For those of you in your 40's you will laugh at this reference. When I was younger, I watched a cartoon called The Flinstones, I remembered an episode where Wilma wanted to win a big prize in a contest that asked wives to talk about all the cool things their husbands did. Long story short, she embellished Fred so much that she won the contest and Fred had to go and do all the things she said he could do. That's not so different when it comes to our reality. Online dating sites, between the lines, ask us to embellish ourselves to make us look good to perspective mates. We have no idea about how honest these people are being. The sad part is, even if they are telling the truth, sometimes they seem too good to be real......and because there is soooo much embellishment going on that even the honest ones are being put into the reject pile. Add on the fact that some of our pictures don't tell the complete story.
About 3 weeks ago a friend of mine hosted a party where single people could come and mingle. No profiles.....no embellishment of ourselves. It was a gourmet grilled cheese party along with Tomohawk throwing with some alcohol in the mix. Fun stuff! I was nervous going because I would know one person. I would have to be myself and would not be able to let my my dating profile do the talking. I would have to meet people and actually have conversations from scratch. And then in walked a woman with an engaging and genuine smile with the energy about her that made everyone else seem distant to me. We conversed for a good portion of the night. There was mingling as there were others there.....but at the end of the night, we both found each other a amazing and added each other on Facebook. We also expressed the desire to meet again.
Since the party, we started to converse a little bit. Because my dating perspective of "too good to be true" had been ruling my dating life, I held back a bit. Once the frequency of conversations picked up I really started to like this person and was reminded that this was the kind of connection I was looking for. We arranged to meet again but because I have been online for so long I felt the need to talk more about my physical self and not my intellectual self.
To bring that part into perspective, I have to give a little bit of my physical history. Over a year ago I was 265 lbs. I felt being over weight really held me back. And it did on many levels. Long story short, I am now 55 lbs of fat lighter and 20 lbs of new muscle has replaced it all because of working out consistently. I jokingly told this person I could have sent her a topless picture and her reply was that I didn't need any pre-advertising. I immediately thought that she liked what she saw. Her reply to that was very profound. She said that she also liked what she heard. She went on to say that she liked my intelligence and the ability to engage and that the rest was just "sexy icing." Someone liked me for me. The fact I was an artist, single dad, dog owner, etc, piqued her interest as her intelligence had also piqued mine.
People need to realize that dating is more than just a physical thing. Our primal human instincts force us to find a mate. Back in the days when we did cave paintings, dating was just simply meeting and grunting. We have definitely evolved from that but there is one thing that we have forgotten to do, because of the internet, and that is showcasing every aspect of ourselves including our intelligence. Why waste our time looking at online profiles when we can just go out and meet? Long story short, we will meet later today and carry on with our conversation. It will be engaging with sexy icing to boot!
Before I end this post I wanted to ask everyone to help out with a project I have been working on for the past few months. I am part of a film group trying to get a movie filmed called Patient 62. We ran the project through a Canadian indie film process called CineCoup. We were a top 5 contender but pulled out for fear of losing control of certain aspects of our project. We currently have an Indiegogo campaign going on and would love either some help in getting some funding or even to have people spread the word. Please have a look at our campaign video that also includes a concept trailer. I have a prime role in this baby so there is alot of motivation for me to share this with you all. Have a look at the link below! If you know of anyone wanting to invest in a film, please guide them to our site!
Have an awesome day!
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/patient-62-the-movie#/story
Thursday, 25 December 2014
Happy holidays to you too! Who am I talking to?
Greetings! After a long absence I'm back and with lots of stuff to talk about. My life has not swayed from the title of this blog and I can't wait to share everything that took place for me in 2014.
I just received a text from a friend of mine. "So what," you say. This is the holidays! Get a grip! Everyone gets a text from a friend at Christmas. Oh yeah, and on a daily basis to boot! My response to that would be, "Will you let me finish for once? I mean come on! Why do you always interrupt me?" Ahhh...the holiday season. Anyways, how many of you have acquired a new cell phone in the last three months? And after acquiring said new cell phone, how many times have you received a text where only the number shows up saying "How's it goin?" Come on! I'm not the only that has had to formulate a diplomatic way of asking who it is. Its not supposed to be like this! And coupled with the fact that this is the Christmas season. Its very stressful not wanting to insult the other party with that silly question. You know the one. "Who is this???" But then that human obsessed thought process starts weaving its wonderful magic. Maybe this is someone you said you would text but never did. I'm truly sorry if you are one of those people in my world. I'll text you later! Oh wait, I didn't save your number to my SIM card.
So, as I was telling you, my friend sent me a text message and I had absolutely no idea who this person was. Panic set in. How do I respond? I have to respond. Would it be rude not to respond? So I responded. Turns out it was a newly acquired friend that hadn't sent me a text message since my acquisition of a new iPhone just over 2 months ago. What a relief! I didn't have to answer the questions like where have I been, or why haven't I sent a them a message, or when am I going to put them in one of my filming projects. Heavy sigh. Sorry mom, we'll work you in the script.
Then it dawned on me. I don't memorize phone numbers anymore. I remember a time in my life where I memorized every phone number I was given. Seriously? When did this stop? I've come to the conclusion that it stopped when they invented "Contact Lists." My toll free banking phone number is memorized, but not any of my friends. Ask me what my mom's cell number is and I would have to go into my contact list to tell ya.
What have we become? Now what curve ball is evolution going to throw at us to accommodate technological advancements? Is this what an evolutionary process in action looks like? Is this a sign that mother nature is about to change us to suit our environments? Thats how it works right? For example, as we speak people are walking down the street, somewhere in the world, with their heads down while typing an "lol" to a snide remark. You hear a lot of horror stories about what happens to people that don't watch where they are headed while typing a text message. Some get hit by buses. Some drive while texting. Others are safely bumping into other people sending texts and only suffer minor concussions. Is this another form of Darwin's theory of survival of the fittest? I think evolution needs to resolve this by shortening our arms to resemble the tine arms of a tyrannosaurus rex. Then we can hold the phone closer to our faces. Next, evolution needs to create a third eyeball in the middle of our foreheads so we can see where we are going while sending a text message. The only problem with this theory is its going to take hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of years to complete. Yeah, we could speed up the process and experiment but really, how many flipper babies with special powers of destruction do we have to create? Right.....that's a definite "no" on the genetic experiment theorem.
Don't let technology override your humanity. Memorize that number you get from that cute girl at the bar. Or ladies, how about that sexy tech support guy that solved that problem where you computer wouldn't turn on....again. Turns out its that silly power bar switch under your desk that mysteriously gets turned off. Thats right! Get his number and burn it in your brain! He might be a good cook. Ok fine then! Put him in your contact list! See if I care! :)
So with that being said, its time for a recap of all that has transpired in my 2014. Acting is still in full swing. Wolf Cop premiered in June and was shown all around the world. There is a sequel planned to film this spring so stay tuned on that front. In July, I had the privilege of doing some background work for Corner Gas The Movie. What fun it was to see a few of the principle actors interact with some TSN personalities. In case you were wondering what part I played, I was drunk hick wearing a wolf hat in the background of the garage bar scene. Bread Thieves came out on DVD a couple of weeks ago and sales are going very well. I'm still moving forward with my film project called Oblivious. We released a concept trailer a couple of months ago (see link below) and have had some great responses. I plan on filming a prequel web series to Oblivious called Omega and currently have the pilot written. I will be writing subsequent episodes for a film date sometime in the spring. Last but not least, I'm excited to announce I got the lead role in a TV show pilot called Frivolous. I will be playing a 40 something lawyer that chases ambulances to see what kind of law suits he can conjure. The pilot script was hilarious and I look forward to updating you on the progress of this project to be filmed at the end of January 2015.
Thats if for now! May positive energy surround you and those around you! Happy holidays to everyone and I look forward to posting more in 2015! Enjoy my trailer!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JUXfByJuUk
Cheers!
PS: Go watch The Interview! Its on YouTube! Don't let threats dictate artistic expression!
I just received a text from a friend of mine. "So what," you say. This is the holidays! Get a grip! Everyone gets a text from a friend at Christmas. Oh yeah, and on a daily basis to boot! My response to that would be, "Will you let me finish for once? I mean come on! Why do you always interrupt me?" Ahhh...the holiday season. Anyways, how many of you have acquired a new cell phone in the last three months? And after acquiring said new cell phone, how many times have you received a text where only the number shows up saying "How's it goin?" Come on! I'm not the only that has had to formulate a diplomatic way of asking who it is. Its not supposed to be like this! And coupled with the fact that this is the Christmas season. Its very stressful not wanting to insult the other party with that silly question. You know the one. "Who is this???" But then that human obsessed thought process starts weaving its wonderful magic. Maybe this is someone you said you would text but never did. I'm truly sorry if you are one of those people in my world. I'll text you later! Oh wait, I didn't save your number to my SIM card.
So, as I was telling you, my friend sent me a text message and I had absolutely no idea who this person was. Panic set in. How do I respond? I have to respond. Would it be rude not to respond? So I responded. Turns out it was a newly acquired friend that hadn't sent me a text message since my acquisition of a new iPhone just over 2 months ago. What a relief! I didn't have to answer the questions like where have I been, or why haven't I sent a them a message, or when am I going to put them in one of my filming projects. Heavy sigh. Sorry mom, we'll work you in the script.
Then it dawned on me. I don't memorize phone numbers anymore. I remember a time in my life where I memorized every phone number I was given. Seriously? When did this stop? I've come to the conclusion that it stopped when they invented "Contact Lists." My toll free banking phone number is memorized, but not any of my friends. Ask me what my mom's cell number is and I would have to go into my contact list to tell ya.
What have we become? Now what curve ball is evolution going to throw at us to accommodate technological advancements? Is this what an evolutionary process in action looks like? Is this a sign that mother nature is about to change us to suit our environments? Thats how it works right? For example, as we speak people are walking down the street, somewhere in the world, with their heads down while typing an "lol" to a snide remark. You hear a lot of horror stories about what happens to people that don't watch where they are headed while typing a text message. Some get hit by buses. Some drive while texting. Others are safely bumping into other people sending texts and only suffer minor concussions. Is this another form of Darwin's theory of survival of the fittest? I think evolution needs to resolve this by shortening our arms to resemble the tine arms of a tyrannosaurus rex. Then we can hold the phone closer to our faces. Next, evolution needs to create a third eyeball in the middle of our foreheads so we can see where we are going while sending a text message. The only problem with this theory is its going to take hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of years to complete. Yeah, we could speed up the process and experiment but really, how many flipper babies with special powers of destruction do we have to create? Right.....that's a definite "no" on the genetic experiment theorem.
Don't let technology override your humanity. Memorize that number you get from that cute girl at the bar. Or ladies, how about that sexy tech support guy that solved that problem where you computer wouldn't turn on....again. Turns out its that silly power bar switch under your desk that mysteriously gets turned off. Thats right! Get his number and burn it in your brain! He might be a good cook. Ok fine then! Put him in your contact list! See if I care! :)
So with that being said, its time for a recap of all that has transpired in my 2014. Acting is still in full swing. Wolf Cop premiered in June and was shown all around the world. There is a sequel planned to film this spring so stay tuned on that front. In July, I had the privilege of doing some background work for Corner Gas The Movie. What fun it was to see a few of the principle actors interact with some TSN personalities. In case you were wondering what part I played, I was drunk hick wearing a wolf hat in the background of the garage bar scene. Bread Thieves came out on DVD a couple of weeks ago and sales are going very well. I'm still moving forward with my film project called Oblivious. We released a concept trailer a couple of months ago (see link below) and have had some great responses. I plan on filming a prequel web series to Oblivious called Omega and currently have the pilot written. I will be writing subsequent episodes for a film date sometime in the spring. Last but not least, I'm excited to announce I got the lead role in a TV show pilot called Frivolous. I will be playing a 40 something lawyer that chases ambulances to see what kind of law suits he can conjure. The pilot script was hilarious and I look forward to updating you on the progress of this project to be filmed at the end of January 2015.
Thats if for now! May positive energy surround you and those around you! Happy holidays to everyone and I look forward to posting more in 2015! Enjoy my trailer!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JUXfByJuUk
Cheers!
PS: Go watch The Interview! Its on YouTube! Don't let threats dictate artistic expression!
Sunday, 2 February 2014
A tale of two cars...and the return of Life Happens, Wear a Helmet.....
Greetings world! Sorry it took me so long to get back to you. Life has definitely been busy since the last time I posted.... (checking posts)....yikes! October! I can explain my absence...really I can.
So in November I filmed my speaking role in the movie Wolf Cop. What an awesome time I had being on set of a high budget film. I had my own dressing room....the food was fantastic....it went by way too fast. But what an experience! It will be coming to Canadian Cineplex theaters in April so make sure you go see this fun film.
And as for my health crisis, I can absolutely say that I am fully functional again. Still got some swelling but that mostly comes after I've exercised. I won't bore you with that recap so lets move on to the next adventure.
I am happy to announce that I have started filming my pitching trailer for the movie I wrote called Oblivious. What a great experience I am having. I have a great crew and from what I see the public is starting to gain some interest in this thriller. Stay tuned for more details! Lots of surprises ahead!
Now, as always, a funny story that happened to me and how it relates to human connection.
Since my last posting there have been mass shootings, natural disasters, and many human triumphs. When you hear those stories, do you ever wonder what you were doing when these things actually happened? I know that in this world of the interweeb (on purpose...) that we hear of what is happening out there in minutes instead of hours. Its a sign of the times. I really need to ask you one question. What were you doing at 7:45 am (Saskatchewan time) on Thursday January 30th? I was standing in line waiting for coffee.
As many Canadians can profess, we all line up for our favorite cup of coffee from Tim Horton's. For those of you that aren't aware, Tim Horton's would be the Canadian version of Starbucks....just not as expensive and the best coffee ever. Just sayin! Their coffee is very good....sometimes addicting. I was getting my usual morning bagel and coffee and rushed out and got into my car. This is where the story gets funny. As I was getting ready to place my cup of coffee into the cup holder, I thought to myself when I glanced over towards the passenger seat "How did that blanket and blue extension cord get in my car?" And then I asked myself "What is that flowery thing hanging on my rearview mirror?" And then I thought to myself when "Where is my F&@$ing stick shift?" A million thoughts ran through my head. I thought I had jumped into the twilight zone. I actually thought something was wrong and I am sure the utter look of confusion and bewilderment would have made such a great picture. It suddenly dawned on me that I WAS IN THE WRONG CAR!!!! How does this happen? Well, I'll tell you. The car was the same make and model of car I had....even the same color! The only different is that this car was the sedan version and I have a hatchback.
So, in a very concerned but comedic way, I got of the stranger's car. Now the reason I even approached this car was not only because it looked the same but mine was blocked from site two stalls over by a big white SUV. There was a woman sitting in it with her daughter. She watched as I got out of that car shaking my head with a huge grin on my face. As I was going around the front of the SUV I looked up and saw the woman's look of confusion as to why I was doing what I was doing. I gestured towards my actual car and then she looked at the one I just left and she immediately started laughing so hard I am sure she peed herself. She unrolled her window and said that I made her day. As a matter of fact I am sure I was the subject of coffee break banter and perhaps a dinner party story as well. Its one of the funniest and surreal situations I have ever been in.
This situation really drives home the fact that we touch people's lives more than we know. The fact that this woman, who could have been having a very bad morning, told me I made her day really made me relax about the situation. I didn't get sucked into another dimension. Life is so spur of the moment that when situations arise like the one I went through, it slows it down even it is only a few minutes. It really drives home the need to slow our world down and connect to other humans. Even though it was at the expense of my confusion, all three of us shared a very funny moment that made all involved feel good. And laughter is exactly what made us feel good.
I drove to work with a huge smile on my face thinking "Wait until everyone hears about this!" I told a co-worker about it at the end of a busy day and she said she laughed so hard and loud that her coworkers stopped what they were doing and looked at her.....and it made her day too! The moral of the story is simply this. You never know when a random act in your life touches and brightens another's.
Cheers everyone! The wait for the next post will not be so long! Have a great week!!
G.
So in November I filmed my speaking role in the movie Wolf Cop. What an awesome time I had being on set of a high budget film. I had my own dressing room....the food was fantastic....it went by way too fast. But what an experience! It will be coming to Canadian Cineplex theaters in April so make sure you go see this fun film.
And as for my health crisis, I can absolutely say that I am fully functional again. Still got some swelling but that mostly comes after I've exercised. I won't bore you with that recap so lets move on to the next adventure.
I am happy to announce that I have started filming my pitching trailer for the movie I wrote called Oblivious. What a great experience I am having. I have a great crew and from what I see the public is starting to gain some interest in this thriller. Stay tuned for more details! Lots of surprises ahead!
Now, as always, a funny story that happened to me and how it relates to human connection.
Since my last posting there have been mass shootings, natural disasters, and many human triumphs. When you hear those stories, do you ever wonder what you were doing when these things actually happened? I know that in this world of the interweeb (on purpose...) that we hear of what is happening out there in minutes instead of hours. Its a sign of the times. I really need to ask you one question. What were you doing at 7:45 am (Saskatchewan time) on Thursday January 30th? I was standing in line waiting for coffee.
As many Canadians can profess, we all line up for our favorite cup of coffee from Tim Horton's. For those of you that aren't aware, Tim Horton's would be the Canadian version of Starbucks....just not as expensive and the best coffee ever. Just sayin! Their coffee is very good....sometimes addicting. I was getting my usual morning bagel and coffee and rushed out and got into my car. This is where the story gets funny. As I was getting ready to place my cup of coffee into the cup holder, I thought to myself when I glanced over towards the passenger seat "How did that blanket and blue extension cord get in my car?" And then I asked myself "What is that flowery thing hanging on my rearview mirror?" And then I thought to myself when "Where is my F&@$ing stick shift?" A million thoughts ran through my head. I thought I had jumped into the twilight zone. I actually thought something was wrong and I am sure the utter look of confusion and bewilderment would have made such a great picture. It suddenly dawned on me that I WAS IN THE WRONG CAR!!!! How does this happen? Well, I'll tell you. The car was the same make and model of car I had....even the same color! The only different is that this car was the sedan version and I have a hatchback.
So, in a very concerned but comedic way, I got of the stranger's car. Now the reason I even approached this car was not only because it looked the same but mine was blocked from site two stalls over by a big white SUV. There was a woman sitting in it with her daughter. She watched as I got out of that car shaking my head with a huge grin on my face. As I was going around the front of the SUV I looked up and saw the woman's look of confusion as to why I was doing what I was doing. I gestured towards my actual car and then she looked at the one I just left and she immediately started laughing so hard I am sure she peed herself. She unrolled her window and said that I made her day. As a matter of fact I am sure I was the subject of coffee break banter and perhaps a dinner party story as well. Its one of the funniest and surreal situations I have ever been in.
This situation really drives home the fact that we touch people's lives more than we know. The fact that this woman, who could have been having a very bad morning, told me I made her day really made me relax about the situation. I didn't get sucked into another dimension. Life is so spur of the moment that when situations arise like the one I went through, it slows it down even it is only a few minutes. It really drives home the need to slow our world down and connect to other humans. Even though it was at the expense of my confusion, all three of us shared a very funny moment that made all involved feel good. And laughter is exactly what made us feel good.
I drove to work with a huge smile on my face thinking "Wait until everyone hears about this!" I told a co-worker about it at the end of a busy day and she said she laughed so hard and loud that her coworkers stopped what they were doing and looked at her.....and it made her day too! The moral of the story is simply this. You never know when a random act in your life touches and brightens another's.
Cheers everyone! The wait for the next post will not be so long! Have a great week!!
G.
Saturday, 26 October 2013
The "Wolf Cop" journey begins.....
Greetings! Isn't it funny how life changes as fast as it does. I remember when my son was born back in 1998. When I think about it I can remember every detail and that was over 15 years ago. The fact that the last 3 years my life has been a blur is an understatement. I have done so many different things during this time that my friends constantly remind me of all the things that I have accomplished. To me, they are just things I do that make me happy. As always, I am constantly pushing the limits, doing new things, advancing my film career knowing that I need to learn more. Its mind boggling to think about all the lessons and realizations I have gone through. The evidence is in the type of acting roles I get or how my scripts unfold when I am writing. Things are definitely advancing and life is on the brink of getting even more exciting.
So I have wonderful news. There was a group of Saskatchewan film makers that entered a film competition called the Cinecoup Accelerator. 90 film projects in total competed with Wolf Cop. It was written by Saskatchewan artist, Writer/Director Lowell Dean. He is a well known director here in Saskatchewan and I have had the pleasure of working with him on a couple of projects a year or so ago. To make a long story short, the group that ran the Wolf Cop project won the competition which meant that they now have a million dollar production budget and guaranteed screenings on 2600 Cineplex screens (don't quote me on this as it could be more...) across Canada. Well Wolf Cop won the completion and I am pleased to announce that I will be appearing in this movie. Its a small role but I have lines in the film. And the fact that I play a tough thug in this movie is also pretty cool too. Playing a bad guy role seems to be very typical for me. I've played a meth addict, a futuristic drug addict, and a killer in the movies I have acted in. I took a workshop with a very good acting coach back in Feb and he taught me that as an actor, I needed to sell my brand or in other words what I was really good at. My brand is bad guy. I play thug very well apparently according to the students at the Saskatchewan Police College. The various scenarios and the students expectation that when they are in my scenario that they have to bring their A game....otherwise the actor in me has fun. Maybe that's why I am playing a thug role in Wolf Cop. The many scenarios I have acted in have prepared me for this moment.
I am very excited about this chance for many reasons. Its my first chance of being in a big budget film with lines. And even though its a small role, it helps with the bigger pictures. And there is always a chance that my look or the way I act out my character may attract the attention of another director or producer. Its definitely another credit to add to my list of accomplishments. This is going to be a fun shoot!
Now to some people, the small role may not seem like much, but to me it is. I earned that spot. Its another learning experience and one more step closer to doing what I love. Its a good way to gauge if I am going in the right direction. I wouldn't want to make the mistake of pursuing something that perhaps I was shouldn't be doing. Landing this role showed me that the learning I did to prepare for auditions had sunk in. This is now the second feature movie that I have been cast in the last 2 years. A year ago it was Bread Thieves (www.breadthievesthemovie.com). The stuff I learned from doing that movie definitely helped me land the role for Wolf Cop. I am totally honored to have been chosen for this role. I really look forward to telling you about my experience on set. If you would like to find out more about Wolf Cop and the journey the production as taken to get to this point, please go to http://archive.cinecoup.com/wolfcop.html and see how the concept went through the competition. To follow the progress of production as the movie is being filmed go to the official site at http://wolfcop.com/ Filming starts tomorrow Oct 27th.
My other feature film Bread Thieves is scheduled to be out soon. Stay tuned for more information about that film as well.
Have a great week!
G.
So I have wonderful news. There was a group of Saskatchewan film makers that entered a film competition called the Cinecoup Accelerator. 90 film projects in total competed with Wolf Cop. It was written by Saskatchewan artist, Writer/Director Lowell Dean. He is a well known director here in Saskatchewan and I have had the pleasure of working with him on a couple of projects a year or so ago. To make a long story short, the group that ran the Wolf Cop project won the competition which meant that they now have a million dollar production budget and guaranteed screenings on 2600 Cineplex screens (don't quote me on this as it could be more...) across Canada. Well Wolf Cop won the completion and I am pleased to announce that I will be appearing in this movie. Its a small role but I have lines in the film. And the fact that I play a tough thug in this movie is also pretty cool too. Playing a bad guy role seems to be very typical for me. I've played a meth addict, a futuristic drug addict, and a killer in the movies I have acted in. I took a workshop with a very good acting coach back in Feb and he taught me that as an actor, I needed to sell my brand or in other words what I was really good at. My brand is bad guy. I play thug very well apparently according to the students at the Saskatchewan Police College. The various scenarios and the students expectation that when they are in my scenario that they have to bring their A game....otherwise the actor in me has fun. Maybe that's why I am playing a thug role in Wolf Cop. The many scenarios I have acted in have prepared me for this moment.
I am very excited about this chance for many reasons. Its my first chance of being in a big budget film with lines. And even though its a small role, it helps with the bigger pictures. And there is always a chance that my look or the way I act out my character may attract the attention of another director or producer. Its definitely another credit to add to my list of accomplishments. This is going to be a fun shoot!
Now to some people, the small role may not seem like much, but to me it is. I earned that spot. Its another learning experience and one more step closer to doing what I love. Its a good way to gauge if I am going in the right direction. I wouldn't want to make the mistake of pursuing something that perhaps I was shouldn't be doing. Landing this role showed me that the learning I did to prepare for auditions had sunk in. This is now the second feature movie that I have been cast in the last 2 years. A year ago it was Bread Thieves (www.breadthievesthemovie.com). The stuff I learned from doing that movie definitely helped me land the role for Wolf Cop. I am totally honored to have been chosen for this role. I really look forward to telling you about my experience on set. If you would like to find out more about Wolf Cop and the journey the production as taken to get to this point, please go to http://archive.cinecoup.com/wolfcop.html and see how the concept went through the competition. To follow the progress of production as the movie is being filmed go to the official site at http://wolfcop.com/ Filming starts tomorrow Oct 27th.
My other feature film Bread Thieves is scheduled to be out soon. Stay tuned for more information about that film as well.
Have a great week!
G.
Monday, 14 October 2013
Health Crisis 2013: Bacteria...the scourge of humanity
Greetings everyone. I hope this posting finds you in great spirits as well as health.
Health. We take it for granted sometimes. I mean, if we see a speeding truck we instinctually take the initial action of jumping out of the way. I'm talking about how we take for granted we will not get sick until we get sick. We go throughout our day not even thinking about what is out there that could harm us. I can't say I blame humans for being this way. When we feel good we just go about our lives. Three weeks ago I had one of those health scares that knocked me on my butt and made me slow my life down to a halt.
It started out on a Saturday. I woke up, had breakfast, went and worked out. Just a normal Saturday. After working out I came home, ate lunch and decided to have an afternoon nap. When I woke up I felt achy, almost like I was being hit by the flu. I forced myself to eat later that night and that was when it hit me like a ton of bricks. I went to bed early and didn't get out of bed all day the next day. It wasn't until later that Sunday night that I showed my mom my leg. She's a nurse and when she looked at my leg, which was getting extremely red and puffy, she and immediately said I should go to the hospital. So I went.
I am grateful for the health care system we have in Canada. The downside to it is the long waits in hospital emergency rooms. This particular night was very busy for this particular ER. I was there for 3 1/2 hours, feeling totally ill with a sore lower right leg. To me it looked like an allergic reaction. That being said that I must note that I don't have any allergies. So I was very nervous to say the least. After that 3 hour wait I then decided to just go home and see a doctor the next day.
The next day, I saw the doctor. This MD looked at my leg, said it was an infection called "cellulitis," and she immediately put my on some powerful antibiotics. I went home, took my medicine like a good boy until I realized the next day that this so called bacteria was now tracking up my leg. I then went to a different hospital hoping the wait was less. My leg was a real mess. Red, swollen, and excruciatingly painful. Every time I went from laying down to sitting/standing up made my leg feel like a million spikes were being driven down through my leg towards my foot. No word of a lie, it was the most severe pain I have ever felt in my entire life.
The doctor I saw in the hospital ER (I was seen almost immediately) immediately changed my meds and ordered an ultrasound to make sure I didn't have any clots. My leg was very swollen. As you can see this was turning into quite the nightmare. I had my ultrasound, no clots but they immediately put me on an IV antibiotic that I had to go back and get administered once a day for 6 days.
This was the most sick I have ever been in my life. I really did feel like dying. It was so debilitating. It turned my life upside down and slowed it to a halt. But then, like everything else that ever happens to me, I started thinking to myself at how grateful I was to have all the things I have going for me. I have a job at a company that allows me to take the time to heal myself. I also have a phenomenal group of friends that worried about me and are cheering me on to recovery. I'm being told by the doctors that it will take me up to 3 months to fully recover from what it took this bacteria 3 days to damage. So now I have to endure leg wraps every three days for 2 weeks and then special pressure stockings for 2 months after that. I never once thought that I would have been effected in this way by anything. Its all because I was feeling good. I worked out 4 days a week, I didn't smoke, I ate well, I didn't have any major stresses to bog me down. To go from that to having to prioritize creditors because now I have an illness and have more expenses...you get the picture.
This brings me to the second part of my post. The more I talked about my illness, which I had to explain it to people because I was cancelling out on acting engagements and having time all this time off from work, the more I found out that more people I knew have had this illness. It was more common than a cold in some instances. But why don't people talk about it? I mean, here I was in the midst of a health crisis where, from the research I did, could turn into meningitis, flesh eating disease, coma inducing infections. I could have even lost my leg! It was like 6 degrees of separation through illness. I was shocked that I never heard of any of my friends actually getting this awful sickness until I talked about it. I was expecting shocked looks when I was actually seeing heads nod with understanding.
I am grateful that the survival rate of this illness is high. It knocks us down, expects us to neglect what is happening while making us seriously sick. One thing I can personally say is that it didn't break my spirit. When I was in the midst of feeling ill, I kept on thinking about everything that made me feel good. My son, my family, my friends, my job, my acting, my writing....and the list goes on. Thinking about having all these positives in my life made me put a sense of urgency into making sure I was getting the care I needed. I have lots to live for and I have had a lot of people tell me they were worried. How can I not get better with that kind of support?
I'm on the mend now. 2 weeks of special compression leg wraps and then 2 months of the "special stocking" It would be hoped that I should be back to normal after all that. This whole situation has left me with a sense of being thankful I have had the ability to do all the things I do. It made me appreciate that I have been feeling good enough to do all these things as well it humbled me to know it can be taken away at a moments notice.
That's the underlining moral of this story. Never take for granted all that is positive that you have surrounded yourself with. Support the people that support you and embrace the things that you cherish. Life is very fragile.
Have a great week everyone and Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow Canadians!
G.
Health. We take it for granted sometimes. I mean, if we see a speeding truck we instinctually take the initial action of jumping out of the way. I'm talking about how we take for granted we will not get sick until we get sick. We go throughout our day not even thinking about what is out there that could harm us. I can't say I blame humans for being this way. When we feel good we just go about our lives. Three weeks ago I had one of those health scares that knocked me on my butt and made me slow my life down to a halt.
It started out on a Saturday. I woke up, had breakfast, went and worked out. Just a normal Saturday. After working out I came home, ate lunch and decided to have an afternoon nap. When I woke up I felt achy, almost like I was being hit by the flu. I forced myself to eat later that night and that was when it hit me like a ton of bricks. I went to bed early and didn't get out of bed all day the next day. It wasn't until later that Sunday night that I showed my mom my leg. She's a nurse and when she looked at my leg, which was getting extremely red and puffy, she and immediately said I should go to the hospital. So I went.
I am grateful for the health care system we have in Canada. The downside to it is the long waits in hospital emergency rooms. This particular night was very busy for this particular ER. I was there for 3 1/2 hours, feeling totally ill with a sore lower right leg. To me it looked like an allergic reaction. That being said that I must note that I don't have any allergies. So I was very nervous to say the least. After that 3 hour wait I then decided to just go home and see a doctor the next day.
The next day, I saw the doctor. This MD looked at my leg, said it was an infection called "cellulitis," and she immediately put my on some powerful antibiotics. I went home, took my medicine like a good boy until I realized the next day that this so called bacteria was now tracking up my leg. I then went to a different hospital hoping the wait was less. My leg was a real mess. Red, swollen, and excruciatingly painful. Every time I went from laying down to sitting/standing up made my leg feel like a million spikes were being driven down through my leg towards my foot. No word of a lie, it was the most severe pain I have ever felt in my entire life.
The doctor I saw in the hospital ER (I was seen almost immediately) immediately changed my meds and ordered an ultrasound to make sure I didn't have any clots. My leg was very swollen. As you can see this was turning into quite the nightmare. I had my ultrasound, no clots but they immediately put me on an IV antibiotic that I had to go back and get administered once a day for 6 days.
This was the most sick I have ever been in my life. I really did feel like dying. It was so debilitating. It turned my life upside down and slowed it to a halt. But then, like everything else that ever happens to me, I started thinking to myself at how grateful I was to have all the things I have going for me. I have a job at a company that allows me to take the time to heal myself. I also have a phenomenal group of friends that worried about me and are cheering me on to recovery. I'm being told by the doctors that it will take me up to 3 months to fully recover from what it took this bacteria 3 days to damage. So now I have to endure leg wraps every three days for 2 weeks and then special pressure stockings for 2 months after that. I never once thought that I would have been effected in this way by anything. Its all because I was feeling good. I worked out 4 days a week, I didn't smoke, I ate well, I didn't have any major stresses to bog me down. To go from that to having to prioritize creditors because now I have an illness and have more expenses...you get the picture.
This brings me to the second part of my post. The more I talked about my illness, which I had to explain it to people because I was cancelling out on acting engagements and having time all this time off from work, the more I found out that more people I knew have had this illness. It was more common than a cold in some instances. But why don't people talk about it? I mean, here I was in the midst of a health crisis where, from the research I did, could turn into meningitis, flesh eating disease, coma inducing infections. I could have even lost my leg! It was like 6 degrees of separation through illness. I was shocked that I never heard of any of my friends actually getting this awful sickness until I talked about it. I was expecting shocked looks when I was actually seeing heads nod with understanding.
I am grateful that the survival rate of this illness is high. It knocks us down, expects us to neglect what is happening while making us seriously sick. One thing I can personally say is that it didn't break my spirit. When I was in the midst of feeling ill, I kept on thinking about everything that made me feel good. My son, my family, my friends, my job, my acting, my writing....and the list goes on. Thinking about having all these positives in my life made me put a sense of urgency into making sure I was getting the care I needed. I have lots to live for and I have had a lot of people tell me they were worried. How can I not get better with that kind of support?
I'm on the mend now. 2 weeks of special compression leg wraps and then 2 months of the "special stocking" It would be hoped that I should be back to normal after all that. This whole situation has left me with a sense of being thankful I have had the ability to do all the things I do. It made me appreciate that I have been feeling good enough to do all these things as well it humbled me to know it can be taken away at a moments notice.
That's the underlining moral of this story. Never take for granted all that is positive that you have surrounded yourself with. Support the people that support you and embrace the things that you cherish. Life is very fragile.
Have a great week everyone and Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow Canadians!
G.
Saturday, 28 September 2013
The law of attraction, fate, and the life pendulum curve ball
Greetings everyone! I hope you are reading this post with a smile in your heart.
Life is funny. We all have hopes and dreams. Goals and aspirations. We grow up wanting to be doctors, lawyers, astronauts. We dream about it. Sometimes we eat and sleep these aspirations. But as humans are programmed to be this way, it seems that we almost always tend to overlook the one thing that controls our destiny.....Fate. Some people believe in Fate exclusively. They think it controls everything. My take on it is that fate feeds off of the energy we send out. If you are in a dark place emotionally, negative things get thrown our way. If we are in a good place great things come our way...or so it seems. That's where the pendulum wreaks havoc and sometimes throws fate a curve ball.
There are a lot of things we have yet to understand about our existence. Centuries ago, we used to think that everything revolved around the Earth and that it was flat and that we would fall off the edge if we went too far. We now know that is not science fact. We now know our universe is a vast expanse populated with a whole bunch of questions marks. We are just starting to learn our potential and how it pertains to this universe as a whole. Its very mind boggling to think of how complex our reality is. I really feel our life is controlled by three elements. 1) The energy we put out, 2) Fate, 3) The "Life Pendulum.
I think, for the most part, that most people know about how the power of attraction uses the energy we pipe out into the world to determine what gets thrown back. I can attest to that. I practice daily on how to turn my negative situations into ones that I direct into positive outcomes. I never swear at that @&%!ing "you-know-who" that just cut me off on the road. The Fate element deals primarily on how, through a series of events, we meet people or how certain situations manifest themselves in our life. Its the life pendulum that is the element that is often over looked. It has two parts: The negative backswing and the Positive upswing.
When I look back over the years I can see how my life has taken turns for the worse as well as the good. I ignored these cycles swings. Because we are a "fast food" society where everything seems to be better when its faster, we tend to get impatient when the "life pendulum" doesn't keep up. My life experience and how I have lived it is a prime example. The fact is it will never keep up with what society wants. Its controlled by fate and by the energy we send out. My pendulum swings very slowly and I am very thankful for that because it makes me the person I am today. We need to accept the negative backswings as a means to learn who we are and what we are capable of. We all have the ability to make things right in our world through perseverance and the drive to make things better. But because the pendulum moves slowly, we tend to ignore it and focus on the bad things that happen to us. I was in that frame of mind for most of my life until I finally figured out that in the order for me to have a positive life I had to change my frame of mind as well recognize that patience was needed to deal with the pendulum.
I can totally see when my life started its upswing. It was in 2000. My grandma had just passed away, my wife had left me and had taken my son with her the next day. Seems pretty negative. My son also had an eating disorder that we were dealing with.....and I also didn't have a car. Sounds like a country song waiting to happen doesn't it? We walked or took the bus everywhere. I had a landlord that moved us around 3 times in one month. It was a very hard time indeed. But something was different when I look back at those dark times. I didn't see it at the time but deep down inside something was stirring inside of me. It was the drive for a better outcome to my life. I focused on my son's feeding issues. Once positive progress had been made with him, then a car manifested itself into my life which opened the door to better employment. I had a few lapses where my positive outcome goals were overwhelmed with people and situations that had negativity attached to them. I worked through all that and basically started purging people that had been trying to manipulate me through their negative influences. I avoided the negative situations that would sometimes pull me in. My son thrived, my employment opportunities got better, and my life lessons started sticking. Four years ago it all came to a head where I made the decision to start making my life better because I wanted to. I got into acting, which lead to writing...which lead to stand up comedy...which lead to a new car...which lead to....get the picture? The fact is, that when the upswing starts things really start happening. I feel now that my life is full of positive energy that is slowing down the pendulum upswing so that I can savor it...allow it to "catch up" and get me to where I want to be in my life. Currently fate is also acting in a positive way in my life. Now its putting the people I need to help me get to the next level into my life. I am making new and strong friendships. My film contacts are there....my script writing is now being recognized (more announcements about that next week....). Life is awesome for me!
I want to encourage all who read my blog regularly to try and recognize and change all that influences your life in a negative way. Your frame of mind is paramount to bringing in the right elements that make life fulfilling. Once you start forcing that change in mindset, it allows that pendulum to start its upswing. And from there, the sky is the limit....or so it seems!
Have a great week everyone! Cheers!
G.
Life is funny. We all have hopes and dreams. Goals and aspirations. We grow up wanting to be doctors, lawyers, astronauts. We dream about it. Sometimes we eat and sleep these aspirations. But as humans are programmed to be this way, it seems that we almost always tend to overlook the one thing that controls our destiny.....Fate. Some people believe in Fate exclusively. They think it controls everything. My take on it is that fate feeds off of the energy we send out. If you are in a dark place emotionally, negative things get thrown our way. If we are in a good place great things come our way...or so it seems. That's where the pendulum wreaks havoc and sometimes throws fate a curve ball.
There are a lot of things we have yet to understand about our existence. Centuries ago, we used to think that everything revolved around the Earth and that it was flat and that we would fall off the edge if we went too far. We now know that is not science fact. We now know our universe is a vast expanse populated with a whole bunch of questions marks. We are just starting to learn our potential and how it pertains to this universe as a whole. Its very mind boggling to think of how complex our reality is. I really feel our life is controlled by three elements. 1) The energy we put out, 2) Fate, 3) The "Life Pendulum.
I think, for the most part, that most people know about how the power of attraction uses the energy we pipe out into the world to determine what gets thrown back. I can attest to that. I practice daily on how to turn my negative situations into ones that I direct into positive outcomes. I never swear at that @&%!ing "you-know-who" that just cut me off on the road. The Fate element deals primarily on how, through a series of events, we meet people or how certain situations manifest themselves in our life. Its the life pendulum that is the element that is often over looked. It has two parts: The negative backswing and the Positive upswing.
When I look back over the years I can see how my life has taken turns for the worse as well as the good. I ignored these cycles swings. Because we are a "fast food" society where everything seems to be better when its faster, we tend to get impatient when the "life pendulum" doesn't keep up. My life experience and how I have lived it is a prime example. The fact is it will never keep up with what society wants. Its controlled by fate and by the energy we send out. My pendulum swings very slowly and I am very thankful for that because it makes me the person I am today. We need to accept the negative backswings as a means to learn who we are and what we are capable of. We all have the ability to make things right in our world through perseverance and the drive to make things better. But because the pendulum moves slowly, we tend to ignore it and focus on the bad things that happen to us. I was in that frame of mind for most of my life until I finally figured out that in the order for me to have a positive life I had to change my frame of mind as well recognize that patience was needed to deal with the pendulum.
I can totally see when my life started its upswing. It was in 2000. My grandma had just passed away, my wife had left me and had taken my son with her the next day. Seems pretty negative. My son also had an eating disorder that we were dealing with.....and I also didn't have a car. Sounds like a country song waiting to happen doesn't it? We walked or took the bus everywhere. I had a landlord that moved us around 3 times in one month. It was a very hard time indeed. But something was different when I look back at those dark times. I didn't see it at the time but deep down inside something was stirring inside of me. It was the drive for a better outcome to my life. I focused on my son's feeding issues. Once positive progress had been made with him, then a car manifested itself into my life which opened the door to better employment. I had a few lapses where my positive outcome goals were overwhelmed with people and situations that had negativity attached to them. I worked through all that and basically started purging people that had been trying to manipulate me through their negative influences. I avoided the negative situations that would sometimes pull me in. My son thrived, my employment opportunities got better, and my life lessons started sticking. Four years ago it all came to a head where I made the decision to start making my life better because I wanted to. I got into acting, which lead to writing...which lead to stand up comedy...which lead to a new car...which lead to....get the picture? The fact is, that when the upswing starts things really start happening. I feel now that my life is full of positive energy that is slowing down the pendulum upswing so that I can savor it...allow it to "catch up" and get me to where I want to be in my life. Currently fate is also acting in a positive way in my life. Now its putting the people I need to help me get to the next level into my life. I am making new and strong friendships. My film contacts are there....my script writing is now being recognized (more announcements about that next week....). Life is awesome for me!
I want to encourage all who read my blog regularly to try and recognize and change all that influences your life in a negative way. Your frame of mind is paramount to bringing in the right elements that make life fulfilling. Once you start forcing that change in mindset, it allows that pendulum to start its upswing. And from there, the sky is the limit....or so it seems!
Have a great week everyone! Cheers!
G.
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