Dear Writer Director Letter #24

Sometimes the universe asks you to face your fears head on and IN person. That is your time to rise to the occasion.

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Dear Writer/Director,

Sometimes the universe asks you to face your fears head on and IN person. That is your time to rise to the occasion. Earlier in the day, your pits might be sweaty. Time might feel like it’s slowing down. Everybody’s negative feedback might echo loud in your ears, but when the time comes, it’s time to remember the most powerful version of yourself and open your heart fully. To risk is to live for real, and when you know the reward could be a powerful force for good in your life, you don’t hesitate.

When I was younger, I absolutely hated being uncomfortable, which is funny, because I tolerated being uncomfortable a lot so that I could always direct the play. At some point a few years ago, I stopped waiting around for a time in which I was finally at ease, and I accepted that to BE a writer/director was a spiritual quest of the toughest rigor. I’m writing to you now about an hour before I face what I wish I could run from some more. I started to sense that I had this secret some weeks ago, but I wasn’t sure what to do about it. Then something happened outside of my control, and I knew what I had to do. Sometimes the universe is crystal clear like that, and you just have to obey.