Walking back from the coffee shop, I took a moment to breathe in the air and look around and I took this...
LA is known for it's smog and fakeness, but I have to say - I haven't experienced either. Ok, well, maybe there's a little smog...but you can't see it unless you're far away looking at the city. But I have to say I have met some of the nicest and most genuine people EVER in this city, and everyone I meet, and I mean just about EVERYONE asks... "Are you moving to LA?!?!!" Hmmm.... :) But what I found to be interesting this morning was that as the buses were passing and the street lights were changing and people were opening the stores up... I stopped long enough to see this and to feel the beauty of what was in front of me. It's everywhere. Amazing.
I'm here writing for a week. I've already had some wonderful experiences and songs and I'm not even half way through the trip! Again, I step back and look at my life and just smile. I met with a friend from back in my NYC days yesterday - she's a full time actress and food blogger - Lynn Chen. Check out her blog at The Actor's Diet. We both were glowing with happiness, catching up on the years that have flown by at the speed of light... There have been hard times for both of us, and I mean hard times... but it was so refreshing to see her smile, hear how she has prevailed, has grown, has accepted her life as it is now and how she is making the very best of every day given to her. She is an inspiration.
We spoke about the peaks and valleys of being in the arts... of how to savor every moment of the good times because you know that there's going to be a not so good time right around the corner. A lot of people in the arts going through one of the valleys tend to just keep sliding down deeper into the valley... That's why there are so many people with problems in our biz. We are creative, emotional, ADD, flighty and sensitive (to name a few), and when our craft isn't being appreciated it's hard on our hearts. So, you have to find something more - something to hold on to when you're in a valley. You have to find hope and inspiration and goodness even when there is no light...
I just wanted to share these thoughts and give some encouragement on this beautiful LA am. So, friends and fellow creators, dream chasers and life-livers out there - keep the light, savor the goodness and find the beauty right where you are.
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Me and Lynn Chen :)
