To all the actors, writers, and other creatives that are part of Stage 32, I honor each of you for following your hearts into lines of work that require an enormous amount of time, effort, and drive. Truth be told, I don't really belong on this site, but a couple of years ago I got an email from the site that kind of made me think for a moment that I did. The reality is, I wrote a couple of books, the second of which might, with a bit of a miracle, lend itself to screenplay adaptation, but it would be a huge stretch. So, I honestly have no personal objective with respect to this website, as I'm not trying to further my work in any way by maintaining a profile on it. I have found it interesting to connect with folks from all over the world, and sincerely wish everyone on this site great success in achieving whatever dreams they are pursuing. It's tough to follow one's heart, so give yourselves some credit for doing so. As Jackson Browne once wrote, "Let your prayers go drifting into space, you never know what will be coming down." Keep the faith dudes, and keep this in mind when you feel discouraged: "Seven publishers rejected Margaret Mitchell's "Gone with the Wind" before someone said yes; R.H. Macy failed numerous times before his New York store succeeded; English novelist John Creasey received 753 rejection slips before he published his first of 564 books. And more than three hundred banks turned down Walt Disney's application before one finally agreed to loan him the funds to build Disneyland. Every failure brings us closer to success, so bear in mind that sometimes it's the last key on the ring that opens the door." - Dan Millman, in "Living on Purpose" As a final point, please note that for 15 years I've been posting daily (weekday) inspirational messages to subscribers of a service I call "Ponder on This," so feel free to visit www.pondercentral.com each day to check the message out. And, to clarify, it really is FREE and I don't capture email addresses.
