A Thank You Letter to the Gods of Good Luck
Anyway, my boss was great. He gave me all the freedom I needed to
continue pursuing my acting career. So, I had a day job, and I kept going to
auditions, but it wasn't easy balancing an 8-4 gig with classes, auditions,
workshops and shows that I was doing after work. I began to lose steam and
started contemplating if Acting was what I really wanted as a career. I took a
year off to think things through. During that year off, thanks to the Gods of
Good Luck, I directed a play at no cost! My rehearsal space, my theatre,
everything I needed just fell into my lap for free! While directing, I
rediscovered my love for the art of performance and took some great advice from
my acting teacher, Alice Spivak, who said "You are an actor, Theresa, and no
matter how hard you try, you cannot run away from who you are. You need to
accept that about yourself and embrace it".
Later that year, thanks to you - the Gods of Good Luck - I took a 2 week trip to Italy, with my parents and sibs, to meet family we never knew we had. The trip was incredible. It changed my life. It opened my eyes to the world and to myself. This trip was a token of Luck because it all just fell into place so easily (thanks to my brother and sis-in-law's incredible planning) and every day was an eye opener for me. A ton of old emotional wounds were healed, which in turn opened up the entire universe. It's funny how one simple tap can make the biggest wall just crumble down.
I can back from that trip a completly different person. I found genuine happiness, peace with so many things, confidence in myself, and the belief that I can make Anything happen in my life. My desire and drive for an acting career is stronger than it's ever been, and truly believing that I can achieve that is what's going to make it materialize.
I was laid off from work a few weeks ago, Thanks to the Gods of Good Luck. The group I was working for was getting smaller and there was not enough work for me to do. I knew this was going to happen, so it didn't come as a shock at all. My boss wanted to help me get another Admin job within the firm, but after a day of thinking about it, I decided to decline. I realized that this comfy, secure job was what has been holding me back from getting what I really want. Acting is a scary business, and for the first time in my life, I was at a job (Credit Suisse) where I didn't have to worry about money. It was nice, but I was bored.
Well, thanks to you, G of GL, my boss Hooked me up with an awesome exit package! I am being kept on the company payroll till March 1 but I don't have to go into work, I got an amazing severance and bonus, and my health insurance is covered by them till May. Since I'm being "let go", I am eligible for unemployment as well!
Now I can pursue my acting career full time with no distractions!
Thank you for this past year and all the adventures that took me to a placs where I found my love and passion for acting, where old wounds were healed, and where i found the confidence in myself that was buried so deeply.
Thank you, Gods of Good Luck for giving me a job that eventually lead me to an opportunity of a lifetime!
Later that year, thanks to you - the Gods of Good Luck - I took a 2 week trip to Italy, with my parents and sibs, to meet family we never knew we had. The trip was incredible. It changed my life. It opened my eyes to the world and to myself. This trip was a token of Luck because it all just fell into place so easily (thanks to my brother and sis-in-law's incredible planning) and every day was an eye opener for me. A ton of old emotional wounds were healed, which in turn opened up the entire universe. It's funny how one simple tap can make the biggest wall just crumble down.
I can back from that trip a completly different person. I found genuine happiness, peace with so many things, confidence in myself, and the belief that I can make Anything happen in my life. My desire and drive for an acting career is stronger than it's ever been, and truly believing that I can achieve that is what's going to make it materialize.
I was laid off from work a few weeks ago, Thanks to the Gods of Good Luck. The group I was working for was getting smaller and there was not enough work for me to do. I knew this was going to happen, so it didn't come as a shock at all. My boss wanted to help me get another Admin job within the firm, but after a day of thinking about it, I decided to decline. I realized that this comfy, secure job was what has been holding me back from getting what I really want. Acting is a scary business, and for the first time in my life, I was at a job (Credit Suisse) where I didn't have to worry about money. It was nice, but I was bored.
Well, thanks to you, G of GL, my boss Hooked me up with an awesome exit package! I am being kept on the company payroll till March 1 but I don't have to go into work, I got an amazing severance and bonus, and my health insurance is covered by them till May. Since I'm being "let go", I am eligible for unemployment as well!
Now I can pursue my acting career full time with no distractions!
Thank you for this past year and all the adventures that took me to a placs where I found my love and passion for acting, where old wounds were healed, and where i found the confidence in myself that was buried so deeply.
Thank you, Gods of Good Luck for giving me a job that eventually lead me to an opportunity of a lifetime!