Sorry I have been off the blog for a while folks...so much going on...
This is a picture of one of my good friends, Charles Porter. He is also a working actor in Los Angeles - hustling to auditions, schmoozing at parties, taking classes, working out, reading - doing everything that a rising artist does to "make it". A couple of weeks ago, Charles found out that he has stage 4 lymphoma, a form of cancer that affects the lymph nodes. He has 12 tumors throughout his body. He is now undergoing chemotherapy to send the cancer into remission. His life is forever changed.
This got me thinking to how many things we put on hold in our struggle for success. Vacations, having kids, buying homes, even changing our hair color - we wait and wait until "the right time" or until "we make it" or "What if my agent calls with that one audition that is going to catapult me to the top?" I know, I know. It all seems laughable when put like that, but these are the neurotic things that we do.
I am using my friend to inspire me not to wait. To live my life to the fullest now, regardless of what roles I book. To seize business opportunities, but to relish personal experiences. To spend more time with loved ones.
And by Charles' motto, to "Never Quit!"
Visit www.fight4cp.com to support my bro in his treatment. Thanks yall!
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