Come Out of Denial

Now this topic just hit me today as I was talking to a friend of mine who called to wish me a Happy New Year. So many of us are in denial about many things in our lives and it's time for us to be honest with ourselves. While being an avid follower on Facebook, I often get emails from people saying that they are writers, producers, and actors who want to get information from me about the entertainment business or saying that they want to work with me on a project. But a vast majority of them don't have any experience or references for the title that they claim to be. There's an old saying stating if you don't do that particular thing everyday or I'll say at least every week, then you are not what you claimed to be. If you are a writer then you should have completed scripts, books, articles or something to verify that you are a writer. The same goes for producing, acting, directing and any other profession that you profess to be.

I must come out of denial about exercising. I remember a time when I never let anything get in the way of my exercising. I use to wake up at 4am and go jogging behind the police officers who use to jog that early in the morning down MLK blvd. I had gotten in shape and hadn't even realized it until one day walking back to the parking lot from church, West Angeles, my skirt fell down to my knees. All I could do was laugh. I was still wearing the larger sized clothes because in my mind I was still overweight. I went home and looked in the mirror which I hadn't done for a year and low and behold I was 35 pounds lighter. I went for my annual check up that week and the nurse who was looking at my chart, looked up at me and said, "You've lost 35 pounds!" I couldn't believe it. I was so proud of myself. I committed to letting nothing stop me from exercising a minimum of 45 mins. a day.

Now this 2nd day of 2010, I am coming out of denial about exercising, and writing. I am going to commit to 6 days a week of exercising and writing my scripts. I have realized that I cannot work long hours on my feet as a director with this excess fat on my body. It just can't be done. I can't claim to be a writer if I don't finish the 5 scripts that are embedded in my brain. They must be on paper for others to read. So I say to myself, daaaah lol.

To my readers, what do you need to come out of denial about. What lies have you convinced yourself to believe when you know if you were hearing the same story from someone else's lips - you'd know to be untrue.

Let's come out of denial in the name of Jesus!