"I Believe" List

      It is April, which means that there is only one more month until school is out for the summer and I get to move out of my apartment in San Francisco and move back home! I cannot even begin to express how happy I am that I will be moving back home. My life is over there and I want to continue to live it to the fullest! I have grown so much these past four years that I have been living in the city attending SF State. I have made a lot of friends, ended friendships, mended a broken heart, fell in love, was inspired, felt uninspired... I feel like I have gone through a range of emotions and it feels so good to know that I have conquered so much and that my time here has not been a waste. I know that the life lessons I have learned from past and present friends and teachers that I respect will stick with me for the rest of my life and I will soon teach them to  my future students. 

     I have had to learn to deal with the competitive nature of others lately. How do you deal with competitive situations in your life? For me, I had to make a decision to just stop, take a deep breath and trust my own instincts and remind myself of  what I believe in. 

     I believe in myself

     I believe in my family

     I believe in my relationship with Jason

      I believe in Grace and know that she can be whatever she wants to be in this life

      I believe in myself as a teacher

      I believe in Performing Arts Studio and its purpose in this universe

      I believe in angels

      I believe that my Nanny and Grandpa George are angels and continue to watch over all of us

      I believe that good conquers evil

      I believe in love

      I believe that people change and don't always stay in your life

      I believe that music makes you feel better

      I believe that everyone has the right to find love

      I believe that not everyone is good, there are some cold hearted people in the world

      I believe in myself and my own goals 

      I believe in change

      I believe in theatre

      I believe in visualizing something and having it happen

  I want you to take out something where you can jot down your ideas and create an "I believe" list.  What do you know to be true in your life? Once you have figured out all the things that are true to you, all the stuff that you are confused by or do not know how to handle will start to make sense in a way. You'll have a better grasp on what it is that you need to figure out. 

  Life is about trusting yourself and your own ideas. People in this life can be vicious. They can try to take thing away from you and copy all of your own thoughts... but do not let them. It is that simple! BE who you are and stay true to yourself and the rest will fall into place! TRUST yourself. DO what you love. and LET GO of any hatred your may hold. If you are not happy, change it. Your life is too short and too precious to not be doing something you love.