I’m a Performer

I began acting and performing when I was about 5 years old. I loved to dance, sing, and get up on stage and pretend to be someone I wasn’t. Today, things are different. I don’t act, I don’t dance, and I don’t sing. At least not formally. But I still feel connected to the performer in me. When I look at pictures from when I was actively involved in the performing arts, that connection glows a little. The familiar feeling lives again.

To me, Acting, Singing, and Dancing are like old friends who I haven’t seen in a while. We’re still buddies, and I can’t wait to see them again. I think fondly of them – and I definitely know them well, even if it’s been a while. After all, knowing a person’s current events is not the same as knowing a person.

I think we all have “old friends” from our past that live within us, and it’s important to keep in touch with them. These old friends are our connection to the children in us. Performing is one of many ways that I am able to get in touch with that child inside me. Photography is another. By being in touch with my inner child, I create a joyful and fulfilling life. How do you connect with your inner child?