Let Go and Let God

Let me start by saying Happy New Year! This time last year I was home with my family (for the first time in years) and yet now, a year later, I'm away again. I'm blessed to be working; something that not everyone can say. And working in a field that I'm passionate about. The year 2013 has brought me many blessings; and I'm beyond thankful that I've had the experiences I have. 

-- I earned my SAGAFTRA membership, with a 5x return on my investment. 
-- I was featured in a motion picture that gave me 5 weeks of solid work.
-- I was offered an 8 month contract with Norwegian Cruise Lines. Which led to 
-- An opportunity to pursue my performance career on land in bigger venues
-- I've met amazing new people
-- And I've had experiences to last a life time. 

But now that the year is coming to a close, I look forward with the expectation of "what next?" I have my hopes, but in the end what will happen will happen. Right now I have 38 days until the end of my Norwegian contract. And I have a plan A and a plan B for February 7th. 

Plan A: I move to Vegas.
Plan B: I stay in New York. 

Either is viable, either is beneficial, either will lead to further God's plan for me in 2014. But I'm not worried. 

The last time I faced a choice like this was 7 years ago. That's New Years 2006, for those who want to check my math. I was a senior in high school and had no idea how I would choose which school to go to. Fordham University in New York; Dominican University in California; NYU; Barnard. I was stressing out about which choice to make, and how I would know if it was ultimately the right decision. Romans 8:28 says "All things work together for the good for those that trust God and are called according to his purpose" God has a plan for each of us, but I worried that I would make the wrong choice and alter the plans and direction I was supposed to take. My very wise, yet sometimes annoyingly optimistic, mother reminded me of this verse. She told me to "Let go, and let God." In the end, there was no choice to make. The direction I was led in was the only option. Between advice from mentors, close friends, and scholarship money, NYU was the obvious choice for schools. I stopped worrying about what I should do and simply followed in the path I was meant to take. 

Which brings us to now. If next year I'm meant to be performing in Las Vegas, then I will be. But if I'm meant to be in New York working in the film industry then I will. Or if I'm meant to be doing something else that I haven't even seen yet, that too will happen. 

If He brings you to it, He brings you through it. 

Even the youth grow tired and faint, but good things come to those who wait. "They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint." - Isaiah 40:31


 the rest is still UNwritten...