Do You Trust Your Self?

(First posted Aug 2022)

“Trust your dreams. Trust your heart and trust your story.”

— Neil Gaiman

#1. Do you trust your dream/s?

Do you even have a dream? If so, are you working towards it? If so, great! If not, why not?

#2. Do you trust your heart?

I know you have a heart 😊 but do you trust it? If so, wonderful! If not, why not?

#3. Do you trust your story?

Do you have a story? If so, is it serving you…or holding you back?

I’ll go first…

#1. This is my dream: to write literary, theatrical, and cinematic works that challenge and empower people to effect positive change in themselves and the world around them.

#2. Yes, I trust my heart…I know it will continue to lead me where I want to go. Although I am not getting where I want to go as quickly as I would like, I know the process of doing the work, day in and day out, is teaching me everything I need to know.

#3. This is my story (in the screenwriting world, this is known as the “Pixar Pitch”):

Once upon a time there was a young woman who was married to a police…