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Once upon a time, I followed my lifelong dream and moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. A friend asked me, "If you weren't an actor, what else would you want to be? " 

​My (immediate, as if it was a thing) answer: "A traveling philosopher."

Years later, while working on camera and venting to a colleague about how unfulfilled I was starting to feel in my chosen occupation, she asked,  "Well, what do you REALLY want to do? " ​

​My (surprising at the time) answer: "I want to inspire people. I want to wake them up and remind them of who they really are."

A couple of years after that, I had already fallen into a fun career in voiceover and was spending the majority of my free time as a spiritual seeker and student when a first date inquired, "What do you do when you're not working?" 

​My (totally honest) answer: "I go on walks, take photos of flowers, and write down what comes to me." 

A lot has happened since then. I started (and then stopped) offering intuitive readings. I taught workshops. Led guided meditations. Hosted empath support circles. Moved back to the east coast. Compiled my writing into two books. Started coaching voice actors. Rediscovered my love for acting and performance. 

And in the several expansive years since the beginning of this story, I have learned that:​
  

• All work is spiritual work when we feel connected and aligned with the spiritual aspect of ourselves. How do we get connected and aligned with that spiritual aspect? We make the decision. Many years ago, I remember saying, "I need a little more God in my life." I'm in no way a religious person but those were the only words I could find to describe my longing for something beyond this human experience. It arrived along with the question, "Is this all there is?" And so I went on my own quest to find out. This quest, of course, is a life-long one even if we find moments of insight and enlightenment. And yet, alignment with the soulful part of ourselves is something we can find and practice daily. And when we do find that alignment, we feel awake. We feel alive. We are reminded of "who we really are," and what we really love. We feel inspired.

 

• Feeling inspired and taking actions based on that inspiration – whatever it may be for you at the time – is the best way to inspire others. True passion and excitement are contagious. 

 

• Fulfillment is never found somewhere out there; it is never dependent on any one particular job or position. Instead, it is a destination within; a feeling we can activate. What we find fulfilling will change as we do.

 

• The ultimate fulfillment we seek can only ever be experienced right here in this present moment as we honor our inner truth, follow our natural interests, and focus upon whatever happens to be bringing us joy.​ As it says in Wisdoms Of The Formerly Wilted, "Joy is the language of the soul. Lightness, ease, and freedom are its dialects. Living a soul-aligned life means following the joyful pull of your intuitive body and trusting it wherever it takes you."  ​