Spring brings energy and renewal in many ways. We are inspired by the natural world exploding back into life from dormancy to move forward with the plans and goals we've set for ourselves in the cave in January and February. As an auditioning actor, I look for ways to change things up for myself - find new monologues and work them out, start new training, meet with casting directors, directors, writers, producers, audition for roles that might be a bit different or risky...in other words, move the energy of my life from the internal nesting instinct of the winter to the exploding of energy into the world with action.
I find that I tend to get ungrounded if I don't have a plan set for myself. I bet there are a lot of actors out there that feel similarly. In our training, we are taught how to access our deepest emotions but are often not taught how to survive out in the "real" world while keeping our sanity. I find it absolutely necessary to find ways for myself to stay in the now with my life and career, as hard as it might be on any given day. For me, I have a shamanic spiritual practice that helps me stay focused and true to myself. I know other actors who have practices like yoga, meditation, sports, art, volunteering, politics even.
It's easy to get caught up in our own drama. It's easy to say don't, but life is full of the unexpected and often knocks us for a loop. Make sure your plan has backup to care for yourself. We need to enjoy life and experience everything we can, good and bad, to be the best actors we can be. Live the process and tuck all those experiences inside as fuel for the acting fire.
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