42. MESSAGES TO MYSELF

42. MESSAGES TO MYSELF

From The Bold Acting Podcast by Reflections from Jason Bryden's More-than-just-an-Acting-Class class in Toronto.

October 13, 2024 · 14 min

About this episode

In this episode, Jason Bryden reflects on personal growth, the nature of fear, and the importance of being present with oneself.

From the Oxford English Dictionary hypocrite, n. From the Middle English by way of Old French: ecclesiastical; and the Greek: One who falsely professes to be virtuously or religiously inclined; one who pretends to have feelings or beliefs of a higher order than his real ones: A pretender, a dissembler, an actor on the stage. It’s all about me, unfortunately. Every prescriptive pearl is aimed at me. I use the word ‘you” but I mean me. Do you? Don’t you? Don’t we all? 1. You’ll Tire of Me A disclaimer. I’m on about peace now. But peace can’t come from me. It has to come from you. Help is the sunny side of control (Anne LaMott). So I’m not here to help. I’m here to tell you to be bold because you’re going to die much sooner than you think. Bold means being bold with the fear that is in front of you. There is no banishing fear. When I write these things I know I should shut up. I’m helping too much. You’re going to get turned off by me. It’s okay. There will be others. 2. Be Boring When you turn your phone off, turn yourself off too. Unplug everything around you. Try to be with yourself once in a while. When you’re sitting there open up yourself to possibilities. They won’t come if…

People in this episode

Host: Jason Bryden

Topics covered

  • self-reflection
  • fear
  • inspiration
  • boredom
  • comparison

Keywords

  • hypocrite
  • peace
  • boldness
  • self-improvement
  • inspiration

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