All I Ever Needed to Know I Learned in Acting Class
"There's nowhere else to be but here. There's nothing else to do but this." These were the first words out of our amazing acting coach, David Ralphe, at the beginning of every class. You would feel your shoulders relax and your mind’s eye come into focus at the front of the class. There he would be, probing each of us with his intuitive eye, patiently and compassionately waiting until we were all “there” in the room with him before he commenced. Present. David was calling us to be present in the moment. Leave behind all the shoulds, the to-do list, the many obligations and expectations gnawing at us before we walked into class. Let go of all the activities, events, conversations and circumstances of our day that pooled in our frontal lobe and limbs and joints, and come into this moment. Don’t miss it! Be fully available with your senses tuned in to hear, see and comprehend this moment, right now. Often times we’re ahead o...