One of man’s biggest obstacle is fear. I have always been fascinated by this human emotion, perhaps because I, like others, have certain fears to overcome. It is so powerful that, even though we do not realize it, some estimate that as much as 90%r of the fear that we feel on a daily basis is self imagined or imaginary. Could this be true?
As I was putting these clips together, I was reminded what a powerful medium film can be and how it can evoke certain feelings and emotions from it’s audience. Fear immobilizes us, it translates us into someone we would other wise never be. The strength dissipates, the light faded, the night becomes darker, the watery deep becomes deeper. We tend to breath heavier and faster, we walk faster, our heart tries to keep up. The lightning brighter and closer, the shadows darker and larger… could it be true, or is it merely a reflection of what is inside each of us, a projection of a fear that we have inside. Could it be just an illusion, something that is created by us as quickly as it is can be destroyed by us?
Ponder on this and next time that fear overcomes you, ask yourself…”is this real or imagined?”

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A few years back, I had the opportunity to be a part of a project that taught me some very valuable lessons and gave an insight into my own strengths and fears as a film “field general.”

Part of my early youth was spent in New York, the Bronx and lower Westchester county, to be more exact. And although there could have been some very scary and precautions situations placed before me, I never really was aware of them. Perhaps I was immune to a point. Early on, I was drawn to situations and positions that required a significant amount of poise and self confidence, I do not know why. In high school I was not drawn to play insignificant sports such as table tennis or golf. I wanted to play football, and not just any position, I wanted to play quarterback. What drove this desire in me to be exposed to all the good and the “terrible” backlash that comes with this? I do not know…I was not even aware of it.
In college, I continued on the same objective. I spent my first summer at BYU working out and doing field practice with football great such as Read more

One of the most powerful of all human emotions is to love. Perhaps the single most important lesson that we as humans can learn. From the day we come into this world until the day we die, we have only one single need and want: to love and be loved.

So how do you deal with the lack of love in your life? How do you deal with the fact that many are alone, many seek and do not find? Does it mean that there is a lack of love in the world?

As I ponder this powerful human delinma, I reflect on the past, present, and imagine the future…in my own life. Even when we find ourselves part of a nucleus, part of a family, part of a marriage…some do not feel loved. And as I studied deeper, I realized something key that is missed, something that is taken for granted, something that we forget. We forget to acknowledge another, forget to admit that that person exists, that she/he is at least important, that she/he matters, that ahe/he exists. We forget to validate that person.

Ever wonder what it could be like to live in a deserted island? How it would be that no one knows your name, no one calls your name, no one sees that you exist, that you matter, that you are here for an important mission, that you were born to conquer the world. Sadly, many live in that deserted island where no one takes the time to see you as you really are… to say the simple yet powerful words “you are great person, you are amazing!”

Once upon a time we were the most important person in the world to someone, the day we were born. Be that person for someone today. Validate them for the amazing person that they are, you’ll thank me later.

“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” — Dale Carnegie

This is my first thoughts on this very heavy subject. I can think back as long as I remember the many and constant thoughts of fear that occupied my mind as a youngster. I didn’t realize it then but now I understand what was happening. Read more