How do I know? I’ve been doing it for the past 30+ years
I just didn’t even realize I was doing it
It’s not for effect or results, unless you want them. You do have agency in this immersive experiential story
It’s more about just recognizing that it is all here
Happening for You
This is it.
The tools taught to actors about story, relationships, givens, these are all tools that can be used in and for life
And do often appear in many self-help guru techniques
Acting, in this sense, is not an art form of “presenting,” it’s the art of being “present” to the reality you are living in, moment to moment
The closest thing we have to the art of being
So this is a praise to all who dedicated their lives to this art; it is so much more than auditioning for those who oftentimes don’t even understand this, for gigs that don't even begin to tap this, it is the ongoing quest to learn more about humanity
And ourselves
And perhaps these acting techniques in the future will be known as what they truly can be
Instructions on how to be, in this (or any) reality