As I awoke from what felt like a deep sleep, I found myself in an empty white walled room with a giant TV screen on one wall. There was a stack of DVDs on the floor with all of the titles of movies and TV shows I have loved and watched all of the episodes. A door opens behind me. Roger, a tall, olive skin-colored, man with dark curly hair, and a thick Italian accent steps into the room.
"Raquel, what are you going to watch today?"
I turn and look at him.
"I don't know." I reply despondently. "I don't know if it matters. I am only the viewer."
Roger lifts up a stack of DVDs that he is holding.
"They are all labeled Rachel's Life. These are all "episodes" or "life events" where you were the main character. Do you remember them? These events? Can you tell me what it felt like to play that role?"
I take the stack of DVDs and sort through them, reading the titles. "I was not the main character in any of these." I chuckle as I hand them back to him.
"How do you know?" he asks.
"There were so many people that those stories revolved around. These didn't really have anything to do with me." I respond.
Roger laughs, "I guess you are not an expert on making movies and shows."
"What do mean?" I ask.
"The main character is for the viewer, not the actor, Raquel." Roger answers.
"Ok, so what does all of, this, mean to me?" I ask. as I motion to the TV and white walls.
"I need you to help me prove to you that you ARE the main character in your own life. Being the main character in the show you want to be in requires many action shots. Document how ever you please, as long as you can review the scenes to put them together. The magic is in each of the moments. How many can you create in a day? What is the image you want for the character?"
"Where do you want to start?"
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