Writing Inspiration January 28, 2011
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I was on a background acting shoot tonight playing a forensic photographer. Along the way, while chatting with some fellow background actors I met a couple of creative writers who have written screenplays.
I have to say I was definitely inspired by these writers to pursue my own creative writing ideas. Or rather, to continue exploring these ideas, and do more writing. And I think I’m going to post some of those pieces I write – such as shorts – on this blog.
I now need to stop procrastinating and write!
New Career Path October 6, 2009
Posted by David Hiran Watson in About Me, Gifts / Talents.Tags: acting, career, drama, theatre, vocation
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So I think I’ve finally found my vocation. Or at least my vocation for the next few years. Or at the very least an industry I want to get into and work my way through. What industry you ask? Acting!
It’s interesting that I’m choosing acting because I’ve never done any drama or theatre or acting before; never took a class in school, never joined a church or community play. But I’ve been with a couple of background (extras) agencies for almost a year now, and over the past few weeks I went on my first few shoots! My first shoot was Sept. 17, and I’ve been on 3 in total.
The surprising part for me was not that I enjoyed the shoots – I knew I would. But that I absolutely loved them! I loved the whole environment, and pretty much every aspect of the work!
Even the aspects of the jobs that were a bit of a drag didn’t change my attitude. Sure, I felt those ‘drag’ aspects, such as shooting outdoors at night, but every job has them and who doesn’t feel those aspects?
But I have to say, with one exception, I not have worked any other type job that I could say I loved to the same degree.
DH
Revelations at 4:30 in the morning! August 9, 2009
Posted by David Hiran Watson in Faith, Gifts / Talents.Tags: gifts, God, intercession, morning, spirituality
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I’ve been thinking and reflecting on intercession lately, especially tonight. My biggest (spiritual) gift is that of an intercessor’s heart. We, the children of God, are all called to intercede. But in the same way we are all called to evangelize, and there are some given the gift of evangelism, so it is with intercession. As far as I can tell, having it given to you as a gift generally means you have more of a heart tuned to that need, that frequency, even more so than others do. Or perhaps it’s not so much even more so, but even more consistently than those who don’t have the gift.
Well, as I mentioned already, I’ve been reflecting on intercession and spiritual sensitivity to the deep needs of others – the very things they don’t share – and the spiritual atmosphere of any environment. Tonight I think God just gave me a new revelation about intercession: interceding, or standing in the gap, for someone can involve just being and not doing.
I have two good friends of mine, a brother in Christ and a sister in Christ, who have been heavy on my heart tonight. If you’ve read any of my previous posts you can probably guess who they are, as they are engaged and they are the leaders of PalmSway.
Yesterday – August 9 – PalmSway had an opportunity to play at a concert at Asaiah Ministries Church, in the Cataraqui area in Scarborough. After the concert, these two friends of mine and I, as we headed back to our church to set up the equipment we had used for the concert, had an opportunity to chat about spiritual things. The bible talks about “as iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another”, and that was the type of fellowship and conversation that occurred.
Since that time – actually beginning partway through that time of fellowship – these two were laid on my heart in an intercessory manner. In fact, much of the reason I’m still up at 4:30 in the morning is because I’ve been wrestling with what exactly has been laid on my heart, and what I am to do with it. Praise God there have been times of prayer and intercession even tonight for these two friends. But the sense I get regarding what has been laid upon me is that this is not a one-time prayer regarding something specific in a person’s life. Coming back to my point, as I was wrestling with what to do, and attempting some actions to prepare the atmosphere (to enter into prayer and worship), God struck me with the revelation I mentioned. Needless to say the actions I attempted were not fully working as I kept hitting a certain ‘wall’, which I believe was God stopping me from proceeding in a manner I wasn’t supposed to (at least not tonight).
So Father God I ask for Your guidance Holy Spirit in learning to just be and sit pregnant as it were with an intercessory burden. I pray to know when to move and act and when to sit. I pray for the discernment and understanding to see the intercession occurring in both states – the action and the non-action. Thank You. Amen.
DH
