Peace and Rich's blessings. I am Michael B.ckwith and welcome to the new Take Back at your mind, life question of the week.

So many people have asked about the life question of the week

that we've decided to make it its own segment. It drops every single Friday. You know by now

what I mean by take back your mind. It means that we are taking back our mind from all of the

world of appearances, the things that influence us and affect and infect the mind.

So the mind becomes free enough to be an avenue of awareness of that which is real,

possibilities and potentialities, that we can begin to live a life more fully.

So this is our opportunity to go a little bit deeper

in some of these questions.

So I welcome you to the take back your mind,

life question of the week portion.

Yoha from Brooklyn, New York, asked this.

I am an actress who struggles with being my authentic spiritual self

while working in the entertainment industry.

I often hear what is for you is for you.

But it's hard for me to apply this while working in this industry

because many casting

directors seem to make casting decisions from a superficial profit-driven place like an actor's

celebrity status level or the number of social media followers and influence that they have

versus their acting craft. Am I being too judgmental about this?

How do I free myself from worrying about this

and focus on my acting career,

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