Dale Samms
actor • voice artist • writer
I encountered this meme a few weeks back, just after the pandemic quarantine began here in North America. At that point, I was already looking forward to getting to work on some outstanding to-dos & reinventing parts of my routine before coming across these words so for me, it was […]
We’re living in incredible times. Over the decades, technology has made our world a global community at an ever-increasing pace. We are all more connected than ever, able to know what’s happening on the other side of the globe within moments. That makes for all kinds of good & less […]
Our world has always been a turbulent place for people who aren’t in a position of “power”. Power, of course, is a construct. But the perception associated with it is what results in true authority. Influence. Dominance. Control. The voice that matters. Those who are not the ilk of or […]
The toughest thing about creating a compelling character is making them believable. Three-dimensional. Even conflicting in their behaviors. To achieve this, you have to be careful with absolutes. To be human is to be inconsistent. What we believed at age 10 is different than what we believe at 20, & […]
Michael Jordan is my favorite baller. I followed him & his Chicago Bulls during his rise to stardom, emerging as the undisputed best basketball player of his time. He altered the game & was at the forefront of the cultural wave the sport would create. The long shorts & short […]
We’re a species that requires interaction. It’s just the reality of what we are. We’re part of the greater ecosystem on this planet in which we, like every living thing, play a significant part. For all our needs & wants –highlighted in Maslow’s hierarchy — human contact is the common […]
Well, here we are. The end of a decade. Time to reflect as a new one begins. What will these roaring 20’s hold? What do we want from our next 10 years? An adage says we shouldn’t spend too much time looking to the past. Research backs this because it […]
It’s easy to loose sight of your good fortunes in life. From time to time, I work in a homeless shelter. Recently while there, I had a moment of clarity; I looked around & realized I wasn’t seeing people who had simply lived their lives in difficult positions, instead, I […]