When the going gets tough, the tough get going

When the going gets tough, the tough get going
I had been feeling so overwhelmed recently.  I just finished my play, where I played the lead in Clase A Medias.  I finished an infomercial.  I also shot a couple of shorts.  I've been feeling anxious.  And honestly,  I've had a few anxiety attacks.  Also I just finished a stage reading. All of these require heavy emotional commitment.
I am open to that.

After speaking with a close friend, he and I both suggested I needed to take a break.  My emotions were completely out of whack.  Friends don't understand sometimes what it means to be an actor.  Its a blessing.  And its emotional!

I really thought that was the answer - to take a break.  Not to submit to castings ... no classes ... and ...  I was actually going to this.  Then suddenly I thought, what am I doing?  This has happened to me before. And what do I do, I almost give up.  I am giving it up, by slowly taking a break, when things get a little bit tough.

You say, "oh come on JC. Its just a little break".  Well that is how it starts.  Its a little break that could  become a routine and then years could by when I don't follow through with my passion.  I don't want this to happen to me again.  So experience has taught me that this is not the time to take a break!

Just when I made that decision wouldn't you know a friend of mine called and gave me the lead on his short film.  I had worked with him in the past.  And then I got two paying gigs.  So my decision was the right one.

Of course I can always take a break but when I plan to and not when things get tough.  Remember, when the going gets tough, the tough get going.