The Inner Child at Work 

Discovering Childhood Memorie

With the extensive traveling that comes with being a World Peace Ambassador for Destination Peace, whatever limited discretionary time remaining at home has been devoted to assorting and cataloguing decades of memorabilia

Can you imagine the excitement and surprise discovering a reel-to-reel recording of yourself singing a song like an “aspiring opera singer,” auditioning for your parents’ invited dinner guests at the tender age of five

Many careers remarkably began in the budding hearts and evolving minds of impressionable children.

A Moment with Laurence Fishburne

Two weeks ago, I attended the San Diego International Film Festival and met (in a fleeting timeless moment) the legendary actor Laurence Fishburne. He disclosed that he was “bitten” by the “acting bug” when he debuted at the age of 10 in In My Many Names and Days. Two years later, at the age of 12, he played a character in One Life to Live. With humility and grace, he accepted the Gregory Peck Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Living Out Childhood Dreams

How many children actually grow up to live out their dreams in real life? I had three career-related dreams and, incredibly, they all came true: to follow in my father’s esteemed footsteps to be a cantor, to perform concerts with orchestras and choirs, and to promote world peace through music.

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Looking Ahead

I am looking forward to attending future San Diego International Film Festivals in order to witness further mesmerizing speeches of honorees. It is at these priceless moments that legendary actors play themselves, and then participate in well-deserved applause that no movie audience can provide in the same way.