Gratitude for Blessings and a Grateful Call for Support

Hello Everyone,

My name is Jen and my path is a miracle. It is a miracle because I am at a place in my life today which for many years was not only just a dream, but an impossibility. To describe my current state of being in words, I have transcended the limitations of a life long illness, become an award-winning accomplished filmmaker with a masters in film directing, found unconditional love with a partner who is a fellow artist, friend and soul mate, and have learned to mine life's often harsh contrast for the riches of transformation, self empowerment and personal growth.

I did not get to this place without help. I've had many teachers and mentors who've shined their lights down on my path. A path that has often been hindered by pain, suffering, despair, doubt, and uncertainty. Kathleen and Guidance Energy have been instrumental in helping me regain my power and connect with my own inner guidance by bringing wisdom, hope and validation in a time when I needed it most. Because of our work together, I was able to see myself for who I truly am instead of measuring myself by the circumstances of my life experiences. In fact, because I now understand positive polarity, I have the ability to shift seemingly negative experiences into useful, powerful teaching tools. I have learned to seek joy out and not just wait for it to find me. And in periods of doubt and disconnection, I know how to find my way out more easily by tuning into my inner wisdom and guidance - sometimes just by allowing myself to be where I am and trust that there is power to be had just by doing so.

As a 'journey-teller' by profession, I now seek out to spin pain and dis-empowerment into stories of heroism and personal transformation. My latest film, Niña Quebrada (Broken Girl), is the story of a teenage girl named Lucena who runs away from the emotional suffering of her family in Mexico for a life she dreams will be happy and free of pain in the arms of an older boyfriend who promises her the world in the city of dreams; Los Angeles. A harsh reality strikes when Lucena discovers that her boyfriend's love was a rouse to sell her into the sex trafficking trade - a practice all too common in real life. Her task then becomes to save herself or succumb to the horrors like most other girls do.

When I was first pitched this story, I had no desire to spend a couple years of my life working on something so dark and negative. I couldn't imagine being able to connect to the material. But by the grace of God, something inside of me looked past all of the negative and found a connection. I too had gone through a dark coming of age - nothing like this film but it was my own version of a horror story. It forced me to mine the resources of my soul and grow from the inside out. Because of that connection I decided that the only way I could do this film would be to turn Lucena's journey into one of personal growth. I made an agreement with the producer that I would not just expose the horrors of sex trafficking and say to an audience "Here's something horrible. Feel bad about it." Instead, I would a way to empower Lucena to discover herself as her own salvation. And I did.

Today, Niña Quebrada has played over 20 film festivals worldwide garnering several nominations and winning seven awards including Best Short, Best Screenplay, and Best Female Director. Several organizations including the FBI have asked to use this film for educational purposes, and as soon as it's done with the festival tour - that's exactly what we intend to do with it.

As of now, I am on to the next couple of projects - a feature film I have written entitled "A Little Less Perfect"; a semi-autobiographical romantic comedy/coming of age about a relationship therapist who's own relationship falls apart forcing her to confront her own problems and eventually find love and happiness in a perfectly imperfect situation.

Another film I am set to direct is entitled Ivik. It's a coming of age film about an Greenlandic Inuit teenage boy who is misunderstood by both his family and community until they discover that Ivik's ability to make electronic music is actually a shamanic gift past down from his deceased grandmother and the last leader of their tribe before the community was forced to convert to Christianity several years earlier.

I am sharing these projects with you in the hopes that you will send some energetic support to me on the path to making them a reality. I am still in the beginning stages of birthing my career as a filmmaker, and although these two scripts have been written and already have small teams of support around them, they are still safely protected in my care and yet to be shared with the 'outside' world. It is my intention to connect up with the perfect collaborators who will not only help launch these films, but help launch my voice - so that the stories I wish to share can and will have far reach. I have been blessed with the most wonderful partners and mentors, and I look forward to the continued unfolding of my path with gratitude for the experiences I had and hope for even better ones ahead.

Thank you Kathleen and Guidance Energy for creating an environment and a community for people to share their deepest, treasured dreams and intentions. Thank you community for holding safe space for me as I continue on my path. I look forward to holding safe space for all of you.

With my dearest appreciation,

Jen