My Sunday ‘To Be’ List

by ALYSIA REINER

I want…

“To be” A BRIGHT SIDE SEEKER. To be a joy excavator. To remember that everything works out in the end, so if it hasn’t worked out, it’s not the end.

“To be” A DOOR OPENER, constantly creating new opportunities and uplifting others, and willing to open doors to new adventures for myself, too.

“To be” FREE OF EXPECTATIONS—good or bad – so when good things happen I can be delightfully surprised (and let’s be honest, expectations are just premeditated resentments anyway right?).

“To be” A TRAMPOLINER who always bounces back. During Covid I bought a mini trampoline and not only is it great exercise and amazing for your immune and lymph system, but I love the idea of bouncing back.

“To be” A NURTURER—of my child, my love, my family, my friends, my creativity, my garden, my soul.

“To be” COMFORTABLE WITH UNCERTAINTY, because certainty is a lie we tell ourselves to calm ourselves.

“To be” A WONDERER AND A WANDERER. To always be wondering instead of knowing, and to be willing to wander and find a new path.

“To be” EVOLVING. May I always be growing, learning, and never stay stagnant, so that I age with grace and joy.

ALYSIA REINER

Alysia Reiner is an actor and producer. Perhaps best known for her SAG award winning role as “Fig” on 7 seasons of “Orange Is The New Black,” Alysia just wrapped starring in the feature film “Going Places.” She is rumored to have shot a Marvel/Disney+ show coming out Fall of 2021, and currently she’s filming the new STARZ series “Shining Vale” opposite Greg Kinnear, along with starting to film her 5th season as “Sunny” on F/X’s critical darling “Better Things.”

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