The REAL work begins~

Hey everyone,

I just want to thank everyone who contributed and backed my kickstarter campaign... of course I was sad that I didn't make my goal.

BUT IT AINT OVER...

Now I can focus on the work. On editing my memoir... Yesterday, I finished reading 1,068 pages of my manuscript... those pages are everything that I have written over the passed five years (not including the 66 journals filled with my writings).

Now the REAL WORK BEGINS... Now I will enter the sacred space required to complete my memoir... to put this beautiful story together. And I thank you all for coming for the ride.

Peace, light and LOVE~
Always, Alicia


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Excerpt: Just keep walking... just keep moving Part 2: “Alicia, GET UP! Get up and start moving..."

Today’s the day… only a few more hours remaining on my campaign… today we are at the end…

Writing is such a solitary act. It can be lonely… yet during this process of sharing MY PROCESS… I have felt that I AM NOT ALONE. What I am learning is that ALL that I am sharing… the topics that I write about… this story… isn’t just MY STORY… in so many ways it’s OUR story.

This story is about the human spirit… how we move about in the world both women and men… across cultures and races… the things we stop and look at… the things we are afraid to face… this memoir is a road map into my soul (for my daughter) but one that I hope serves the world.

Finding Your Force: A Journey to Love is about filtering out ALL the BS that has been passed down over generations. Its about looking at the world through MY EYES… understanding that even in the WORST of times WE WILL BE OK… we can KEEP IT MOVING~

I sit here staring outside at the projects… hearing the noise of the world moving… knowing that I am on a journey that will take everything I am made of… Looking back at those times where I have not been proud of myself… as well as moments that have brought me tremendous joy. It’s about STOPPING… being still… breathing… and seeing the blessing in EVERY moment.

My greatest strength and gift is being Courtniana’s mother… she is the reason I WAS BORN… she is why I have the courage to do this kind of work and I know that I am up for this challenge.

So stay tuned folks… COMING SOON~ Finding Your Force: A Journey to Love~

Today’s excerpt: Just keep walking... just keep moving Part 2: “Alicia, GET UP! Get up and start moving..."

Don’t look back…

I wanted to burn everything… I was going to leave you… I wanted to run and never come back…

I was cleansing… I was purging…


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Excerpt: Just keep walking... just keep moving Part 2: “Alicia, GET UP! Get up and start moving..."



I am so incredibly grateful to everyone who has contributed… thank you to everyone who has been following me.

Thank you for backing my project... how kickstarter works is that I only get the money raised if the full amount is reached. Please help me reach my goal. http://kck.st/ebjRM9

Peace, light and LOVE~
Always, Alicia


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Excerpt: Just keep walking... just keep moving Part 1: “Mommy, if you’re so unhappy quit!”

At the time of this posting… there are only 40 hours left to my kickstarter campaign. I am so incredibly grateful to everyone who has contributed… thank you to everyone who has been following me. I am still not there... I need to get to 10K by 11:13pm tomorrow... and I believe all things are possible...

Please forward my project to everyone you think might be interested.

This kickstarter campaign was exactly what I needed to kick me in the ass and bring me to a whole new level. I am so excited about where I am headed and happy you're ALL in it for the ride with me.

Today’s excerpt is probably one of the most SIGNIFICANT moments of my life…

You came to work with me… I didn’t want you to see how she was treating me… I didn’t want you to see how she was kicking me… As you sat there… with no cares in the world you looked at me and said, “Mommy, don’t cry…”

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Excerpt: Just Keep Walking Part 1: “Mommy, if you’re so unhappy quit!”



Please support my kickstarter campaign... only a few more hours left: http://kck.st/ebjRM9 FINDING YOUR FORCE: A Journey to Love~


Peace, light and LOVE~

Always, Alicia



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Excerpt: Keep dreaming... that shit is unattainable~

This is IT... 65 hours to go on my kickstarter campaign... thanks again everyone for following...

My entire life… it has been quite simple… not at all complicated… there is ONE constant truth in my life… so to be told:

“Keep dreaming... that shit is unattainable...”

Makes you question everything… you begin to wonder…. Is this true? Those things that I desire and want for myself are the really UNATTAINABLE, UNREALISTIC, IDEALISTIC?

“Now a title... you're somebody when you have a title~”



Thank you for backing my project... how kickstarter works is that I only get the money raised if the full amount is reached. Please help me reach my goal. http://kck.st/ebjRM9

Please support my kickstarter campaign... only TWO (2) more days left: http://kck.st/ebjRM9 FINDING YOUR FORCE: A Journey to Love~


Peace, light and LOVE~
Always, Alicia

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Excerpt: Marc Anthony was receiving an award...The message was clear~

Some people don’t believe in signs… some people will question coincidences believing that its JUST something that happens… that there are NO divine HAPPENINGS happening here… I disagree. I understand that the universe is always working in my favor… as was the case when Marc Anthony… yes the salsa singer… told me EXACTLY what I needed to do!!!

1994... Marc Anthony... the salsa singer~

I was never going to be the perfect "white" wife~

Marc Anthony was receiving an award~

The message he left me was clear~

*The story I am about to share... I shared it with my best friend... and she said... "Alicia, you will meet Marc Anthony. You will tell him this story. And I did."

And so it is~

Video Excerpt:





Please support my kickstarter campaign... only THREE (3) more days left: http://kck.st/ebjRM9 FINDING YOUR FORCE: A Journey to Love~

Peace, light and LOVE~

Always, Alicia

















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THE ONE FESTIVAL... showcasing I WAS BORN~

I am so pleased to share that my play I WAS BORN has been chosen as part of this years THE ONE FESTIVAL.

Performed by Jenny Perez

Written and Directed by Alicia Anabel Santos
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Come and see Jenny's performance... she will change how you view theatre...

I WAS BORN - 4 nights only
April 14, 18, 19, and 23 at 8:00PM

THE ONE FESTIVAL

TEATRO LATEA and CAICEDO PRODUCTIONS proudly present the "THE ONE FESTIVAL", the sixth annual event showcasing new theatrical works by solo performers. Featuring multi-talented playwrights and performance artists from across the United States, "THE ONE FESTIVAL" will have a two-week theatrical run from April 11- 24, 2011 at Teatro LATEA, located at the Clemente Soto Velez Cultural and Educational Center on New York City’s vibrant Lower East Side.

"THE ONE FESTIVAL" will showcase 8 original, non-published theatrical works, both full-length and shorts. Each piece will be performed four times during the festival. At the conclusion of the festival, the audience favorite will be awarded the grand prize of a $500 cash prize plus a full theatrical production at Teatro LATEA later this year.

To win the grand prize, a production must receive a minimum of 75 votes from participating audience members during the course of the festival. The production with the most votes will be declared the festival winner – “THE ONE!”

Shows performed at this year’s festival are: I Was Born by Alicia Anabel Santos, IT AINT EASY BEING GODLY by Joel Roman,

How To Believe by Connie Perry, El Gringuito by Eric-Dominique Perez, THE Other Box by Santana Dempsey, Girls! Girl? Girls. by Marjuan Canady, My Salvation Has A Name: A Wienermobile Journey by Robin Gelfenbien, and Homeless In Homeland by Saria Idana.

Showtimes are at 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and at 4 p.m. on Sundays from April 11th – 24th. Teatro LATEA is located at the Clemente Soto Velez Cultural & Educational Center, 107 Suffolk Street, 2nd floor, NYC (between Delancey and Rivington Streets).

Tickets are $15 in advance $20 at the door; call 212-529-1948 or www.teatrolatea.com. For tickets: www.smarttix.com.