Yesterday was such a great day for me. I woke up early and got some things I needed to get done DONE. Then at some point in the afternoon... I got an email from my sister-in-law. She asked me to burn her a copy of the music video I made with my nephew (her son) You and I. I was so flattered. She then went on to say the other night as my nephew was getting tucked into bed he said, "Goodnight mom. I love you. Goodnight dad. I love you. And God bless Uncle Frank."
"God bless Uncle Frank."
She went to sleep with a tear in her eye. And I became so inspired. I looked at how blessed I am with the family I have. I copied her a dvd and then went on to make a video for my brother Mark who lives with his wife and three children in Australia.
Unfortunately I didn't have a lot of up to date video footage of Mark, Kylie, and the kids.... but I had some great vintage footage. And I had lots of great photos at my disposal! So I told a story about love... their love. And at about 2am New York time I Skyped my OTHER sister in law and the kids with the news: I made a video for them!!! They were so excited!
I couldn't believe how glued to the screen they were as they watched... with out a peep. Kylie insisted I call back when Mark came home from work so I could see his reaction. So sure enough... at 5:30am I got a Skype call from my family down under. Mark was home and ready to watch!
My brother's face as he held his daughter (my God daughter) was all the reward I'll ever need. I had hoped to produce a tear. His reaction exceeded my expectations.
I went back to bed feeling... grateful... to have made some kind of impact.
I awoke earlier than usual considering I fell asleep so late. I called my mom right away. For those of you who know my mom, you know that she is a tough cookie in many ways. I told her to watch the video and call me back. To my surprise she could barely speak when she called me back. She said that it was so beautiful she wouldn't be able to stop thinking about it all day.
So I've decided to start a business. I want to make videos for special occasions to remind people of how wonderful life is. I'll do weddings, anniversaries, anything that celebrates how special our time here is.
I called a good friend of mine and she gave me some great advice...
So to my Family, the Universe, and any thing and any one out there who has helped me get to where I am at: Thank you so very much...
"God bless Uncle Frank."
She went to sleep with a tear in her eye. And I became so inspired. I looked at how blessed I am with the family I have. I copied her a dvd and then went on to make a video for my brother Mark who lives with his wife and three children in Australia.
Unfortunately I didn't have a lot of up to date video footage of Mark, Kylie, and the kids.... but I had some great vintage footage. And I had lots of great photos at my disposal! So I told a story about love... their love. And at about 2am New York time I Skyped my OTHER sister in law and the kids with the news: I made a video for them!!! They were so excited!
I couldn't believe how glued to the screen they were as they watched... with out a peep. Kylie insisted I call back when Mark came home from work so I could see his reaction. So sure enough... at 5:30am I got a Skype call from my family down under. Mark was home and ready to watch!
My brother's face as he held his daughter (my God daughter) was all the reward I'll ever need. I had hoped to produce a tear. His reaction exceeded my expectations.
I went back to bed feeling... grateful... to have made some kind of impact.
I awoke earlier than usual considering I fell asleep so late. I called my mom right away. For those of you who know my mom, you know that she is a tough cookie in many ways. I told her to watch the video and call me back. To my surprise she could barely speak when she called me back. She said that it was so beautiful she wouldn't be able to stop thinking about it all day.
So I've decided to start a business. I want to make videos for special occasions to remind people of how wonderful life is. I'll do weddings, anniversaries, anything that celebrates how special our time here is.
I called a good friend of mine and she gave me some great advice...
So to my Family, the Universe, and any thing and any one out there who has helped me get to where I am at: Thank you so very much...
