Must we meet the end, before we can begin?
Even though we do not sleep, we dream.
Judging eyes and ears and tongues, can themselves be judged.
When we stand up, are we laying down?
We all need a person.
Respect.
The less we try to be good, the more excellent we are.
Don’t be fashion-forward, be fashion-you.
Let people know.
They are rich, but we are Rich.
Remember to laugh.
Always be ready, but never waiting.
live and live.
(via etiquetteforalady)
I am continually amazed by people. People and their weaknesses. People who are blind to their weaknesses…
I believe that we should embrace our weaknesses; That’s not to say that we should be proud of them by any means (what kind of skewed thinking would that be?), but we should certainly acknowledge the fact that we have them and try our damnedest to whittle away at them.
I struggle a great deal with patience, I’m impatient! The funny thing is, this weakness actually stems from one of my greatest strengths… I am a strategic thinker, a problem solver, I can filter through issues more quickly and come to a solution before the shit really hits the fan, as it were. Here’s the problem: trying to get everyone else on the same page, and having the patience to allow them to go through a trial and error process (if need be) before coming to the same conclusion. It’s hard. I become impatience when someone doesn’t understand an idea or an explanation, not because I’m frustrated with them but because I want so badly for them to be enlighten and have new wisdom!… I’m impatience because I care too much? Maybe not.
Secondly, I struggle with tact, I can be very tactless at times, more so with words than with actions. Because of this, I can come across as being quite, not because I don’t have something to say or think my words are unimportant, but there is a constant censorship happening in my head, a continual filtering out of the frank, blunt initial reactions/responses I have to things. If I were to walk around spouting off everything that came to mind, I would definitely be viewed in a different light… I know this is something that we all struggle with, but even my thoughtful responses come out sarcastic… snarky, which is actually never my intention but again, it’s my absurdly tactless self. I’m going to change this (for sure) if it kills me.
The ability to change is necessary… Having self-awareness to know that changes is necessary and then having the discipline to actually work toward the goal of changing takes a great deal of determination, but is so life enriching.
What are some of your weakness? How are you working through them?
This Is Glorious
Red Carpet Favorites:
Jessica Chastain: The black and bronzy/gold combo was (in and of itself, perfect and) stunning for her tone. Fit like a glove. A winning dress.
J Lo: I don’t always love her choices but this was perfect. The fit was amazing and the style was very her. Something very art deco (reminded me of lobby of the Empire State Building… I mean that in the best possible way).
Penelope Cruz: Beautiful. A total Grace Kelly throwback. The fit was incredible and the color was gorgeous! She new it too.
Angelina Jolie: Striking! The slit up the front was a surprise, coming from Angie. The thing I love about her is that she knows simplicity works. Possibly my favorite of the night… Where can I get this dress?
Meryl Streep: Honestly, it’s a crapshoot with Meryl… God love her (and me too), but tonight, she looked absolutely exquisite. That dark gold was stunning against her flawless skin and this cut is becoming her red carpet staple, that works!
The Wins (I’ll try to keep this thing minimal on commentary):
‘Hugo’ Wins for Cinematography
‘Hugo’ Wins for Art Direction
‘The Artist’ Wins for Costume Design
‘The Iron Lady’ Wins Makeup Design
(side note: Love that [in the “Favorite Cinema Moment”] Barbra managed to get a “hair flick” in… thank you Jesus)
‘A Separation’ Wins for Foreign Language Film
Octavia Spencer Wins for Actress in a Supporting Role in ‘The Help’. I was torn on this one, so many great actresses nominated this year and they all deserved a piece of Oscar (in there own right). I had my hopes for Jessica Chastain and I had slight anticipations that Janet McTeer might be a silent horse.
(sn: I can appreciate the Christopher Guest clan)
‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’ Wins for Film Editing
‘Hugo’ Wins Sound Editing
‘Hugo’ Wins Sound Mixing
(sn: Praise God for Cirque)
(sn: Is it just me, or is Robert Downey Jr. getting better looking?)
‘Undefeated’ Wins Documentary Feature
‘Rango’ Wins Animated Feature Film
‘Hugo’ Wins Visual Effects
Christopher Plummer Wins for Actor in a Supporting Role in ‘Beginners’ Hallelujah… One of the greatest actors of all time, in my opinion)
Ludovic Bource wins Best Original Score for ‘The Artist’
Bret McKenzie wins for Best Original Song for ‘The Muppets’ Were there really no other original songs this year?… So disappointed with this category… If you can call it a category.
(sn: Thank God, Angie really knows how to work that dress.)
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon & Jim Rash Win for Adapted Screenplay for ‘The Descendants’
Woody Allen wins for Best Original Screenplay for ‘Midnight in Paris’
(sn: pretty sure Milla Jovovich is as high as a kite right now)
‘The Shore’ Wins for Best Live Action Short
(sn: Thank you Melissa McCarthy for the mini Grey Goose moment)
‘Saving Face’ Wins for Best Documentary Short Subject
‘The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore’ Wins for Best Animated Short Film
Michel Hazanavicius Wins Best Director for ‘The Artist’ …This is so right. This movie was truly transportive. It’s up to the director to steer the vehicle that transports us. Brava!
Billy, you’re so right. Meryl does deserve an Oscar just for having to sit through 14 unfulfilled nominations. :)
The Memoriam always gets me. This year it’s acceptable, we lost Elizabeth Taylor.
Jean Dujardin Wins Best Leading Actor for ‘The Artist’ Again, this is right!… Not that there could have been a wrong this year, in this category. Have to say though, it’s about time Gary Oldman’s work be acknowledged.
MERYL STREEP Wins Best Leading Actress for The Iron Lady. Praise God. I love her SO much. She really did deserve this, her work, intuition, passion, and heart surpass even the most excellent of artists. She is as rear as the Hope Diamond.
‘The Artist’ Wins Best Motion Picture
And, that’s a wrap. Really. This years was easy to watch, simple… That’s all we really ask for, right?
Sending out Oscar love to you all! ♥
Starting a new pictorial collection of individuals who inspire me artistically and drive my passion to higher places.
—Maya Angelou
(Source: etiquetteforalady)
