Meant to Shine

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

by Marianne Williamson

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Day 14: A Song that No One Would Expect You to Love [Sort of...]

Hey there!

Okay, so today's theme is a song that no one would expect me to love, but the song I have selected is really more of a guilty pleasure [which, if you remember, was the last post's theme]. So, we are just going to do a little switch-a-roo. And pretend that the last post was Day 14 and this one is Day 13, and next post we will proceed as planned to Day 15. So, a song that is a guilty pleasure [part 2] is...

"S&M" by Rihanna. I know: inappropriate, unnecessarily vulgar, unacceptable, the bane of our generation, etc. [P.S. If you think the song is gross, don't watch the video. I promise you, it can get worse.] But that girl knows how to sing a catchy tune. Rihanna might be the queen of guilty pleasure. Seriously, how many mediocre hit singles has she had? [I'll give you a clue: mucho.] But how many of those hit singles do you have on your iPod? That's what I thought. I have an embarrassing total of 10. Ouch. But what can I say, I love her, but I hate her, but I love her. [It's one of those relationships.]

The thing about Rihanna is she's not a musical genius, but she knows how to make a hit. She's gorgeous. She knows how to play the media. She knows how to put on a show. And she's only 23. I'm just saying, if you were to paint a portrait of a stereotypical American celeb, she'd be a good model.

That's enough out of me. Here's to having our one [or two] guilty pleasure[s], recognizing their crappiness, and loving them anyway. Ta-ta.
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