Keep Your Own Counsel

Happened across this  How I Made It online video featuring Bevy Smith. I'm guilty of this line of thinking, and I'm ready to stop. 

"Keep your own counsel. So many of us, and I was like this too when I was younger, you know, you don't feel confident in yourself, so you're like: 'Oh, I need to find a mentor. I need to ask ten people their opinion about something that I want to do.' Why would you do that? They don't know you. You know you. You know what you really want. So that's what you should go for." - Bevy Smith

Center of Passion

Today's dose of inspiration/creative energy courtesy of former Penn classmate and filmmaker, Taylor Hamilton:

Center of Passion from Taylor Hamilton on Vimeo.

All I Want For Christmas is...

1. A trip to see Alvin Ailey. I haven’t been in a few years and my soul/spirit is crying out for the inspiration Revelations always gives me.
2. That deep tissue or hot stone massage I’ve had on the to-do list forever. (Still have never had a professional massage.)
3.  A personal chef, preferably one well versed in Chinese and Thai cuisine. (OK, I’m just greedy.)
4.  A surprise getaway. As many of my friends prep to jetset next week, I’m itching to take a trip. I say it all the time, but Calgon please take me away!

Ok, back to daydreaming I go….