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Ery-“can do no wrong”. Like any artist, her art morphs but “the essence is the same”. Sky high head wraps, major afro wigs, bleach blonde do’s – no matter, she is always stylish, futuristic and supportive, hell, very protective, of black culture. A fine selector, too. “… love it or learn it.” I like this earth mama. She may have been publicly born in a waft of burning incense – “On & On” – floating on the good vibes “Didn’t Cha Know”, but she calls it like it is. She tells you when to call “Tyron” to help you get your shit – oh boyfriend you; she warns you about all them bags getting in your way – oh “Bag Lady” girlfriend you; she wonders about the “Other Side of the Game” and its “Danger”. And still a “Honey”. Just follow the links. Better still - get the albums. And have fun.
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Promotional stills from The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
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Not exactly inclined to do this level of
navel gazing, but here it is: 95 Questions to Help You Find Meaning and
Happiness from Mark and Angel Hack Life. How to answer these?! Have a go. And
be content.
1.
In one sentence, who are you?
2.
Why do you matter?
3.
What is your life motto?
4.
What’s something you have that everyone wants?
5.
What is missing in your life?
6.
What’s been on your mind most lately?
7.
Happiness is a ________?
8.
What stands between you and happiness?
9.
What do you need most right now?
10. What does the child
inside you long for?
11.
What is one thing right now that you are totally sure of?
12.
What’s been bothering you lately?
13.
What are you scared of?
14.
What has fear of failure stopped you from doing?
15.
What will you never give up on?
16.
What do you want to remember forever?
17.
What makes you feel secure?
18. Which activities make
you lose track of time?
19.
What’s the most difficult decision you’ve ever made?
20. What’s the best decision
you’ve ever made?
21.
What are you most grateful for?
22. What is worth the pain?
23. In order of importance,
how would you rank: happiness, money, love,health, fame?
24. What is something you’ve
always wanted, but don’t yet have?
25. What was the most
defining moment in your life during this past year?
26. What’s the number one
change you need to make in your life in the next twelve months?
27. What’s the number one
thing you want to achieve in the next five years?
28. What is the biggest
motivator in your life right now?
29. What will you never do?
30. What’s something you
said you’d never do, but have since done?
31.
What’s something new you recently learned about yourself?
32. What do you sometimes
pretend to understand that you really do not?
33. In one sentence, what do
you wish for your future self?
34. What worries you most
about the future?
35. When you look into the
past, what do you miss most?
36. What’s something from
the past that you don’t miss at all?
37. What recently reminded
you of how fast time flies?
38. What is the biggest
challenge you face right now?
39. In one word, how would
you describe your personality?
40. What never fails to
frustrate you?
41.
What are you known for by your friends and family?
42. What’s something most
people don’t know about you?
43. What’s a common
misconception people have about you?
44. What’s something a lot
of people do that you disagree with?
45. What’s a belief you hold
with which many people disagree?
46. What’s something that’s
harder for you than it is for most people?
47. What are the top three
qualities you look for in a friend?
48. If you had a friend who
spoke to you in the same way that you sometimes speak to yourself, how long
would you allow that person to be your friend?
49. When you think of
‘home,’ what, specifically, do you think of?
50. What’s the most valuable
thing you own?
51.
If you had to move 3000 miles away, what would you miss most?
52. What would make you
smile right now?
53. What do you do when
nothing else seems to make you happy?
54. What do you wish did not
exist in your life?
55. What should you avoid to
improve your life?
56. What is something you
would hate to go without for a day?
57. What’s the biggest lie
you once believed was true?
58. What’s something bad
that happened to you that made you stronger?
59. What’s something nobody
could ever steal from you?
60. What’s something you
disliked when you were younger that you truly enjoy today?
61.
What are you glad you quit?
62. What do you need to
spend more time doing?
63. What are you naturally
good at?
64. What have you been
counting or keeping track of recently?
65. What has the little
voice inside your head been saying lately?
66. What’s something you
should always be careful with?
67. What should always be
taken seriously?
68. What should never be
taken seriously?
69. What are three things
you can’t get enough of?
70. What would you do
differently if you knew nobody would judge you?
71.
What fascinates you?
72. What’s the difference
between being alive and truly living?
73. What’s something you
would do every day if you could?
74. At what time in your
recent past have you felt most passionate and alive?
75. Which is worse, failing
or never trying?
76. What makes you feel
incomplete?
77.
When did you experience a major turning point in your life?
78. What or who do you wish
you lived closer to?
79. If you had the
opportunity to get a message across to a large group of people, what would your
message be?
80. What’s something you
know you can count on?
81. What makes you feel
comfortable?
82. What’s something about
you that has never changed?
83. What will be different
about your life in exactly one year?
84. What mistakes do you
make over and over again?
85. What do you have a hard
time saying “no” to?
86. Are you doing what you
believe in, or are you settling for what you are doing?
87. What’s something that
used to scare you, but no longer does?
88. What promise to yourself
do you still need to fulfill?
89. What do you appreciate
most about your current situation?
90. What’s something simple
that makes you smile?
91.
So far, what has been the primary focus of your life?
92. How do you know when
it’s time to move on?
93. What’s something you
wish you could do one more time?
94. When you’re
90-years-old, what will matter to you the most?
95. What would you regret not fully doing, being, or having in your life?
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Skipping
on zzz’s makes it brittle and thin, they say. They also say, if you get to bed
by 10pm, you'll reap the benefit of growth hormones at their peak—these
powerhouse neurochemicals build new cells and repair damaged ones, including
those in hair follicles. Deprive yourself of sleep and the body churns out
cortisol, a stress hormone that interferes with cell functioning, wreaking
havoc on your hair.
Source: Self via bellaMUMMA
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I have had this conundrum
before. What to do when that orchid loses all its beautiful flowers and no more
new ones seem to be coming? Keep on taking care of it, I heard. Trim the spike,
I heard. Trim? How? Where?
History repeats and I am
doing a bit of homework. American Orchid Society has this nifty video to help
out.
In the nutshell:
Inhale. Let’s see.
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Hello hip, cultured, suave, creative! Yes, a Hollywood princess and a rocker are in the house – sorry, in a chic, bobo, mod pad – yes, such a place would be well suited for these two and their little ‘dahlings’. But honestly, even though “Somewhere” was, well… was, Sofia and Thomas have an inspiring ability to set the mood and subliminally communicate.
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Chamonix, France by Lu Chien-Ping | Source:
TRAVELINGCOLORS via METROPOLITAN style
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