For decades I’ve been taken in with fashion and other magazines as a source of joy inspiration and information.
In fact I’ve learned a life lesson after reading the April 2020 issue of Harper’s Bazaar which can seem like an unlikely font of wisdom.
In the magazine Taylor Swift interviewed Taurus fashion model Gigi Hadid whose candid response illuminates a viable mode of “flying into action.”
I’ll quote Gigi here:
“I’ve realized over time that I feel the most free when I express myself, whether through action, writing, or talking it out.
Being honest always leads to something good, even if it takes a hard or awkward moment or conversation to get there; you can never go wrong with telling someone how you feel and speaking your truth.
And you always learn something from it.”
Isn’t this approach–honesty–the tonic for our time?
Nothing can be changed unless it is faced. An action plan is required.
New York State lawmakers have created a law criminalizing cops that use a choke hold. A cop’s disciplinary records will no longer be sealed from view.
In this case outrage provoked action.
People expressing their feelings through protest had the power to influence those in power to execute changes.
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