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Geo Storm

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Geo Storm I love a good disaster movie and Geo Storm looks to put all others to shame. It actually looks absolutely ridiculous in the amount of devastation that is to occur. There are a few things that I like about the trailer besides the insane destruction. My favorite is Andy Garcia. I have always enjoyed him on screen. To be perfectly honest, I do not have big expectation for this movie because it looks so out of control from the trailer. The concept of satellites controlling the whether is pretty interesting and will of course have conspiracy theorist at a frenzy. Geo Storm in theaters October 20, 2017. Starring: Andy Garcia, Ed Harris and Gerard Butler. Geo Storm Website

Find Peace Within

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If you cannot find peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere else. -Marvin Gaye Peace is a funny thing. One does not just come by peace. I wholeheartedly believe that you have to make peace happen in your life. You have to make a conscious effort to choose peace over strife or stress or worry. If you cannot be at peace with who you are, regardless of whether or not you want to change your life circumstance, a person will always be stuck. In order to move on and make the necessary adjustments that may be needed you have to first acknowledge where you are at, who you are and make peace with that.  Accept who you are, faults, warts, stinky farts and all. Not only are you to accept who you are but you are to love yourself. Love yourself enough to want more or better if you are not happy with your life. You cannot find that level of understanding and self love from others. You have to first believe it from within. You have to first love yourself enough to try it. I

Fifth Harmony Album

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Fifth Harmony's Fifth Harmony Fifth Harmony's new self titled album has been out since August with hit singles Down and He Like That . I have been bopping my head to the album for the last couple of weeks. The clean version is my go to when I am riding in the car with the kids, which annoys them to no end because they would rather listen to their crap music, but guess who's smiling the entire time. The album has ten tracks and I think that is not enough. I would have liked a couple more songs to round it out. They have the right amount of up tempo versus slow but it could have done with a good ballad to show off their vocals a little more. All in all, I am enjoying the album. It has some fun, sexy songs and some uplifting ones as well. Rate: 9/10, I am really feeling He Like That right about now and the video is pretty hot and sexy. These young women have come a long way since X-Factor. 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Break Free from Comparisons

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Don't let comparisons steal your joy. -Unknown The only comparison that one should consider is her past self to who she is now to who she wants to be in the future. All other comparisons should be banished away as they may serve to erode away at your self-esteem unless we use them as motivation to get us to the next level. Beyond using it as a motivation tool, comparing yourself to other people in terms of what they appear to have or not have is like practicing magic. The life that other people appear to have is an illusion of the image they want to send out. It is not a realistic view of their lives. It is not a real view of the pain, hurt, or complete feeling of loss they may be experiencing. An outwards appearance, does not take into consideration the genuine ups and downs that everyone goes through.  Do not let anything steal your joy. Joy is precious and comes in spurts. When you have some joy in your life, hold on to it, nurture it, spread it, live in it, and enjoy

A Wrinkle in Time Trailer

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A Wrinkle in Time My readers already know how much I love the arts and how much I LOVE trailers and science fiction. So, it should be no surprise that I am completely, over-the-top excited about this movie coming out in the spring. First off Ava DuVerny is directing. Swoon, scream in excitement and all that other happy dance stuff. The cast is an outstanding ensemble of seasoned and fresh face actors. Lastly, the production, costumes, and cinematography already look amazing. The only other thing to do besides watch all the trailers that come out is the order the book and read it. A Wrinkle in Time Release Date: March 9, 2018 Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Storm Reid, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw. A Wrinkle in Time Website A Wrinkle in Time | Teaser Trailer

Self-Discipline

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With self-discipline most anything is possible. - Theodore Roosevelt Self-discipline is my mortal enemy. We actually have a love-hate relationship. I would love to have more of it but it is as though it really hates me. I think my next project in life is to read and educate myself on what the self-discipline gurus have to say about it because it is one of those things that evades me completely at times. The thing with self-discipline is that it is supposed to be exercised without seeing the immediate benefits. Self-discipline is an exercise of faith. Do you have faith in yourself and faith in that your efforts will produce the outcome you hope for? The answer should be a resounding yes. When I think of self-discipline, I think of commitment and consistency. We have to stay committed to doing what's right for ourselves regardless of the temptations to do otherwise. In order to do that we have to keep the vision bright. Do not forget the good that you want for yourself. Do not

Jumanji Trailer

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Jumanji trailer looks fun and interesting. I am particularly looking forward to seeing the Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart together again, especially throwing in Jack Black to the mix. This should definitely be interesting. From the trailer it looks like I will at least get a few good laughs. Jumanji Releast Date: December 20, 2017 Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart and Jack Black Jumanji IG Jumanji FB Jumanji Twitter

You Can Do Anything

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You can do anything but not everything. -Unknown There are times when I would love to conquer the world. I have a list of all of these things that I would like to do in life, goals that I would like to see accomplished. I love it. I love having something to shoot for, another level to aspire to. However, sometimes that list may seem overwhelming and it stresses me out. Talk about self-created stress. It does not even have to be a broad idea either. It can be as small as daily task such as doing house work.  There are times when things get so crazy at my house because I have let them get out of hand, that when it is time to clean it up, I am frozen with indecision due to the amount of work before me. It seems like there is just too much to do and I freak myself out by thinking that I just cannot do it all by myself. Depending on what the task is, that is true. Some things in life cannot be accomplished alone; however some things you may be able to do it alone if you have time

Ugly Hypocrisy

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Check yourself. Take your hypocrisy dose down a notch. Check your glass house or the planks in your eye. Put down the stones. Reach that hand out, offering aide not judgement. Practice genuine empathy. I see hypocrites ... Walking around like regular people. They don't see each other. They only see what they want to see. They don't know they're hypocrties. Practice peace, love, kindness, and gratitude.

Be Inspired by Art

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I view art as an inspirational tool. - Thomas Kincade The arts are the greatest gift that we can experience, receive and/or give to the world. I absolutely love everything about the arts. Theater, music, movies, literature, movement and etc. are all expressions of the gift of creativity that lies within us. Art is not only an expression of ourselves but also a piece of our connection to the world around us in which we can share with others and experience. It is subjective yet personal. If you do not have a special talent or personal preference that you can express in some type of art form, I am sure you have something in the art world that you enjoy, whether it is watching television, reading a good book, listening to a classical piece or simply enjoying the strokes of a painting. We all experience some appreciation from the art world.  We can get inspiration either to create or to live on. Art can give us a different perspective on life. It can give us motivation. There i