After quite a time of silence, I have been compelled to write on a person who has, quite frankly, impacted the world, simply by being who she is - and who she is is good enough.
Susan Boyle, the amazing-voiced singer from Scotland, noted worldwide for her lack of flash and called "dowdy" in the MSM (THE NERVE?!), epitomizes the dreams of all of us out there in the audience - you had a dream, Ms. Boyle, and you went for it! I can never praise highly enough your nerve, your confidence in your gift and your own, perfect style.
Shame on all of us for EVER judging someone's insides by their outsides. MORE shame on those who decide that Ms. Boyle isn't enough - not fancy enough, flashy enough, sexy enough. Susan Boyle is fine just as she is - she doesn't need you/us to decide that she should be anything other than what she is: the most perfect Susan Boyle. And actually, THAT'S what we're supposed to be - the best US we can be.
Does it matter that my butt is too big? That my my hair has split-ends? Holy smokes, people, we need to see what is and GLORY IN IT! We spend all of our time chasing after some vain ideal (think Britney Spears) and never take stock in what we have: OURSELVES. If we are everything we can be (think Captain Sully), we can do anything. If we sell ourselves out for the glitz, the hype - we create a curtain behind which is a not-so-powerful "wizard" that can't do much of anything, but he can put on a hellova show.
Think about it. Here's to you, Ms. Boyle, for standing for who you are without an apology. We thank you for reminding us that it's ok to be ourselves, and to do the best we can with what we have - if everyone did that, we'd have Susan Boyles and Captain Sullys on every corner.
And what a wonderful world that would be!!
Again, Ms. Boyle, Britain may have Diversity, but the WORLD has YOU!
Saturday, May 30, 2009
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