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Reveal Your Thoughts Part 2

Reveal Your Thoughts: Part 2
What are you feeling today?
Reveal your thoughts to a trusted confident!
Mighty you are
Allow
yourself to be
seen not as you wish but
as you honestly are
not wounded yet vulnerable
mighty
In your
sincerity
a burgeoning healing
takes root and grows like a mighty
oak tree
- Wanda Toby
In my research on stress management and wellness, I have found that the basics of the basics is knowing oneself. Knowing who you are, knowing what your values are, and knowing how you react to things allows a person to better prepare for life’s ups and downs. However, sometimes that is not enough. Sometimes you have to take it further and share certain parts of yourself. Share your feelings and emotions whether it be venting or expressing love or connecting on a mutual experience. Since we are social creatures we need to connect in ways that deepen our experiences. At the end of the day keeping things bottled up is not healthy.
This leads to some salient points from the second of the two articles.
How to make sense of your feelings and the importance of sharing them Part 2 Review
Why feelings:
Feelings help us survive
Feelings promote emotional attachment and social interaction
Feelings support growth
Feelings move us towards health and ‘more life’
Book of Answers: Reveal your thoughts to a trusted confidant

LiteVi Weekly Recap: Your Entertainment Catch Up 1

Let's recap
Cardi B and Offset break up
NYC Mayor Eric Adams pleaded not guilty
Diddy lawsuits are piling up
Kanye West announces new album
Did Beyonce really lose 4 million followers on IG?
Dancing with the Stars boots Anna Deley and she has a lot to say about it
Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval Netflix comedy special
Who landed on top at the box office: Lupita's Wild Robot?

Supermodel Warns Against Ozempic- Here’s Why!

Shocking: Supermodel Warns Against Ozempic—Here’s Why!
Let's discuss our obsession with weight loss and the lengths we will go to to lose a few pounds. 
Featured articles:
Kate Moss' sister issues warning after Ozempic overdose: 'Worst decision I ever made'
1 in 4 adults would consider using weight loss drugs without prescription: Study

The Deliverance Movie Review

The Deliverance
The Deliverance playing on Netflix and starring Glenn close as Ebony's mom, Alberta, Andra Day as Ebony, Caleb McLaughlin as her son, Demi Singleton as her daughter, Monique as Cynthia who was the social worker, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, and Tasha Smith which I always love seeing in a cameo role. It is a horror suspense story that basically follows this family that moves into a house and there is an evil spirit that possesses the youngest son and subsequently the rest of the family. The Deliverance is reported to be based off a true story.

Diddy Did It?: The Arrest of Sean Combs Part 1

Sean Combs was arrested and as of Tuesday, his request for bail arrangement have been denied.
03:00 Making The Band 
05:40 Cassie Ventura left and filed a lawsuit 
07:00 Drama of his own making 
09:10 Self-preservation mode 
11:00 Recent Diddy headlines 
21:00 Yahoo Article "Sean 'Diddy Combs' denied bail; Indictment alleged 'freak offs,' guns, arson and other shocking allegations 
40:00 What are your values: Don't be a ish person 
42:00 Journal prompt: When were you an ish person and how could you have been better 
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Building Resilience in the Midst of Turmoil

Affirmation: I am the author of my story
Let's talk about Shannon Sharp, Sean (Diddy, Puffy, Puff Daddy, Love) Combs, and the case for resilience, including the four core components of resilience: connection, wellness, healthy thinking, and meaning.
Building Your Resistance

Reveal Your Thoughts Part 1

Reveal Your Thoughts: Part 1
What are you feeling today?
Reveal your thoughts to a trusted confident! 
In my research on stress management and wellness, I have found that the basics of the basics is knowing oneself. Knowing who you are, knowing what your values are, and knowing how you react to things allows a person to better prepare for life’s ups and downs. However, sometimes that is not enough. Sometimes you have to take it further and share certain parts of yourself. Share your feelings and emotions whether it be venting or expressing love or connecting on a mutual experience. Since we are social creatures we need to connect in ways that deepen our experiences. At the end of the day keeping things bottled up is not healthy.
This leads into some salient points from these two articles.
The Case for Embracing Our Emotions Part 1 Review
Emotions can help us learn about ourselves
Emotions can help us relieve stress
Emotions can help us make good choices
Emotions can help us connect with others

Rebel Ridge Movie Review

Let me tell you how not even ten minutes into this movie, I was ticked all the way off. Because who the hell are these evil, small-town, backward-ass police officers to manhandle and malign this man, Terry Richmond, who was simply riding his bike while being black!
Rebel Ridge takes place in a small town, you know the Jason Aldean type small town, the sundown type small town, the small town that you drive carefully through, the small town that really should just be avoided driving through, of Shelby Springs where Terry Richmand, former Marine, is trying to post bail for his cousin. Unfortunately, before he can do that, he runs into a pair of bad-apple-cops that abuse him and steal the money he was going to use for bail. I thought, oh this is a Jason Statham movie where he now has to kick everyone’s ass to get revenge. 
Rebel Ridge stars not-so-newcomer Aaron Pierre as Terry Richmond, AnnaSophia Robb as Summer McBride, Don Johnson as Cheif Sandy Burnne, and David Denman as Officer Evan Marston. This movie was in the making for quite some time and had some delays before being released one of which was losing their leading man, John Boyega. He ended up pulling out the movie which stirred some rumors but later released a statement that he had to leave the production due to family reasons. In comes Aaron Pierre, another British actor, to take over the role. All in all the acting was solid. 
Although the overarching theme is police brutality mixed with the good old dose of small-town prejudice, Rebel Ridge introduced an overlooked area of exploitation of “legal” seizure of assets during a police stop also known as civil assets forfeiture. In the movie, Summer revealed that they can keep the money even if the person is not charged with any crimes and to get it back one would have to go through a costly legal battle which is usually not worth it. This was another layer of messed up corrupt activity happening in this town. So plot-wise and storyline-wise they had a lot to work with because that was only the tip of the corruption happening in Shelby. I thought they did a good job of not-so-subtly but subtly enough weaving those themes in. 
My main issue with this movie was that it sorta kinda got boring at times. Which, weirdly enough, I cannot completely attribute to the pacing though. I thought the pacing was good because it allowed for some understanding and background building. I really wanted to see more well-placed action. Maybe I just wanted to see more of Terry kicking ass. I cannot quite figure out what the issue was but it needed a little umph where umph was not. Aaron Pierre and how they wrote him and how he carried out the character I thought was very well done and I would love to see more of Terry Richmond. My other issue was the ending. I don’t care for ambiguity and filling in the blanks. I like things to be tied up in a nice bow and clarified. It did not give me that. 
Again, I enjoyed the cast and their chemistry. The film definitely evoked emotions and Aaron as Terry Richmond did his thing. Is he the next big thing? I hope he doesn’t have any skeletons hidden anywhere because once a brother starts to rise there’s a target on his back. I am rooting for him though. I have not watched any of his other projects except Old and I don’t remember his character so I am going to have to revisit that. The others are mostly on my avoid list but I hear he does hold his own. So I am looking forward to what he will bring to the table. 
Rebel Ridge 7.5/10