Are you afraid to be different?

Truth or Consequences time, best beloveds.

Are you willing to be different, original, authentic -- truly YOU?

Or is acceptance more important to you?

The thing about being authentic and expressing your true self is that it's likely to land you outside the mainstream, which may not always be a comfortable place. Especially if your private measure of success is acceptance. It's just too scary to leave the pack and venture outside it. Much safer to take cues from external sources that will tell you what to do and how to be.

Just know that you're making a huge tradeoff -- because your fear is the absolute opposite of love.

So this question is addressed to those who ARE willing to be different, original, and authentic. Do you wake up every morning and commit to being in the flow of giving and receiving that is specifically for you? Here's to your courage and boldness!

Go for it! Cut loose! Be creative! Make waves! Make a difference!

By being your authentic, divine self you will attract to you the circumstances and people that resonate with you. And yes, you're likely to offend some folks. But if you are listening to your own Inner Being rather than the herd, you'll be in the flow, and your reward will be great. It is far better to stand in strength than to sit in weakness. Let your light shine, for heaven's sake!

Luceat Lux Vestra. Let your light shine.

L'amour, l'amour -- and lots of humor please!

Last night some fabulous friends got together for a cinema soiree. We watched "The Women," the wonderfully star-studded 1939 film version of the successful Claire Booth Luce play of the same name.

Norma Shearer shines, as do Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, Paulette Goddard, Joan Fontaine, Marjory Main, Hedda Hopper, Lucile Watson, and more!

And there's the delightful Countess DeLave (Mary Boland), who lavishly proclaims the fabulocity of love. To quote her: "Oh, l'amour, l'amour, how it can let you down. Hmm. How it can pick you up again."

The costuming is magnificent, so perfectly 1930s. And, while the film is in black and white, there is a fashion show sequence in Technicolor. Very effective.

The dialog is witty and fast paced, and we laughed ourselves silly.

That's the point. In the flow of life there's lots of fun and laughter. All of us felt uplifted and inspired -- energized, in fact. I think each one of us is 10 years younger today because of it.