new obsession of the week: cinema scores.

recent circumstances have led me to the discovery of the beauty that is film scores.

This song featured in the movie Shutter Island, is a brilliant layering of Dinah Washington's sultry vocals from her 1960 song "This Bitter Earth" on top of orchestral composer Max Richter's 2004 song "On the Nature of Daylight". hauntingly beautiful.

A beautiful similitude between Coretta Scott King & Michelle Obama.

inspiration for all dancers [& human beings].

Diligence in the Pursuit

As a student, I have always excelled academically - I’m a speed-reader, have quick comprehension, great memory, I like research, have a knack for finding solutions to problems, and I’m a good test taker. Most things in school came very easily to me once I spent a short amount of time with them. Recently, I have found myself in situations where I have had to invest more time studying and preparing for things – something that I am not used to because I am so “smart”. I found myself getting frustrated because I was not feeling as confident as I usually did when facing these types of challenges. I thought to myself, God is showing me something.

The things that God is having me to pursue are not “easy”. If they were easy I would not have to call on Him for strength, courage and assistance. He would not be glorified in the process, I could boast of my own works and have no need for God in this area of my life. He told me the other day – “be DILIGENT in your pursuit of excellence”. Although God has set me apart as pure, guiltless, and excellent, I must still DO WORK to achieve success. These tasks will not complete themselves, and I have already experienced the disappointment associated with putting out something that I know is not my best (or God’s best) work.