There are enough people in this world who are judgmental, hypercritical, and who do not support others' hard work and ambitions.  Sadly, many of these people are our own 'family', and that is just how it goes sometimes, we marshal on-- we try our best and try to work towards a goal, or a pinnacle of something that we hold dear.  We have to understand that those we are genetically related to may not share our views or value the same things we do.  It happens.  Then, as we grow and mature, we…

So, watched a great documentary this evening called "A Wink and A Smile" (link below) about the Seattle burlesque scene, and some of the influential people in it. But more poignantly the documentary follows ten women, from greatly varied ages, backgrounds, and body types through six weeks of an "Intro to Burlesque" class and their subsequent experiences in it.  What I found to be so terrific about this piece was that it examined their development/exploration of themselves not only as…