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Quotes from My Pride by Alton Fitzgerald White

I just finished reading this book, and I am so awed with White's journey and his gratitude and openness to share his successes and failures. Even though he doesn't go into much detail about his time with The Lion King, I feel that knowing his backstory and everything that lead up to him gaining (and maintaining) the part of Mufasa has made me connect with The Lion King even more. This book is helping me ask questions and give some thoughts into introspection. I'm so excited about some of it, that I wanted to share parts of it with you. Ironically, the very things we naturally love to do often bring us the most uncertainty, the most discomfort. But that's because they are so important to us, and so revealing of who we are. The good news is that the more we let the world see us as we really are, the more support we find from the people who matter. Going forward and doing what we love, whether it's singing or sports or making robots, can actually give us the will a

One Year Review: 30 Goals

A year has already passed since I made my list of 30 goals. But yet, I have only completed two so far, and am in the midst of "completing" or writing about another.  Despite the numbers being very low, I feel like I have accomplished a lot in this past year. Especially considering many of these are not just one time goals. So even though I have only completed two, I am in the process of working on 10 other goals-either intermittently or simultaneously. I have traveled to 2 out of 5 new states. I have come a decent way in my latte art making (and I keep learning more everyday). I have been using Photoshop for actual projects at least a couple times a month--a very slow but steady start. I've already attempted baking with some handmade dough recipes. I am still in the midst of illustrating a kid's book. I have been doing a decent amount of meditation. I am on page 155 (or so) of Italian HP7. I have learned to make a couple of cocktails. I spent one weekend v