HOW POWERFUL THESE WORDS ARE? A GIRL OF THE MOMENT!!!!!!!! When those words reflect so clearly how do they impact each and every one of us as teenagers I had the privilege of speaking to Lizabeth Zindel, the author of the book "a girl of the moment" Why did she write this book? And most importantly what was her message? Her passion, her drive and what place was she at when she began to write the very first words in this book? Teenagers can have such a high fantasy, a world of no reality; follow a celebrity, their lives, their dreams and their achievements the so-called "HUGE SUCCESS".
PARTIES to be invited to, the admiration of others, the attention they so love, the beautiful designer clothes, shoes, accessories, the outrages hairstyles and the never ending smiles.
They all want to be there, experience it and feel the HIGH of life, people around them, music, dancing, and believe that they are special, talented, wanted and always loved.
Yes, indeed.
But what truly happens after the hours, when they go home and their feet hurt from wearing the 4 inch high heel shoe barely holding their feet, the dizzy feeling in their head for not eating enough to maintain the small size so noticed, and the empty void hitting them without a warning.
Who are we between those walls? when no one sees us.
When nobody is talking to us or listening to our voices, where there are no arms to be running to or a tender kiss on our lips meaning the true words of love.
Whispering softly, you will always be a STAR.
Lizbeth knew and lived that world hands on.
She felt it and she understood the dreams of others, letters written with passion and such intimacy, delivering their entire personal world and no replies.
The easy notion of expression, wishing that they can be them or help them so someday soon they will be happier.
Lizbeth had a great model to cherish, her Father, a very talented special man with vision, poise and success.
Paul Zindel won a Pulitzer Prize writing his play.
She looked up to him, she loved him.
And when she lost her Dad, his departure took a new hold on her.
She understood so clearly, what the past meant, what the future holds and where is the key to inner joy and meaning.
Indeed in the MOMENT, IN THE NOW.
This huge event let her to the passage to write this book developing her passion to, bridge the teenagers and the celebrities' lives, reality and dreams.
Her message is clear.
Don't expect so much.
Celebrities are people too.
Day and night they must deal with demands, traveling, the camera and their personal feelings and expectations.
Lots of their plates.
One big tip; be you, be an original, appreciate their beauty and talents but more so understand them.
They cannot be there for you, the teenager 24/7.
They need a break too, to refuel, recharge and breath in the success so amazingly wanted.
The destination is sweet and rewarding.
Enjoying the process and seize the NOW is the trick, after all time stops for no one and time will fly by whether we hit it big or not.
We still matter.
We feel, we think, we laugh, we cry, we love, we give, we understand, we run, we stay, we move, we grow, we imagine, we will be in the high and the low of our lives regardless to it all, while the sun will keep on shinning and the stars will hide at times behind the dark clouds.
Life is like weather and we must dress up accordingly, The beauty of it is the connections we made, the kindness we expressed, the support we gave and how we made someone feel good for just a moment, and all because we cared while the experience was magic.
I am delighted that I met Lizbeth Zindel, a thrilling experience, looking forward to a lasting connection building our separate original lives inside out and outside in as capable as we are in the NOW.