lupita nyong’o
heard about her via 12 years slave, by Steve McQueen.. but fell in love with her here (via upworthy):
on beauty
my complexion had always been an obstacle to overcome and all of a sudden it wasn’t.. it was perplexing.. and i wanted to reject it.. because i had begun to enjoy the seduction of inadequacy
to the beholders that i thought mattered.. i still felt unbeautiful
my mother told me..
..you can’t eat beauty..
..it doesn’t feed you.
beauty is not a thing i can acquire or consume..
..it’s something i just have to be.
my mother – you can’t rely on how you look to sustain you..
what fundamentally sustains us is compassion..
that kind of beauty inflames the heart and enchants the soul
feel the validation of your external beauty.. but also..
..get to the deeper business of being beautiful inside..
..there is no shade in that beauty
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Lupita Amondi Nyong’o (/ˌluːˈpiːtə ˈnjoʊŋoʊ/; born March 1, 1983) is an Academy Award-winning actress of dual Kenyan and Mexican citizenship. She identifies as Mexican-Kenyan. Nyong’o made her feature film debut inSteve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave (2013) as Patsey, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, among numerous other awards and nominations. She is one of the few actors who has won an Academy Award for their debut performance in a feature film.
be you. 