Dream Thought #141: Your Potential

 

Never let society's standards dictate your worth or limit your potential.

   - Diahann Carroll

Dream Thought #134 : You have to break rules

 

“Sometimes you have to break rules to get what you need. Although I do feel that it’s also important that you know the rules before you break them.”

― Diahann Carroll, The Legs Are the Last to Go: Aging, Acting, Marrying, & Other Things I Learned the Hard Way

Friday Summer

Happy Friday, my friends. I know all over everyone is celebrating Autumn. I have been to with putting up new decorations for Autumn. It is still Summer till September 23rd, which is the Autumn Equinox. I am in the spirit of Diahann and want to have fun on this last Summer Friday.

I hope you all had a wonderful Summer. On YouTube, I found this beautiful song, Romantic Island, by the Taiwanese artist Ocean Ou. It is I believe sung in Chinese, and the vibe is beautiful. I feel you all enjoy it. Take a listen. Here are the english lyrics

When the captain dropped the bottle from the boat The white sea spray is the blessing to our champagne Looking at you and your sunglasses smile at me The blue ocean bring out the moving melody Romantic Island you are the most beautiful mermaid Every shell contains your touching love song Your lips are my Long Island Iced Tea The romantic island only rain of petals all year round Sunrise and sunset are all celebrations for you I want you to stay in my arms The world's messages are broken I don't feel pity We could spend a lifetime of honeymoon vacation Romantic Island you are the most beautiful mermaid Every shell contains your touching love song Your lips are my Long Island Iced Tea The romantic island only rain of petals all year round Sunrise and sunset are all celebrations for you I want you to stay in my arms

Dream Roundup : January 2022 - May 2022

 

Aquarius season is here

My birthday

Happy Sun Day

Elusive Butterfly

Swan of Dreamers Day is here!

Aretha Franklin's birthday

Dreamy Thursday: Romantic Style

Dreamy Thursday: Studies in Beauty

Dream Roundup : July 2021 - December 2021

 Happy Friday, my friends. I am sharing a few of my favorite posts from the latter part of 2021; I hope you enjoy.

Manifest Monday: Money Affirmation Video

Happy Birthday Diahann

Be Fabulous

This and that on a Tuesday

Romantic Vignette #20 : Love Awaits

Sugar Hill (1974)

Happy Birthday Jimi

What am I reading

Christmas is here

Elusive Butterfly

Happy Friday, my friends. I found something perfect for the upcoming Valentine's Day. Here is the beautiful and talented Diahann Carroll signing Elusive Butterfly.

 

Here are a few screenshots I got from the video. 

Now, I need to get a dress in that color; and, I love the pink lipstick too. 

Dream Thought #119: Throw your own party

 

If you are not invited to the party, throw your own! 

- Diahann Carroll

Happy Birthday Diahann

 Happy Birthday to one of my all time favorites;and, a fellow Bronx born girl: Diahann Carroll. 

Here is Diahann singing beautifully. The song is The Music that makes me dance. Enjoy.

Manifest Monday: Money Affirmation Video

 Happy Manifest Monday. I haven't been able to blog as much as which all the different projects I am doing. I love SwanofDreamers, so I do my best to at least blog once a week. I found this wonderful video that is about Money Affirmations. 

What I love about this video is geared for Black Women to get use to luxury. Growing up in a middle class background, the women in my family especially my mom and gram believed in always having the best in life. This isn't a foreign concept for me. I do love affirmations and this video is filled with beautiful images of sistahs. Even if you aren't African American woman, you can enjoy the video.

I like to think I am channeling the wondrous Diahann Carroll listening to this video. I  always think of her like my on-screen glam mom. Enjoy.

Winter is almost here..

Happy Friday, my friends. We only have a few more days until Winter begins on the 21st. I always look forward to Winter since I am a winter baby!! With everything going on in the world, there are still pockets of love and happiness. You just have to look for it.

I found this beautiful gem while I was on you tube. It is perfect for the upcoming season. It is Let it Snow sung by Johnny Mathis and my favorite, the late Diahann Carroll. It has a beautiful romantic feel to it. Enjoy.

 

Miss Diahann Carroll

To kick of Black History Month is the late and great Diahann Carroll.
I still miss her. She is one of my Golden 11 ladies of Black Actresses
who have been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. Only
Halle Berry has won.



Here she is singing Quiet Nights. Enjoy

Dream Roundup: July - December

Happy Monday, my friends. Here are some of my favorite posts
from the past months. Catch up and enjoy.

Manifest Monday: Speak your desires



Mae West's birthday



Creative Notebook: Part Deux



Beauty for Friday #2 : Lipstick



Manifest Monday: Autumn or 99 days left



October 3rd



Farewell Diahann



All Hallow's Eve




Easy Tips for Empaths, Intuitives and other Sensitives...



Happy Birthday Ricardo



Somewhere in Dreamland




Manifest Monday: 22 days till Midnight




Emily Dickinson's birthday



Manifest Monday: Ride that creative wave

Farewell Diahann

I was so sad to hear about the passing of Diahann Carroll. She has
been one of my favorite actresses since I was a little girl. She is from
The Bronx like me; only a year older than my mom. I always
thought of Diahann as my glamorous other mother.

Her famous show Julia, showed her as a R.N. raising her only child.
The show exactly mirrored my mom. She too was a single mom and
a registered Nurse raising me.

She always exuded an innate elegance and glamour. Something she
had to fight to get more juicy roles such as Claudine or Elzora.
That glamour fit her like a glove for Dominique Deveraux in Dynasty.
Fun fact, I like to imagine myself on Dynasty as her daughter. One of
my lifelong goals was if I ever had a choice who would play my mom
and dad, I cast her and Billy Dee Williams. Sadly, that will never happen now.

I am happy to know we have all her amazing work on television
and film that will live on. This beautiful trailblazing Tony, Golden
Globe Winner and Oscar Nominee for Best Actress will live on
in her family, our hearts and in her performances.

If you like to read more of my thoughts on Diahann go here.
One of my favorite movies she of her is Paris Blues. She costarred
with Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward and Sidney Poitier. Who she
was in love with at the time too!!

Bless you Diahann always. Here she is talking about how she got
 cast on Dynasty.  A reminder how we always have to take control of our careers!

Dream Thought #95 : Throw your own party

"If your not invited to the party, throw your own." - Diahann Carroll