Remember, you don’t have to share them with anyone. Sometimes it’s just a paycheck, and a stepping stone.” There’s Auntie wisdom for my daughter beginning her 30s and my son right behind her “…push yourself to write out your wildest, most outrageous people-will-think-I’m-crazy dreams. In Bevelations, there’s Mutha advice for my young nieces and nephews just starting college and/or entering the workplace, “Sometimes a job is just a job…Not every career opportunity will be monumental and life-changing. None of it has been easy, but it ’s also not easy living a placeholder life. “Easy” and “living your dream”-yeah, that ’s not a word combo you will ever see in play. When Bevy writes of missing out on important life events, the loss of a loved one, even pushing past the initial discomfort of traveling alone, she opens us up to a more sensitive side of her that’s genuinely touching. Nevermind that Bevy divulged her big and small salaries, that she sold her soles and won some roles, that she had some court dates, and dated a rapper or two. So her unbridled zest for life is familiar, yet still inspiring-she’s aiming for *EGOT status, y’all! Nonetheless, her vulnerability and transparency surprised and moved me. We’ve even been introduced a few times-pre-Twitter and Instagram-and share a slew of mutual colleagues, perhaps even a couple of friends. And when I do something I know I shouldn’t, like eat a heavy meal late at night, I pray that I have another day to get it right.įull disclosure: I’ve been following Bevy on social media for years. If I’m depressed I own it and wait for it to pass. In the words of the bodacious dreamer, “Chile, the manifestations is real in these streets.”ĭuring a good ole NYC snow day, at about the 10:42 mark, Bevy ideates…Ī post shared by bevy smith I’m tired I rest. Well the next day, there was a flyer up promoting the event and the day after that, Après Ski for Charity at Melba’s Restaurant in Harlem was in full effect and the proceeds were donated to New York City’s Hospitality Alliance. On her Instagram Live, she was walking in the snow discussing New York City’s resilience, particularly uptown and how it’d be great to create an après ski situation in her beloved home of Harlem. I just witnessed Bevy turn an idea into action just a couple of weeks ago on Instagram. Oh, and that plan might take five years to actualize, as it did for her, and you still have to be ready for a hard pivot. Harlem’s own “gal-about-town” encourages readers to dream wide and wild, tap into their inner child in fact (for Bevy Smith that’s Lil’ Brown Bevy-a “sensitive, polite and studious,” shy, yet imaginative “voracious reader.”) However, the host of Sirius XM’s “Bevelations” on Radio Andy insists you have an actionable plan to bring that vision into fruition. Bevy Smith in Evolution Of A Grown-Ass Woman Who walks away from a job that pays well, a bona fide good thing? I’ll tell you who: someone looking for a great thing, an inspiring thing, a creative thing, a feeling of freedom, a new dream. That will be published when I’m eighty-five and a lot of folks are dead-I’m going to “Quincy Jones” all you mofos!”Īnd I boo-hoo cried towards the end when Bevy asked in the chapter Smitty’s Youngest-The Baby, “Do you understand what it’s like to be a full-grown woman of thirty-seven and see your daddy willing to risk his own well-being for you, for your safety? That is unwavering love.” I’m going to save that for my fifth autobiography, Don’t Stop, Get It, Get It: The Bevy Smith Story. I laughed throughout with revelations like, “No. I started nodding in agreement and highlighting with fervor during the first chapter, Evolution Of A Grown-Ass Woman-“Here’s a Bevelation for you: True luxury is access.” Being tethered to a career I had outgrown was like standing for two hours in a pair of six-inch spike heels: it looked good, but my feet were swollen and in agony!īevy Smith’s candid, hilarious and heartwarming book ☛ BEVELATIONS: LESSONS FROM A MUTHA, AUNTIE, BESTIE drops next Tuesday, January 12th and this motivational memoir is not just a must-read, it’s a must-own and a must-gift.
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