I know sometimes we think that
being a movie star or being rich and famous is the top standard in life. If we
can achieve this then we would not have to worry about small, everyday things
like taking out the trash, shoveling snow, eating healthy or zits with bad
timing. But honestly, if we stopped to think about it, those things don’t just
go away because you live in a nice place in California. These people have real,
everyday, battles just like you and me. They have to learn how to be themselves
with more pressure than you and I do! (I think I have pressure to look nice
when I come to work and I work with people who are my friends! I can’t imagine all
the pressure from magazines and paparazzi, etc)
This is what Diane Keaton writes
about in her new biography Let’s Just Say
it Wasn’t Pretty. It is a fun, witty journal of her drive to being content
with who she is and learning to stand out. What is real beauty? Is this fake, everyone-looks-the-same-Barbie-doll-version
we have going on now in society real beauty? What if you don’t fit into the
mold? Are you broken or are you a banner for individual style and expression?
Keaton tells a few amusing anecdotes about her experiences in this area.
I enjoyed this clever look at an
age-old question through the eyes of someone who seems to “have it all.” If you
are looking for a fun, quick read I would highly suggest this book.
