Before she had even broken into the world of film, Meryl was an accomplished actor on Broadway and in other theatrical productions. Seventeen had the good sense to highlight her work in a brief feature in 1977. Streep had just landed her first movie role in the film Julia, at 28. Of her first day on set, she humbly said, “I thought I’d perpetrated some sort of great hoax, that they would find out I was a charlatan. I was so nervous the first day on the set that I broke out in hives!”

Go to the source: Funny Celebrity Interviews – Jennifer Lawrence Video.

Warning — NSFW language. Anna Jorgensen writes:

The other night I went to a music event with some new friends and after a few drinks we got to philosophizing about how we (people) consciously and unconsciously filter ourselves in consideration of others. Swaying near the men’s bathroom and close-talking above the noise we’re oblivious of by now, a couple of staggering and swaggering men pass us (we’re two, I dare say, attractive redheads) on their way to the loo.

Redhead Barbie (not me): “I used to always worry about what everyone was thinking of me. It drove me insane!”

I reply, “People have their own reality, their own perception. No matter how much you might try ‘explaining’ yourself to some people, they’re not going to get it. They’ve got their own movies going on in their minds.”

She gets it. “Yes! It used to bug me that they were misinterpreting me. I wanted to try to convince them or show them.”

I love this stuff. “You can’t. If it doesn’t fit into their box, if they’re not ready, willing and able, it’s a waste of time. You just get frustrated. Like, everyone in town has this perception of me as this successful professional, which I am—was—but I’m also a truck driver’s daughter with a potty mouth and filthy mind. That shit doesn’t go over so well in business.”

She retorts, “People who know you, really know you, love you and appreciate who you truly are, swears and silliness and all.”

Go to the source: What Others Think of Me is Not My Business… Anymore! ~ Anna Jorgensen {Adult} | elephant journal.

…when I play this song for the first time of the the year. Still haven’t felt like playing it yet…

You don’t have to know anything about sign language to be blown away by the sheer force of personality coming through in Shaylee’s performance. But with a little knowledge of how ASL works, you can also be amazed by the complexity of her linguistic and storytelling skills. Here are nine great moments from Shaylee’s video.

Go to the source for the 9 Reasons This Little Girl’s Sign Language Version of “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” is Great | Mental Floss.

Six months ago, I stepped out from the shadows of the United States Government’s National Security Agency to stand in front of a journalist’s camera. I shared with the world evidence proving some governments are building a world-wide surveillance system to secretly track how we live, who we talk to, and what we say. I went in front of that camera with open eyes, knowing that the decision would cost me family and my home, and would risk my life. I was motivated by a belief that the citizens of the world deserve to understand the system in which they live.

Go to the source: Snowden: NSA Surveillance Is about Power, Not ‘Safety’.

Heh, heh, heh…

Have you ever heard the Erma Bombeck quote: “Worry is like a rocking chair? It gives you something to do, but it doesn’t get you anywhere.” It’s so true. If you tend to brood a lot and think of what’s not going right in your life and what could go wrong, I have some good news for you: You can change. Your thoughts are powerful and when you work to change them, you really, truly can change your entire life.

Decide now to make the new year ahead positive by making little changes in how you think. Get ready to welcome your most awesome year yet. Here’s your game plan to start your year on a fabulously positive note …

1. Talk to yourself the way you’d talk to a best friend.

If you find yourself in a bad mood, you might want to ask yourself what you’ve been thinking about. It’s probably not positive! Pay attention to that internal dialogue. Would you talk to your best friend the way you talk to yourself? If your answer to either question is a no, then you have some work to do.

What you say on the inside determines what happens on the outside. If your internal dialogue is positive and you encounter a setback, you can talk yourself through it. You will automatically say things like: “I can do this. I have overcome challenges before. I know this is temporary. I will turn things around.” Positive self-talk is comforting, empowering and contributes greatly to ease of mind and happiness.

Get the rest here: 7 Tips To Start 2014 On A Fabulously Positive Note.