The Drama Queen’s Guide to the Galaxy

A random collection of universal truths I’ve gathered from watching Oprah, loving Kiddo, and strutting around in my shoes.

Throw it back to the universe when you don’t know what else to do with it.

It is tempting to ruminate, to obsess, to analyze till you’re paralyzed, but at the end of the day, worrying really doesn’t accomplish much. Recognize when something is beyond your control. When that happens, throw it back to the universe. It isn’t equivalent to throwing in the towel. Rather, it is rooted on the faith and the belief that when you want something badly enough, all the forces in the universe will conspire to give it to you…in one way or another.

God is fair.

Ever wonder why most gorgeous, successfully brilliant and sensitive men are gay? Because God is fair. If they were straight, then they would probably be perfect, and that’s just not the way the Galaxy works. Imperfection levels the playing field and makes us all equal.

Gratitude, like patience, is a virtue.

Some people have, some people don’t. The grass isn’t always as green as it seems on the other side of the fence. Know that for all the things that you think are lacking in your life, there are many other things to be thankful for. When you find yourself asking, “Why do these things always happen to me?” answer you own question with the knowledge that things happen for a reason and that you are blessed in other ways.

The world IS round.

What goes around, comes around. The Galaxy revolves around an unwritten, but immutable code of poetic justice necessary to maintain balance. Even the simplest act of kindness will find its way back you. Unfortunately, the same goes for even the smallest acts of malevolence.

Hate the game, not the player.

Has someone you thought you knew so well ever done something totally out of character? It may cause you to re-assess your opinion of that person and everything you thought them to be. But things aren’t always black and white, and we almost never get both sides of the story. It’s easy to be compassionate and say that you understand, but what is truly commendable is to empathize and see things from that person’s perspective without judging or condemning.


Trust is like interest; it is earned over time and increases with deposits.

I try my best not to lie to Kiddo about anything. I think of this honesty policy as a trust fund that I can withdraw from when someday -- an explanation eludes me -- I tell her that she’ll just have to take my word for it. Hopefully, at the rate that I’m going, she’ll have no reason not to believe me since time and principle would have shown her that my word is something that she can bank on.

Well-behaved women never make history.

I got this from Maria Shriver whose blood line is obviously of the historic kind. As her mother had done, she is trying to raise her daughters with a conviction that a woman can stand up for her beliefs, challenge the norm, revel in her individuality and still be a “nice girl”.

The vain don’t complain.

When my foxy shoes start to pinch my feet or my calves hurt from walking around in 3 inch heels, I recite this mantra over and over: The vain don’t complain. I remind myself that I freely chose to wear these gorgeous torture chambers posing as shoes. I bought ‘em, so I should suck it up and walk the walk in ‘em. Either that or change into more comfortable shoes…which might not go with my outfit.

Life is beautiful.

Despite its being occasionally cold and hard, this Galaxy, this Life is beautiful…and for that matter, so are you. However, like everything else, staying beautiful requires a certain amount of effort. Thanks to scientific advances, effort can now be bought by the bottle -- in the form of moisturizer and sun block. Relatively inexpensive and widely available in every major department store, when used regularly, they are the best line of defense against wrinkles and pre-mature aging! It’s power, literally, at your fingertips – don’t be afraid to use it.