How can we expect immediate honesty from someone when it’s rightly assumed that we’ll ostracize them for their indiscretion anyway? Politicians are pushed into a corner when confronted with the media and though the attempt to cover up an embarrassment can seem spineless, it’s an instinctual form of self-preservation we’ve seen many a time before.

I understand Democrats are hesitant to back up a politician that behaved immorally but bullying someone into resigning because of personal issues is unfair. If we instead practiced forgiveness and understanding,  maybe situations like these would cease to blow up and the focus could remain on what’s really important. Here’s hoping!

Upon talking about his latest endeavor, we learned that it’s more than just a hobby for Carrey, but an intense outlet and something he puts his mind, body and soul into. Photos of his floor-sized art, some glow-in-the-dark and others simply ripe with emotion, were featured as a usually relaxed Jim Carrey began to tense up. What intrigued me most was that as calm and open as he was during most of the interview, Carrey showed extreme insecurity when it came to talks of his paintings’ worth. As Leno spit-balled, Carrey crossed his arms with hands tightly clasped around opposite arms, seemingly ‘put on the spot’. Perhaps noticing this change in behavior, Leno changed the subject to the upcoming movie, ‘Popper’s Penguins’ and Carrey immediately retreated back to his former stress-free persona. What shocks me is the idea that a person so highly respected and commended for their talent could still have weakness in confidence and frankly, I’m relieved.

We often consider celebrities to be jaded and lacking humility but in Carrey’s desire for approval, exemplified in his body language, a ‘human’ side is detected. From this, I realized that no matter who you are and how much you’ve proven yourself, the question of worth in regards to something fresh in your cache of talents or abilities can trigger your most vulnerable feelings and create doubt. But you don’t have to listen to the ‘what-if’s! Though obviously self-conscious about his work, Carrey still allowed for it to be referenced and presented on national television which takes an amount of courage no one is without. I’m still not exactly sure of how to come up from the fears of being judged on something you put your heart into, but recognizing that one of the most multifaceted talents of our time has questions of his own gift and pushed them aside long enough for an episode of “The Tonight Show” puts me at ease and gives me hope for a bright and fearless future of my own.

I saw an episode of Piers Morgan featuring an interview with Paris Hilton and her mother, Kathy. Much insight into what becomes of a child with a mother like that came from watching the interview promoting the new reality show on Oxygen, “The World According to Paris” and actually gave me hope. Mother and daughter sat poised and ready to defend against expected questions regarding Paris’ past humiliations, but Piers took on a lighter approach, keeping Kathy relatively calm and open to the questions he had for her daughter. During the interview, the mother-daughter duo continuously showed traits very similar to that of my sister and her mother, and I realized that, at its worst, the emotional damage won’t destroy their chance at a happy life. No one has a perfect childhood and even those who had something close to it have issues.

Being ten and fifteen years their senior, I suppose I feel a maternal instinct when it comes to my siblings (especially my terribly sweet sister), making it painful to accept that there’s nothing I can do but believe they’ll be okay and move along. As hard as that is to swallow, it’s necessary for me to distance myself appropriately so that I can have a chance, too.

It’s important for me to take care of my health and focus on relocating my center so I can be available to the ones whom with mutual and unconditional love is shared. I’m aiming for happiness.