All Revered

Adriana Lima, super model for Victoria's Secret !!!!

Angelina Jolie's black gown !!!!

Asian woman in a black dress & heels.

Ass to be blunt: social commentary says it all right well.

High Achievement.

Angelina Jolie receives Damehood from Queen Elizabeth wearing Ralph & Russo Spring 2014 Couture Collection

Angelina Jolie speaks as US Secretary of State John Kerry listens during an Iftar reception to mark World Refugee Day at the All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) in Washington on June 20, 2016. photo by Anadolu Agency.

the Flow of Line.

Angelina Jolie flows into the presence of others. . .

black elegant gown.

Anya Ivy

beautiful legs of Emma Willis

Purpose



Angelina Jolie speaks as US Secretary of State John Kerry listens during an Iftar reception to mark World Refugee Day at the All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) in Washington on June 20, 2016. photo by Anadolu Agency

Frequently, people mistake jobs for purpose and the purpose for living to the next day is for mere survival, not in service to others. What is your purpose? Why are you here on this planet and not another?

Years ago, when my little sister was in college she drove long miles from somewhere in Virginia home in Southern Maryland to tell the family a recent news story. Apparently, a baby was born. His first words at birth, "Jesus is coming back!" were his last words. He died after uttering them to the astonished nurse and doctor crew delivering the baby.

That little incident went into a vault never to be heard again but many remember it because the baby lived his purpose and left us. How his life purpose rippled is in the retelling of his story. How does your life ripple? ~ Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 6.26.16
 

Fantasies



Charlize Theron by Annie Leibovitz

Annie Leibovitz's photo shoot of Angelina Jolie (2015)

 

Excellent Photographers



Angelina Jolie by Mario Testino



Katy Perry by Cleo Wade !!!!

Lady Gaga by Getty Images at 2015 Grammy's
in a silver beaded Brandon Maxwell gown !!!!

Lara Flynn Boyle by A. Rodriguez

 

A Woman's Struggle with Disease

Angelina Jolie Pitt: Diary of a Surgery

The New York Times

By ANGELINA JOLIE PITT

March 24, 2015



Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt

LOS ANGELES — TWO years ago I wrote about my choice to have a preventive double mastectomy. A simple blood test had revealed that I carried a mutation in the BRCA1 gene. It gave me an estimated 87 percent risk of breast cancer and a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer. I lost my mother, grandmother and aunt to cancer.

 

 

I wanted other women at risk to know about the options. I promised to follow up with any information that could be useful, including about my next preventive surgery, the removal of my ovaries and fallopian tubes.

 

 

I had been planning this for some time. It is a less complex surgery than the mastectomy, but its effects are more severe. It puts a woman into forced menopause. So I was readying myself physically and emotionally, discussing options with doctors, researching alternative medicine, and mapping my hormones for estrogen or progesterone replacement. But I felt I still had months to make the date.

 

 

Then two weeks ago I got a call from my doctor with blood-test results. “Your CA-125 is normal,” he said. I breathed a sigh of relief. That test measures the amount of the protein CA-125 in the blood, and is used to monitor ovarian cancer. I have it every year because of my family history.

But that wasn’t all. He went on. “There are a number of inflammatory markers that are elevated, and taken together they could be a sign of early cancer.” I took a pause. “CA-125 has a 50 to 75 percent chance of missing ovarian cancer at early stages,” he said. He wanted me to see the surgeon immediately to check my ovaries.

 

 

I went through what I imagine thousands of other women have felt. I told myself to stay calm, to be strong, and that I had no reason to think I wouldn’t live to see my children grow up and to meet my grandchildren.

 

I called my husband in France, who was on a plane within hours. The beautiful thing about such moments in life is that there is so much clarity. You know what you live for and what matters. It is polarizing, and it is peaceful.

 

That same day I went to see the surgeon, who had treated my mother. I last saw her the day my mother passed away, and she teared up when she saw me: “You look just like her.” I broke down. But we smiled at each other and agreed we were there to deal with any problem, so “let’s get on with it.”

Nothing in the examination or ultrasound was concerning. I was relieved that if it was cancer, it was most likely in the early stages. If it was somewhere else in my body, I would know in five days. I passed those five days in a haze, attending my children’s soccer game, and working to stay calm and focused.

 

The day of the results came. The PET/CT scan looked clear, and the tumor test was negative. I was full of happiness, although the radioactive tracer meant I couldn’t hug my children. There was still a chance of early stage cancer, but that was minor compared with a full-blown tumor. To my relief, I still had the option of removing my ovaries and fallopian tubes and I chose to do it.

 

 

I did not do this solely because I carry the BRCA1 gene mutation, and I want other women to hear this. A positive BRCA test does not mean a leap to surgery. I have spoken to many doctors, surgeons and naturopaths. There are other options. Some women take birth control pills or rely on alternative medicines combined with frequent checks. There is more than one way to deal with any health issue. The most important thing is to learn about the options and choose what is right for you personally.

In my case, the Eastern and Western doctors I met agreed that surgery to remove my tubes and ovaries was the best option, because on top of the BRCA gene, three women in my family have died from cancer. My doctors indicated I should have preventive surgery about a decade before the earliest onset of cancer in my female relatives. My mother’s ovarian cancer was diagnosed when she was 49.

 

I’m 39.

 

Last week, I had the procedure: a laparoscopic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. There was a small benign tumor on one ovary, but no signs of cancer in any of the tissues.

 

I have a little clear patch that contains bio-identical estrogen. A progesterone IUD was inserted in my uterus. It will help me maintain a hormonal balance, but more important it will help prevent uterine cancer. I chose to keep my uterus because cancer in that location is not part of my family history.

It is not possible to remove all risk, and the fact is I remain prone to cancer. I will look for natural ways to strengthen my immune system. I feel feminine, and grounded in the choices I am making for myself and my family. I know my children will never have to say, “Mom died of ovarian cancer.”

Regardless of the hormone replacements I’m taking, I am now in menopause. I will not be able to have any more children, and I expect some physical changes. But I feel at ease with whatever will come, not because I am strong but because this is a part of life. It is nothing to be feared.

 

 

I feel deeply for women for whom this moment comes very early in life, before they have had their children. Their situation is far harder than mine. I inquired and found out that there are options for women to remove their fallopian tubes but keep their ovaries, and so retain the ability to bear children and not go into menopause. I hope they can be aware of that.

 

It is not easy to make these decisions. But it is possible to take control and tackle head-on any health issue. You can seek advice, learn about the options and make choices that are right for you.

 

Knowledge is power.

 

 

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EXPOSURE

Kim Basinger in a scene !!!!

Famous actresses who expose their bodies to the camera are an enigma to the mind prepared to honor women's dignity, and worship women's bodies. But, we can't have our stories told in our movies without vulnerability can we? ~ Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 10.6.14 

Angelina Jolie from movie Original Sin

Angie Dickinson older & more compelling 

Photos of 30. 

SMILE AT IT ALL

Celebrity Platter

June 8, 2013

A fan, Mina, felt and said that Angelina Jolie looked old and sickly. She leaps into an arena most are afraid and added "... time catches up to everyone." She apparently is attuned to the relationship fundamental to Life, our deaths.There is no hint of hesitancy in her bold observation of how things move and work together. That should be respected and pondered.

I think Mina is addressing the wane look in an otherwise lovely face, and the suggestions Angelina's slouch makes stands separate from what is admirable about the actress. It seems to Mina, and others Angelina Jolie would be more robust being such an accomplished woman in the spotlight, not a suggestion of weakness of form. - Gregory E. Woods 6.12.13

Pamela Anderson, June 4, 2013, posing for Brazilian VOGUE! She is 46 years old.

COMMERCE & SEX

Angelina Jolie did not insure her legs, but her legs, in addition, to her skills made her a valuable commodity in Hollywood. Why? The same reason professional athletes are paid so well: the value they bring to the market place!

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   actress Angelina Jolie on the red carpet in a black Armani gown.
   photo by GETTY.

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Angelina Jolie

is a mysterious tour de force. Thriving on inner fire directed by what she has kept secret she arrests and holds an international populace spellbound not by trivia but by a purpose unseen but perceived. It isn't important to say everything.  It is more important to mean everything. 

-Dawn Wolf,

Keeper of Stories

August 26, 2010

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