Sometimes timing is simply perfect. Some of us (I, for one) wrestle with how we “should” appear in the world. We “second-guess” ourselves, question our feelings, and their effect on others. Failing to feel what we think we “should” feel, some of us experience self-blame and withhold self-acceptance. Attempting to “put on a happy face,” emotionally we lie to ourselves and to others.”

Tonight a movie released several years ago - Cirque du Soleil: Alegria – served me as a...