#anais d'angelo*

[kimorasimz]

salutations from italy!

love, mr. and mrs. d'angelo <3

[adrianodiprato]

+ As we commence Page 1 of 365 in 2021 I encourage everyone to pause and reflect upon the gift that is new beginnings.

Below, are five insights to give each of us agency to be better than we were yesterday.

Be Courageous “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” ~ Anais Nin 

It takes courage to free yourself from the clutter and distraction of life. It takes courage to over come our deepest fears. It takes courage to move outside our comfort zone. True understanding requires that we demolish the familiar and cease clinging to the fixed points of our opinions, about self and the other. You will never do anything in this world without courage. Choose courage over comfort. 

Be Authentic “Authenticity starts in the heart.” ~ Brian D'Angelo When you’re authentic, your words and actions align with who you claim to be. To be truly authentic requires you to be vulnerable and transparent. Being authentic, in all we do and with the people we encounter, is a choice that allows us to showcase our true being. Being authentic is ultimately about being real and genuine, not an imitation. 

Be Generous “Every sunrise is an invitation for us to arise and brighten someone’s day.” ~ Richelle E. Goodrich In order to grow we first must heal ourselves from the residual of our past. Then we need to start each day being generous to self. And finally we need to be open to the possibility and grace of the other. When we give of ourselves for the other, our generosity launches us up, from a position of unconditional kindness and love.

Be Passionate “There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” ~ Nelson Mandela Purpose is the reason we journey. Passion is the light that shows the way. Passion and enthusiasm are contagious. Passion leads you to a place where you’re defined by something truly significant, your inner greatness. Believe you are enough. 

Be Still “Be still. Stillness reveals the secrets of eternity.” ~ Lao Tzu Stopping, pausing and being open to the profoundness of stillness is fundamentally about attending to self in an age of constant distraction and disruption. The point of still is to bring calm in the commotion of one’s inner turmoil. When you surrender to the stillness all your journeys will bring you home. Home to new and raw awakenings and home to your inner truth.

Wherever I go or whatever I do becomes another part of my whole being. I’m forever making memories and leaving footprints. I look forward to the next crazy discovery beneath our beautiful skies. Forever an adventurer and always a dreamer.

So today is the beginning of anything YOU want. It’s time to try something new and trust in the magic of beginnings. Be a half glass full person, remaining thirsty for love, learning and living life abundantly.

[nickbolus]

Hindsight: Decade in Review

Favorite Albums

RankAlbumArtistYear1SoutheasternJason Isbell20132To Pimp a ButterflyKendrick Lamar20153Sound and ColorAlabama Shakes20154Channel OrangeFrank Ocean20125RevelatorTedeschi Trucks Band20116Mission BellAmos Lee20117Heigh HoBlake Mills20148Bon IverBon Iver20119SlowmotionaryEthan Gruska201710Stories Don't EndDawes201311High VioletThe National201012An Awesome Wavealt-J201213Country SleepNight Beds201314Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of SongAmos Lee201315Thrill of the ArtsVulfpeck201516Smoke Ring HaloWood Brothers201117I Love You, HoneybearFather John Misty201518Something More Than FreeJason Isbell201519OvergrownJames Blake201320All Your Favorite BandsDawes201521Lake Street DiveLake Street Dive201022Home AgainMichael Kiwanuka201223Take CareDrake201124Such JubileeMandolin Orange201525MontereyMilk Carton Kids201526good kid, m.A.A.d. cityKendrick Lamar201227BabelMumford and Sons201228HummingbirdLocal Natives201329TravellerChris Stapleton201530Black MessiahD'Angelo and the Vanguard201431Break MirrorsBlake Mills201032The Nashville SoundJason Isbell and the 400 Unit201733Who's Feeling Young Now?Punch Brothers201234A Sailor's Guide to EarthSturgill Simpson201635Take CareDrake201136Carolina ConfessionsMarcus King Band201837MalibuAnderson .Paak201638F.A.M.E.Chris Brown201139Let Me Get ByTedeschi Trucks Band201640Nothing Is WrongDawes2011

Favorite Tracks

RankSongArtistAlbumYear1Midnight in HarlemTedeschi Trucks BandRevelator20112Cover Me UpJason IsbellSoutheastern20133HoloceneBon IverBon Iver20114Wait for the MomentVulfpeckMy First Car20135Windows Are Rolled DownAmos LeeMission Bell20116Time We Made TimeMandolin OrangeTides of a Teardrop20197Forrest GumpFrank OceanChannel Orange20128Relatively EasyJason IsbellSoutheastern20139All Your Favorite BandsDawesAll Your Favorite Bands201510Unaware (Live in His Mother's Living Room)Allen StoneAllen Stone201111-20IndonesiaAmos LeeMountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song201311-20Simple ThingsAmos LeeAs the Crow Flies201211-20Curable DiseaseBlake MillsHeigh Ho201411-20Yellow EyesRayland BaxterImaginary Man201511-20The MuseWood BrothersThe Muse201311-20Soon or NeverPunch BrothersWho's Feeling Young Now?201211-20Who Knows Who CaresLocal NativesGorilla Manor201011-20ShepherdAnais MitchellYoung Man in America201211-20My Heart's in the Right PlaceLake Street DiveLake Street Dive201011-20ChanelFrank OceanChanel201721-30MontereyMilk Carton KidsMonterey201521-30Smoke SignalsPhoebe BridgersStranger in the Alps201721-30RamonaNight BedsCountry Sleep201321-30Sound and ColorAlabama ShakesSound and Color201521-30Where Is Love NowNickel CreekA Dotted Line201421-30AttaboyGoat Rodeo SessionsThe Goat Rodeo Sessions201121-30Goodbye CarolinaMarcus King BandCarolina Confessions201821-30Rango IIVulfpeckThrill of the Arts201521-30Back PocketVulfpeckThrill of the Arts201521-30Funtimes In BabylonFather John MistyFear Fun201231-40Cuts Like a KnifeThe PrescriptionsHollywood Gold201931-40TaroAlt-JAn Awesome Wave201231-40Mountains of SorrowAmos LeeMountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song201331-40Turtles All the Way DownSturgill SimpsonMetamodern Sounds in Country Music201431-40I Need My GirlThe NationalTrouble Will Find Me201331-40MasksThe Brook and the BluffMasks (Live)201631-40Hear MeTedeschi Trucks BandLet Me Get By201631-40Tennessee WhiskeyChris StapletonTraveller201531-40HeadlinesDrakeTake Care201131-40HomesickMarcus King BandCarolina Confessions201841-50Backseat FreestyleKendrick Lamargood kid, m.A.A.d. city201241-50Look At Me NowChris BrownF.A.M.E.201141-50If I Ever Get Around to LivingJohn MayerBorn and Raised201241-50The BirdAnderson .PaakMalibu201641-50A Calf Born in WinterKhruangbinA Calf Born in Winter201441-50NakamarraHiatus KaiyoteTawk Tomahawk201341-50Should Have Known BetterSufjan StevensCarrie & Lowell201541-50A Little Bit of EverythingDawesNothing Is Wrong201141-50Eagle SongThe StavesDead & Born & Grown201241-50The Once and Future CarpenterAvett BrothersThe Once and Future Carpenter2012

The Best Besides

Podcast - Harmontown

TV show - Breaking Bad

Movie - Midnight in Paris / Inside Llewyn Davis / Coco / Inception / Interstellar

Photograph – Eclipse over Forrest Farm (Michael Bolus)

Concert - The Brook and the Bluff / The Prescriptions, Iron City, Birmingham, AL (November 2019)

Video game - Minecraft (2011)

Book - Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy (2011)

Restaurant - Mr. Chen's, Tuscaloosa, AL

Beer - High Desert Dry, Sixknot Cider, Twisp, WA

Sports team - Alabama Crimson Tide (c'mon)

Athlete - Tua Tagovailoa (c'mon)

Trip - Cuba (March 2014)

Hangout spot - Ferg Starbucks, Tuscaloosa, AL

Youtuber - Brad Leone

Thing to cook - Smoked chicken a la Boli

Present - Collings OM2H (2014)

Vehicle - Desmond, 2005 Passat TDI

Being - Henry

[atwt-rp]

As promise below the cut is the list of the new roles being posting throughout the week. If you see a face you want you can reserve that character but you will have to wait until we post their role.

THE BOULE FAMILY 2 —

MOTHER: Devita Boule [ Toni Braxton -  56 ] NPC

FATHER: Devin Boule [ Eddie Murphy - 58 ] NPC

OLDEST CHILD: DeMarcus Boule [ LeeBarney - 28 ]

MIDDLE CHILD: Dayanara Boule [ KaylarWill - 26 ]

MIDDLE CHILD: D'Angelo Boule [ TrayMfnBills  - 24 ]

YOUNGEST CHILD: Devontae Boule [ CoreyPrtichettjr -19 ]

THE BAEZ FAMILY —

MOTHER: Roselyn Baez [ Salma Hayek  -  54 ] NPC

FATHER: Matteo Baez [  Benjamin Bratt - 56 ] NPC

OLDEST CHILD: Nicolas Baez [ Maluma - 28 ]

MIDDLE CHILD: Carmen Baez [ Kehlani - 26 ]

MIDDLE CHILD: Adriana Baez [ AggyBaby - 25 ]

MIDDLE CHILD: Mario Baez [ Livest_One34- 24 ]

YOUNGEST CHILD CHILD: Santana Baez [ Sel.Xo - 23 ]

SECOND YOUNGEST CHILD: Catalina Baez [ Alexa Demie - 20 ]

YOUNGEST TWIN 1: Anais Baez [ AnaisMirabelle - 14 ] NPC

YOUNGEST TWIN 2: Amara Baez [ AnaisMirabelle - 14 ] NPC

THE WEST FAMILY —

MOTHER: Genesis West [ Wendy Raquel Robinson -  52 ] NPC

FATHER: Ishmael West [ Brian McKnight - 54 ] NPC

OLDEST CHILD: Zacharias West [ Iam_Chrisf - 30 ]

MIDDLE CHILD: Xander West [ Mackemdrummer -27 ]

MIDDLE CHILD: Warren West [ 4amxtrim  - 25 ]

MIDDLE CHILD: London West [ AaliyahJay - 24 ]

MIDDLE CHILD: Paris West [ JadaAlexandria - 23 ]

YOUNGEST CHILD: Trystan West [ IsaiahNeal - 18 ]

SECOND YOUNGEST CHILD: Sarai West [ CelaiWest - 13 ] NPC

THE JORDAN FAMILY —

MOTHER: Grace Jordan [ Tasha Smith -  54 ] NPC

FATHER: Messiah Jordan [ Jamie Foxx - 55 ] NPC

OLDEST CHILD: Celine Jordan [ Aissatatdiallo - 29 ]

MIDDLE CHILD: Micah Jordan [ _Dariusjr - 26 ]

MIDDLE CHILD: Ivory Jordan [ Sirakanteofficial - 24 ]

MIDDLE CHILD: Ebony Jordan [ Wvrthy- 21 ]

YOUNGEST CHILD: Karina Jordan [ AshleyDiorr - 18 ]

SECOND YOUNGEST CHILD: Blessing Jordan [ Kherispoppin - 13 ] NPC

THE KING FAMILY —

MOTHER: Lela King [ Nicole Ari Parker - 50 ] NPC

FATHER: Raheem King [ Boris Kodjoe - 50 ] NPC

OLDEST CHILD: Roland King [ Kanekongg - 30 ]

TWIN 1: Kyra King [ Young MA - 27 ]

TWIN 2: Harmoni King [ AlealiMay - 27 ]

MIDDLE CHILD: Landon King [ Jae Richards - 26 ]

MIDDLE CHILD: Latrell King [ Trey Richards - 25 ]

YOUNGEST CHILD: Rylie King [ NevaehJolie - 23 ]

SECOND YOUNGEST CHILD: Kamilla King [ BoogTheBandit - 19 ]

THE BENTLEY FAMILY —

MOTHER: Alonzo Bentley [ Dapper Dan - 75 ] NPC

FATHER: Titus Bentley [ Billy Porter - 55 ] NPC

OLDEST CHILD: Ahmir Bentley [ CalvynJames - 30 ]

SECOND OLDEST CHILD: Naomi Bentley [ Lacenleopard - 29 ]

MIDDLE CHILD: Azure Bentley [ KarlaTobie - 28 ]

MIDDLE CHILD: Kaylin Bentley [ PrettiSusu - 25 ]

MIDDLE CHILD: Nasir Bentley [ Swavy.Lee - 23 ]

MIDDLE CHILD:  Bentley [ Nbayoungboy - 20 ]

YOUNGEST CHILD: Mason Bentley [ Saucy.Sev - 19 ]

SECOND YOUNGEST CHILD: Neveah Bentley [ Marsai Martin - 14 ] NPC

[kimorasimz]

Anais's favorite person is finally back from his business trip.