After being blacklisted in the United States in 1968, Eartha Kitt had several choices. She chose to find new doors and soar.
Sometimes, doors that were once welcoming and always open to us, slam shut. Slam. Click. Lock.
But we can choose to look for new doors.
We can choose to walk through new doors.
We can soar through new doors and leave our signature mark in those spaces forever.
This is what Eartha Kitt did.
And, make it look elegant and artful like the icon that she still is.
If you've had to survive a lot of setbacks in life, including abuse and rejection, you might want to read books on Eartha Kitt. Like the rest of us, she struggled, but she grew into a giant of a human being. You'll love also reading about how despite not receiving what she needed in childhood, she adored her daughter and raised her as a mostly single mom.
Personally, I adore Eartha Kitt. Her talent, of course. But I'm also a huge fan of the way that she overcame the obstacles in her life that were put in place long before the day that she was conceived. A gloriously beautiful woman from the inside out.
