Mo’Nique and Second Acts

Posted: March 8th, 2010 | Author: A.J. | Filed under: Inspiration | Tags: Academy Awards, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Mo'Nique, Oscars, Precious, Quotes, Second Acts | No Comments »

“There are no second acts in American lives.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald

Sunday Monique Imes-Jackson, aka Mo’Nique, won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in the film, Precious.  Her acceptance speech was the only part of the Academy Awards I watched, and only because my mom was clapping loudly from downstairs when she won.

I knew Mo’Nique had been nominated, that Precious by-and-large had been lauded, and that she was the front-runner; still, seeing Mo’Nique receiving her Oscar was inspiring.  More than a decade ago, when I first saw her on Moesha, and then the spin-off, The Parkers, Oscar winner was the last thing that would’ve come to mind.  Yet there she was Sunday.

The lesson for us all (her win being one example) is this: Through drive, talent, or luck (usually a combination of the three), second acts, third, fourth, and so on, ARE possible.  As long as you breathe and possess the will a new act CAN be written, and the world can be amazed.

Congratulations Mo’Nique!

//A.J.

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