Sheryl Lee Ralph was on Good Morning America yesterday, and she was wearing a new accessory. What was it? An arm sling.
What happened? She told George Stephanopoulos, “I was a passenger in an SUV headed to my speaking engagement, and I guess the driver was disoriented, and we literally nosedived off of the loading dock of the convention center. It is the craziest thing to feel yourself going straight down.
“I don’t know if it was a Cadillac or a GMC, but that car—it came down on that front right wheel, it went forward, it dropped down, down, down, righted itself, and it kept moving! I was like, ‘Whatever car that is, thank you, car, thank you. Thank you, American car makers.”
Then she added, “Life is short. You do not know what it’s going to bring to you. Every day, appreciate it and the people and things around you.”
Amen! Live life to its fullest and appreciate it all!
In the ’60s, we had the Rat Back. The ’80s were about the Brat Pack. Twenty years after that, we got to know Frat Pack. And now it is all about the S.A.T. (Seniors Acting Terribly) Pack.
Some of the S.A.T. Pack movies are 80 For Brady, Book Club, Summer Camp, Poms, and Going In Style. On July 26th, Susan Sarandon, Bette Midler, Megan Mullally, and Sheryl Lee Ralph will star in The Fabulous Four.
The film follows three life-long friends (Sarandon, Mullally, and Ralph) who travel to Key West, Florida to be bridesmaids in a surprise wedding of their college girlfriend Marilyn (Midler). Once there, sisterhoods are rekindled, the past rises up again in all its glory, and there are enough sparks, drinks and romance to change all their lives in ways they never expected.
As someone who loves Pack movies, I can’t wait to see this movie because it is good fun and future goals.
Before Sheryl Lee Ralph worked in a school on Abbott Elementary, she worked at the Inter-Agency Defense Command Center on Wonder Woman. She looks the same now as she did when she was 22 in that 1979 episode.
Sheryl Lee Ralph won an Emmy for playing a teacher on Abbott Elementary. And the advice she gave on The View this morning is award winning.
Alyssa Farah Griffin asked the actress what is the biggest lesson she has taken over the years. Without hesitation, she said, “Love yourself! Love you! Love you deeply! Love you madly! Love yourself with confidence! Stop being mean to yourself! Stop being disrespectful to yourself! The more you are able to be like that to yourself, you start doing that and being that to everybody else. Stop it! Love you! Love you!”
Amen! We should hear her words and follow them because they are so true. We shouldn’t be so hard on ourselves. I know it is so much easier said than done. But it is worth a try.
Before Sheryl Lee Ralph won her dream Emmy for Abbott Elementary, she starred in Dreamgirls on Broadway. How amazing was the 26-year-old during that 1983 performance.
