My Little Black Book
We All Worry Now What? by Victoria Jackson, Tao Coffee Table by Blackman Cruz, & Godmothers Bookstore
Dear Friends,
On to this week’s Little Black Book of hot off the press, favorite finds plus tried and true, time tested treasures…
From a troubled childhood and unfinished high school education following the brutal attacked she suffered by the Pillowcase Rapist when she was 17, Victoria Jackson overcame immeasurable odds to create a cosmetics empire valued at more than half a billion dollars. In one of the greatest American success stories of our times, she shares the shame-filled reality she endured from endless worry, other panic disorders, and rumination and how she overcame it all to create a life rich in courage, connection, and empowered agency. We All Worry, Now What? provides a five-part wellness journey on how to move past self-sabotage and instead embrace freedom.
Individually crafted, the Tao Coffee Table by Blackman Cruz is one of a handful of current pieces making the move with us into our new home. Presently, it resides in our living room. It will enjoy a new view and vibe within our future library. I love this table as it provides a strong anchor to some of my favorite treasures including a wise buddha and a radiant amethyst crystal. I also really appreciate how it allows us to see the heirloom silk Persian rug my father-in-law gave us as a wedding gift.
While in Ojai last weekend, we made a quick detour to the newly opened Godmothers bookstore in Summerland, California. The name Godmothers was inspired by the fairy godmothers we hopefully all have in our lives. The women who “cheer us on, celebrate us, light us up, and spark our magic.” Friend and neighbor, Oprah Winfrey, suggested the name to Godmother’s founders, Victoria Jackson and Jennifer Rudolph Walsh, and they loved it. The space creates the perfect home to bring storytellers and experts from around the world to share wisdom, stories, and ideas to help us stretch and grow. I cannot recommend the magic of this place enough. It is a destination worth making a pilgrimage to, imho.
Until next week!
xoxo, WRW
I think I need to read that book!
The Tao Table is still my favourite piece @ VH.