Plain Advice

Anybody who knows me well could tell you that I am an avid fan of Celine Dion. It’s true. There is something about her voice that really gets to me. She is one talented senorita.

My affinity for Celine started about 10 years ago. It’s funny, because it was my husband that had a few of her CD’s we would listen to together… with time, some of her songs became “our” songs. Maybe part of my love for Celine’s music has something to do with those early days of our relationship when I was falling in love with Jorge. Beautiful sappy sweetness.

When I was pregnant with my first child, Celine had just given birth to her son. Her lullaby album “Miracle” touched me deeply as the lyrics turned toward her love and hopes for her child. I could identify because I felt the exact same things about my new little baby boy. Many times I would listen to that CD in my car and end up with tears streaming down my face at the sheer joy of being a mother. Beautiful music has a way of bringing those kinds of feelings right up to the surface of my soul.

For our 4th wedding anniverary, Jorge and I took a trip to Las Vegas and went to Celine’s show, “A New Day” in the Colliseum at Caesar’s Palace. It was fantastic. Celine was even more talented in person. I remember as she finished the encore, I was terribly disappointed that the show was over. It had flown by so fast.

The next morning, Jorge and I visited the Celine Dion Boutique in Caesar’s Palace, and bought a few souveniers. One of them was an autobiography of Celine. As we travelled home from Vegas, I read the entire book.

As I read I was impressed with several things about Celine.

First, she decided at a young age that she was going to promote her talent, not her body and/or sex. If you look at Celine Dion, she has always had a classiness and integrity about her that most female singers today don’t have. She is clean and refreshing.

Celine is very family oriented. She grew up in tight knit clan, and she continues to be very close to them. Her marriage to her manager, Rene’ Angelil is often criticized because of their extreme difference in age (he is much older than her)… I myself thought their relationship odd until I read the autobiography.

Celine adores Rene’, and he adores her. A particularly touching part of the story was a few years back when Rene’ was diagnosed with cancer. Celine took a complete break from singing to spend every moment at his side. Miraculously, he recovered. Celine expresses in her book that she will never take one moment with him for granted after a scare like that. He is the only man she has been with and I would be very surprised if they ever split up. Celine is one of the few superstars out there who seems to cherish marriage.

For the past 6 years or so, since little Charles was born, Celine’s maternal side has surfaced. She adores her son… the main reason she cites for signing a long term contract in Las Vegas was to provide stability for her child. Another priority for her was being able to spend time with him. Her contract only required her to work at night, when he was sleeping. So instead of jetting around here, there and everywhere, little Charles actually has a place that he can call home.

Something else about this celebrity is that you will rarely, if ever, see Celine Dion mentioned in the tabloids. You know that if there was anything scandalous going on with her, the paparazzi would have caught on.

Many of todays talent starts out OK, but as they climb the ladder of fame and fortune, their clothes get smaller, as do their values and morals. Drugs and sex are the name of the game. Look at Britney Spears. A few years ago, Britney was bright eyed and had a lot to say about the things her mother had taught her. Look at her today. The sad thing is, there are so many others like her.

So what is my advice in all this?

Even if you don’t particularly like Celine, it’s OK (really! Although I seriously have to wonder why)

Find and support talented people who inspire and uplift you.

Share those things with your children. Teach them to appreciate the beauty and value of a really good singer, an amazingly talented piano player, or whatever it is that expands you and makes you want to be better.

Help the children around you learn that people with values and integrity can be and are very successful.

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