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A NEWSLETTER THAT WILL TEACH YOU LUMINOUS HUMILITY

Patricia wants you to be the safest, most confident woman on the ter planet.

Patricia Blanchet
Patricia Blanchet

I’m opening this newsletter with the promise that you’ll feel a little more cultured by the time you finish reading it (though I secretly fantasize that you’ll never actually close my letters).

Patricia Blanchet

It was on a November 22nd that Charles de Gaulle was born. In 1890. It was also on a November 22nd that John Fitzgerald Kennedy died, taken down by classified files. That happened in Dallas in 1963.

Patricia Blanchet

So, when the first transatlantic Concorde flight was scheduled to connect Paris to New York, the airline’s PR team couldn’t think of a more symbolic gesture than having it take place on a November 22nd (1977). It took off from Charles de Gaulle Airport and landed at John Fitzgerald Kennedy Airport. Pretty clever.

Patricia Blanchet
Patricia Blanchet

Now, yes, I’ll admit this newsletter severely lacks in sorority. But let me just say, this isn’t the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. Still, I do have enough active neurons to realize the imbalance.

Patricia Blanchet

So here’s a look at other November 22nds when women demonstrated exceptional achievements (to be fair, we’re exceptional every day). In 1989, Margaret Thatcher (who did plenty of other, more questionable things) inaugurated the first conference on climate change. And where are we, 35 years later? Stuck between emerging powers refusing to discuss any limitations and aging powers determined not to fall behind. So, no gold star for Margaret, but it’s worth mentioning that a woman was behind this inaugural conference.

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Going back further in time, in 1928, we find Ida Rubinstein. A Russian dancer, patron, and the person who commissioned Boléro from Maurice Ravel. It was her willpower and funding that brought this masterpiece into existence. Its premiere took place at the Opéra Garnier that same year. Without this woman’s determination (or money), there would be no Boléro. And without Boléro, no Daft Punk, no representation of French musical genius around the world. And the French touch? What would have become of it? We’d have dodged all those disco grave robbers of the '70s who made money off true artists by tweaking beats, adding a few claps, and throwing in some useless sounds.

Patricia Blanchet

Anyway, sending you all my love and wishing you an excellent weekend. Don’t forget to delve into my site as you search for—and hopefully discover—your deepest happiness.

This loving little tune comes back to me a lot at this precious time. I share it with you and hope it makes you want to make love in a jacuzzi :

Patricia Blanchet

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