We’re looking forward to introducing you to Maritza Vives. Check out our conversation below.
Maritza, it’s always a pleasure to learn from you and your journey. Let’s start with a bit of a warmup: What’s more important to you—intelligence, energy, or integrity?
Integrity is the most important. No matter how intelligent or energetic you are, if you lack integrity, your persona and every extension from you falls apart.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
Maritza Vives is a seasoned Argentinian-American actress and comedian, a recipient of the Latin ATI Award. She has appeared in numerous films, plays, and commercials and has written and directed theatrical and social media projects. Maritza also holds a degree in Political Science from the University of Buenos Aires. She lives in New Jersey with her family. She feels grateful to God for her happy life as a mother, wife, and actress. Her complete profile is available at www.maritzavives.com
Great, so let’s dive into your journey a bit more. What breaks the bonds between people—and what restores them?
Sarcasm and cynicism. Don’t get me wrong, I like jokes (after all I’m a comedian) but there’s a fine line between sarcasm/cynicism and bullying. Furthermore, the pointless effort required to feed that inner pride by building something against the other person—”look what I came up with to annoy you, but it’s just a joke”—is purely egocentric and destructive. If a joke or comment isn’t well-constructed, that is, if it doesn’t come from a place of love and wisdom, it doesn’t contribute to dialogue at all; on the contrary, it creates tension.
Keeping our mouths shut when we think we might put our foot in our mouths and being humble are bridges for restoration. I take the word “bridges” from Pope Francis. He used to talk about building bridges among people, I cherish very much this concept.
Was there ever a time you almost gave up?
I try to persevere on my plans, paths and decisions moment by moment and I think the opposite of this attitude would be giving up. So, in a way, I give up, or rather, I leave behind what I’ve just done or what has just happened and move on, instead of having a full-blown “I give up” moment.
Next, maybe we can discuss some of your foundational philosophies and views? Where are smart people getting it totally wrong today?
I think that nowadays smart people lack common sense; they abuse the use of freedom and they like horror movies.
Okay, so let’s keep going with one more question that means a lot to us: If you knew you had 10 years left, what would you stop doing immediately?
Over-planning and over-worrying! I’m still working on this. I always thought how relaxing it would be to live day by day without worries but I never managed it. This time, I’m taking it seriously. I’m a practicing Catholic, and I decided to take Jesus’ words very seriously: “Do not worry about tomorrow” and that His “yoke is easy.” So, I wrote a general plan/daily schedule for this year—without a lot of notes or to-do lists—and in my daily prayer I ask the Holy Spirit to guide me. So far, it’s working! It’s such a relief!
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.maritzavives.com/
- Instagram: @maritzavivesactress
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maritza.vives.7
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@maritzavivesactressyoutube
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