BONJOUR
For as long as I can remember, when people have asked me, “What is your favorite movie?” I’ve had to think long and hard before answering before coming up with Harold and Maude or Being There or My Big Fat Greek Wedding. As of yesterday, I have added another film to my list of favorites: Julie & Julia.
What a delight!
Maybe I loved this movie so much because it was in part about someone writing a blog; maybe I loved this movie so much because it was in part about food ( I salivated for the better part of the movie); but I mostly loved the movie because it was about two people who made something out of nothing (not that a dream is nothing); you know what I mean.
These women reinvented themselves. To me, these women represent the kind of bravery that is available to be faced in every one of our lives, but is left unchallenged by the multitudes, who remain trapped in their cubicles, by imaginary fears and self-doubt.
Watching Julie & Julia made me proud of the dreams I have had and followed: founding a private school; building a scrabble fiefdom; writing this daily blog.
I identified personally with their times of doubt and frustration, times when things didn’t go just right. I identified facing the fear and doing it anyway. I identified with their joy and celebrity, even though mine is on a much smaller scale.
When I teach SCRABBLE 101 and I refer to an I CAN ATTITUDE, I can now point to Julie and Julia as the personification of the concept.
If you have been dancing with an idea and a dream, but have lacked the gumption to make it happen, seeing Julie & Julia is a MUST for you.
Then Just Do It!
Bonjour