the pursuit of happiness

I watched this movie for the millionth time on TNT. Love TNT for this reason. They will show the same movie back to back and when it is The Pursuit of Happyness, I will happily watch it back to back. I always think I should just own it but then why do I need to if it's always on tv? I feel like when it comes on, maybe it's a reminder that I need some inspiration.

I read the book well after first seeing the movie. The book was, as usual when books are turned into movies, a lot more detailed and less happy ending then movies like us to believe. The book did have a happy ending but Chris Gardner had to overcome a whole hell of a lot more than he did in the Will Smith movie version. And I think two things: one, he had it worse than I ever did and not only survived but thrived, and two, he has the kind of strength and attitude I wish that everyone possessed, including myself. I am trying.

Oppositions are placed in our way every day. And after awhile they wear us down. They make us not reach as high or strive for as much. You can't lose anything you never had. The motto of every pessimist out there who likes to pretend that they live in reality. They're placed before us to make us work. To make us appreciate the feeling we have when we get to the other side.

Because when you are faced with a crisis, a heartbreak, something that you think you will never be able to move on from we have a choice. Chin up and power forward, one step at a time, no matter how small the steps. Or stop time. Stop in our crisis or heartbreak and fester there forever. Even if you have to pep talk yourself. Even if you have setbacks on the move forward. Even if you become cynical in the moment, know deep down that life is full of challenges.

It's just up to us to keep moving...

inspired by inspiration

So maybe I'm not the first person who watched Julie and Julia and felt inspired. And maybe it's a little ridiculous to be inspired by a movie that was inspired by a book, inspired by a blog...well, you get the point. And maybe I'm also not the first person who thought, I, too, can write a blog and people will read it.

To be honest, I believe blogging is self-indulgent. I mean, of course it is. I mean I'm writing to you, a person I don't know who doesn't know me to impart my 'wisdom'. Blogging though is like keeping a journal (which I still do and have done for oh, about fifteen years now) and it feels good.

This blog is supposed to make you feel good. Finding inspiration in a day can be hard to come by, when the world isn't right. When your world isn't right. The small stuff still counts when you're having a bad day. Because every one good thing that happens, whether it's a perfect cup of coffee, a smile from a stranger, that's one less thing about your day that was bad. One more day you made it through...