My idea of "kicking back" or having fun is either dancing the day away as I clean my house OR watching movies that teach me things I need to know. This weekend I've had the best of both venues. On Saturday I enjoyed early morning quiet with Hillsong Worship team and Bethel Worship, followed by listening to more soul stirring tunes as I cleaned my house. There is something to say about beginning your day with praise and worship. It changes your perspective of what is truly important. Today, after attending church services, I rented the movie Christopher Robin from Amazon Prime. It was such great fun that I watched it twice! It's nice to know that there are adults in the world who still have imagination. One thing I have learned about Jesus is that He loves childlike wonder in an adult. Especially at this time of the year when the weather is changing, days are more blustery, and the leaves are aglow with colors and fire! Passion ignites the soul.
Actually, in writing my book, I find that movies play a big part in my life. I love a story told well, and when I need confidence, reassurance, or laughter, I can always find just the right movie to fill that need. Although I particularly enjoy fantasy or science fiction, children's movies, or classics, I find that I have a very wide range of interests, hence a great mix of DVDs in my collection. Some are watched over and over again. From time to time I have mentioned ideas or bits of wisdom gleaned from my favorites that I have included within my blogs. I try to find something to take away from each story that challenges me or heightens my awareness as I live and write my own.
In his simplicity, Winnie the Pooh offers much wisdom and counsel to Christopher Robin and to his friends. In this tale Christopher reunites with Pooh in an unexpected way, and a new adventure unfolds. Whereas Christopher Robin comes to Pooh's rescue in the original tale, Pooh and his friends find a way to help Christopher with his own dilemma in this drama. Let's consider some "Pooh Wisdom".
"Sometimes, when I'm going somewhere,
and I wait, somewhere comes to me."
"I always get to where I'm going by
walking away from where I've been."
"Sometimes the thing to do is nothing."
"Doing nothing often leads to the very best something."
My older son thinks I'm a bit "touched" in the head when considering wisdom from imaginary friends, but I feel that my inanimate friends offer wise counsel as well as great hugs. Regardless of what anyone thinks, imagination keeps me active and engaged when facing the reality in our present world that becomes quite depressing. I find that in dealing with the complexities of our modern age the complex is not so contorted when things are viewed from a lighter side. I've been having difficulty making decisions in recent years, since a blow to my head left me with headaches and relentless noise. Learning to cope with it without doing something drastic, takes time and focus. I simply cannot make decisions I am not capable of making at this time. Hence, I do nothing, and as Pooh so wisely surmised, "Sometimes the thing to do is nothing" and "Doing nothing often leads to the very best of something." So here I am. Here I stay. For now.
In the meantime, I have been writing my memoirs, writing daily in my journal, and occasionally, blogging. Hopefully, the latter will once again become more regular, because there are some who consider what I have to say interesting, even thought-provoking. As for myself, if I write anything, I have decided that I am writing it for myself, and I need to care less whether anyone else likes it or not. I'm learning many things about control also, and I am learning that it is perfectly acceptable to be myself. Perhaps therapy will pay off. I do hope that some form of encouragement can be taken away from even the silliest of my entries, because I write to bring hope. Sometimes, however, a little detour to the unconventional thought is expedient. Otherwise life would be boring.
