I am a HUGE fan of movies. To me, there is no better way to spend an evening alone than on the couch watching a movie. That may not seem exciting, but after spending all day at work bombarded with phone calls and emails, then coming home to a wild and crazy 2 year old- it's amazing. And, I'm one of the weirdos that likes to watch movies alone. I've always been a person that appreciates alone time- and getting to watch a movie alone is the BEST! (For me! :-))
Do you ever feel like you have a movie screen inside of you, replaying things that happened in your past, or day dreaming about the future? I sure do. But, often, my screen is replaying moments in my life I'd just as soon forget. Times when something really embarrassing happened, when I screwed up big time, when I opened my mouth and shouldn't have, when people have hurt me, or when I hurt someone else. Those images will pop up and instantly I can feel some of the same emotions I felt when those events actually happened. In the pit of my stomach. I HATE that!
It's obviously important for us to learn from our past, but who says that means we have to be stuck in it? Someone I work with puts it so eloquently... "get your head out of your past!"
I decided that from now on, there is going to be a new movie playing in my heart. One that is lovely, pure, noble, excellent, extraordinary. One that reflects what I want for my future. The person that I want to be, the legacy that I want to leave.
I dare you (I dare myself).... write the screenplay to your new movie. I'm convinced that the more I play my new movie.... the more those old ones will disappear.
Do you ever feel like you have a movie screen inside of you, replaying things that happened in your past, or day dreaming about the future? I sure do. But, often, my screen is replaying moments in my life I'd just as soon forget. Times when something really embarrassing happened, when I screwed up big time, when I opened my mouth and shouldn't have, when people have hurt me, or when I hurt someone else. Those images will pop up and instantly I can feel some of the same emotions I felt when those events actually happened. In the pit of my stomach. I HATE that!
It's obviously important for us to learn from our past, but who says that means we have to be stuck in it? Someone I work with puts it so eloquently... "get your head out of your past!"
I decided that from now on, there is going to be a new movie playing in my heart. One that is lovely, pure, noble, excellent, extraordinary. One that reflects what I want for my future. The person that I want to be, the legacy that I want to leave.
I dare you (I dare myself).... write the screenplay to your new movie. I'm convinced that the more I play my new movie.... the more those old ones will disappear.
Very good, I hope I can play the new movie in my head to tape over the bad ones.
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