the secret life

     Tonight I took my younger brother and sister out to see The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty. Highly recommended. It was so beautiful and breathtaking, and the story line was incredibly unique. Not to mention, the cinematography was top notch. Anyways, the movie really got me thinking, and left me totally inspired. To be alive. To live, fully, and adventurously. Walter Mitty tends to zone out a lot, creating fantastic daydreams inside his head of what could have happened, or what he could have said. Ah, it really got me. There are so many things I know I've left unsaid. I imagine that all the time, actually. But I hang onto those words and tend to let that moment pass away. 

     I make up for my inadequacy with words. Words, words, words. Words on paper, and not words spoken. In my mind it's something I'm good at. Because of this I write on anything and everything, anywhere and anytime. It is stupid? Maybe. But it makes me feel a little bit better about things, because those words are something they can't see. Yet it's so frustrating to not be able to say what I want to say. That's are something I've struggled with all my life. I've decided that I'm so quiet, not because I have nothing to say, but because I have too much to say. There are so many thoughts swirling around in my head and I don't know how to process all of them, to sift through and find the right words for that exact moment. Either that or I know what to say, but I'm afraid to voice it out loud. I thought I'd gotten past that struggle, but in certain moments I know I totally haven't.

     That's why I really enjoyed this movie. To see someone become who they always wanted to be; to see that someone was able to overcome those fears and to really live. I appreciated that. If you have a moment to spare, I'd say the movie was definitely worth watching. I mean, I'm already ready to see it again! On a side note, the soundtrack is equally fantastic. I'll leave you with a little quote I really enjoyed. 

"I live by the ABCs of life: Adventurous, Bold, and Creative."                        That's how I want to live.