Miss You Already
Hello again blog readers!
In my two and a half month hiatus I have learned a something about myself:
I'm a terrible travel blogger.
I am a great at keeping a travel journal while I travel, but apparently turning them into a blog post is much harder. Journal writing is easy because you can write anything and no one has to see it. It's extremely intimate. I've learned that I struggle to tell my travel stories because they are so personal to me. They are still changing me and shaping me into the person I am and want to be. But writing them feels robotic, probably because I'm aware of the exposure I'm inflicting on myself. My travels are so near and dear to my heart; it's a very personal thing for me. I'm all for using my own personal experiences as inspiration but writing them in the way of a travel blog doesn't work for me. Adventures may creep into future posts, but until then I will continue with the regular inspirational posts that this blog is accustom to.
With that said, I want to tell you about a film I saw last weekend with one of my best friends. It's called Miss You Already. If you haven't heard of it, here is the trailer:
This is a must see film, and ideally one to see with your best friend. This is a film by women, about women, for anyone. It's a tear and thought provoking film. Which in my opinion are two very important things. I want to feel something when I watch a film and I want it to make me think about something on another level. The struggles that these characters face are realistic and well portrayed. The main characters, Jess and Milly, played by Drew Barrymore and Toni Collette respectively, spoke to different pieces of me.
Life is fragile and it can change in an instant. Jess and Milly did everything together. They had so many adventures and took a lot of chances. I took two very important things away from this film. 1) That friends and family are so important and to treat them in that way. And 2) to make yourself proud of who you are and what you have done. Take chances, make mistakes, and learn. Always learn. Life isn't fair. It tests you, changes you, and steals from you. But it also pushes you, creates you, teaches you, and challenges you. Each day is a part of the journey, and it's one less day that you get back. Make the most of each day. Tell the people in your life how you feel. There is no time like the present.
One of the most important things that my creative writing professor has repeatedly told us is to make sure your character wants something; to make your "fighter fight". Not simply a general "want" for the book, but for each chapter, for each scene. The most important thing to ask yourself is "What does my character want, and how are they going to get it?" I think we can learn something really special from that. Writing has to make sense, it is crafted with intent and a specific ending in mind. Life, is not like that at all. It surprises you and changes every day. Regardless of these differing qualities, this idea that you should want something, and fight for something every day is relevant. Find something that speaks to you and chase after it every day. Work each day to create the life that you want. It will be hard, but working each day towards your goal is so much better than doing nothing. You never know when or where your life will change. Be it good or bad, change will come. But living a life that you are proud of and doing the things that you love is all you can really hope for. Get out there, go discover what it is that you want from this life and fight your fight.
This film is a rare gem that tells the horrible truth about life and about cancer. It brilliantly shows the struggle of life altering news, the challenges that come from it, and the strain that it puts on family and friends. It shows the importance of living and fighting. I suggest you bring a friend or loved one with you. The laughs are louder when they are next to you and the tears are less painful with that special person your side.
So here's to being back in the blogging world, to movies that make you think, to friends that are like family, and to life-- the one thing that we all have in common.
Cheers.
In my two and a half month hiatus I have learned a something about myself:
I'm a terrible travel blogger.
I am a great at keeping a travel journal while I travel, but apparently turning them into a blog post is much harder. Journal writing is easy because you can write anything and no one has to see it. It's extremely intimate. I've learned that I struggle to tell my travel stories because they are so personal to me. They are still changing me and shaping me into the person I am and want to be. But writing them feels robotic, probably because I'm aware of the exposure I'm inflicting on myself. My travels are so near and dear to my heart; it's a very personal thing for me. I'm all for using my own personal experiences as inspiration but writing them in the way of a travel blog doesn't work for me. Adventures may creep into future posts, but until then I will continue with the regular inspirational posts that this blog is accustom to.
With that said, I want to tell you about a film I saw last weekend with one of my best friends. It's called Miss You Already. If you haven't heard of it, here is the trailer:
Life is fragile and it can change in an instant. Jess and Milly did everything together. They had so many adventures and took a lot of chances. I took two very important things away from this film. 1) That friends and family are so important and to treat them in that way. And 2) to make yourself proud of who you are and what you have done. Take chances, make mistakes, and learn. Always learn. Life isn't fair. It tests you, changes you, and steals from you. But it also pushes you, creates you, teaches you, and challenges you. Each day is a part of the journey, and it's one less day that you get back. Make the most of each day. Tell the people in your life how you feel. There is no time like the present.
One of the most important things that my creative writing professor has repeatedly told us is to make sure your character wants something; to make your "fighter fight". Not simply a general "want" for the book, but for each chapter, for each scene. The most important thing to ask yourself is "What does my character want, and how are they going to get it?" I think we can learn something really special from that. Writing has to make sense, it is crafted with intent and a specific ending in mind. Life, is not like that at all. It surprises you and changes every day. Regardless of these differing qualities, this idea that you should want something, and fight for something every day is relevant. Find something that speaks to you and chase after it every day. Work each day to create the life that you want. It will be hard, but working each day towards your goal is so much better than doing nothing. You never know when or where your life will change. Be it good or bad, change will come. But living a life that you are proud of and doing the things that you love is all you can really hope for. Get out there, go discover what it is that you want from this life and fight your fight.
This film is a rare gem that tells the horrible truth about life and about cancer. It brilliantly shows the struggle of life altering news, the challenges that come from it, and the strain that it puts on family and friends. It shows the importance of living and fighting. I suggest you bring a friend or loved one with you. The laughs are louder when they are next to you and the tears are less painful with that special person your side.
So here's to being back in the blogging world, to movies that make you think, to friends that are like family, and to life-- the one thing that we all have in common.
Cheers.
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