DAY 24: Whatever Tickles Your Fancy...

Movie Still from Morning Glory (via www.netkushi.com)

I had this grand idea last night of what to write for this post, after not posting for two days. I was going to gush about how I had a ballsy week and did some uncharacteristically ballsy things, propelled by different factors, but BALLSY nonetheless! Now that I'm here, I don't really want to do that. Big whoop! I had some courage for once in my carefully trodden life and I want to write it all over my little corner of the world wide web. How many other people have moments of courage and never get recognized or ask to get recognized? It just doesn't seem important at the moment...

I am someone easily influenced by media. When I watch a TV show or movie, I absorb every detail of the story and start mentally relating it to my own life and thinking about what I have in common with the situation or what I don't. I allow the storyline to infiltrate my brain and then I start thinking what I can get from it. Story lines have allowed me to truly cry cause I was too stubborn to do it on my own when I needed to and/or trying so hard to prove my resiliency to the hardships that life has thrown my way. Story lines have kicked my ass and made me realize how foolish I was being for not being brave and going after what I really want. Most of all, story lines have inspired me and shown me what I really want out of life. The idea that love (platonic & romantic) matters above all else for every human being, that there is love for every person in this world even when they think there isn't any left, that going from rags to riches IS really possible, that even when all hope is lost, someone can rise from the occasion and build hope. In summation, the story lines that scream "DO NOT GIVE UP!". All those concepts are ones that I truly believe in, concepts that television and movies have consistently enforced and is the primary reason why I love the television shows and movies that I do. I am the girl that every producer produces for. I have no shame in admitting that. There is a stigma out there about being influenced by television & movies in a negative connotation, but do people ever discuss the positive effects? Recently, I watched a movie that struck me and is the whole reason why I'm rambling right now. This little post is my ode to the many stories that have affected me in one way or another, and caused me to think and learn more about myself...!