It has been a long time since I got excited about a movie the way that I got excited about The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. I saw the trailer a few weeks ago and something inside me said go see this movie no matter what. The trailer didn’t show a lot, but it showed me enough to draw me in. Even from the trailer it seem to match many things in my life as I headed out of 2013 and into 2014. This movie couldn’t have come at a better time for me on so many levels.
I knew the movie was going to move me in a very special way. Move me in a way that only a few people would understand. So, I contacted my spiritual coach Shannon and told her I wanted to see the movie. I also said that if she would like to go with me to the movie she was more than welcome to join me. She too felt the draw to the movie and she instantly said yes.
I have already talked about how I shed much of myself in 2013 and looking towards 2014 as a rebirth or a continuation of the growth that I’m making with myself. This movie helped fuel some of that passion to take life on in a bigger way. There really is so much that I took from the movie that can be applied towards life.
One of those great lines is the motto for the magazine he is working for which says:
To see things thousands of miles away, things hidden behind walls and within rooms, things dangerous to come to, to draw closer, to see and be amazed.
You cannot simply live life by imagining what it would be like. Life is to be experienced. From every little thing that you do in your day to day to the big jumps and leaps of faith you make to live life to the fullest.
There is much about Walter I connect with because he chooses to live his life in a somewhat controlled safe zone for the most part. Even though he definitely has a desire to do so much more in his life as we experience with his daydreaming in the movie. Well, I do too. This year is about stepping out of that box and doing more. After the movie both Shannon and I said the movie made us want to go on more adventures. This movie will definitely do that to those that watch it.
After watching this movie I felt drawn to just go to the airport, pick a flight, and go. If only it was that easy and money was no object. Well, it may not be quite that easy, but it can be more doable if you focus your energy towards it. So, as I continue to lighten the load that is my life I’m now making more room for opportunities to different, new, and exciting things.
At the end of the year I wrote out a whole bunch of goals for 2014 and even goals for far beyond 2014. I wrote goals that were big and small. I wrote them all down no matter how ridiculous I thought they were. I will continue to write more as they come to me and as I knock some of those off my list.
Overall I loved this movie and it's inspiring me even more to live my life in a different way. Pushing me to new heights. Encouraging me to make those jumps, to take those chances, and above all to experience life.
If you will excuse me I have a passport I haven’t even gotten yet that needs to be filled and a list of things to do that I haven’t even written yet. It’s 2014 and beyond my friends. Make it as full as you can in every way possible.
As always I bring this to you with so much love and pure D-Lite. = )
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