Today, I went to see Julie and Julia, the new movie that combines the true experiences of Julie Powell (fellow blogger) and the well-known French Chef, Julia Child. I could hardly wait to see this movie. I was fully expecting to enjoy this one because my daughter, Amara, so highly recommended it during my recent visit with her in Seattle. (See her review on Skewed and Reviewed.)
It's not an exaggeration to say that I loved the movie, loved seeing France again, and loved the passion that both Julie and Julia developed for their cooking. They made me want to be better at the things I do.
But I wasn't expecting my heart to be touched so intimately by the music or the portrayal of loving husbands or the opening of a package with the first book inside. Watching those things on screen was like reliving pieces of my own life. The song Time After Time brought back special memories with my late husband as did the words and actions of encouragement by the husbands in the movie story. Then too, the grand celebration of receiving the first printed copy of the book were very, very familiar!
But I'm not sharing these things just to reminisce. This movie readily shows reminders of what I call Reaching Beyond. Reaching for something more important than the everyday. Reaching for the possibilities of becoming more than what a person currently envisions... Reaching on even when discouragements come... Reaching on beyond doubts... Continually Reaching for the kinds of love and passion to build a life that goes beyond existing boundaries and becomes very special indeed!
I left the movie with tears streaming down my face. The tears showed up in the scene where the grand finale of that wonderful music started playing... They were tears of joy and a kind of spiritual connection! To see this movie was, for me, like getting a hand-delivered message which said, "Keep at what you love. It will be worth it. In time, if you perservere, you will have even greater dreams come true."
Thanks Julie and Julia... I think I'll have an encore viewing quite soon!
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