After a gloomy and cold couple of days I'm celebrating the sun coming out in time for the weekend! Hooray! Everything looks more cheerful with a sunny backdrop!
Also this week I'm celebrating two new additions to the family:
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| a baby blue point juniper and Baxter, saying hello |
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| and a baby lavender <3 (this will be my third attempt at growing the herb, so fingers crossed!) |
And something that's always cause for celebration is dates with girlfriends! This week I've had two! Lunch and a wedding dress fitting with my girl Meredith who gets married in May // then The Theory of Everything at the cinemas with my love Susanna.
I should mention that this movie, about the life of Stephen Hawking, blew my mind and opened my eyes in a way I can't describe. I highly, highly recommend it and plan on buying it for myself the second it comes out on dvd. Perhaps the biggest thing I should celebrate this week is the lesson I received from this incredibly moving film - about the tenacity, positivity and sheer purity of the soul of the man who has achieved so much despite a horribly debilitating disease: a condition that surely would have destroyed a lesser man. It's a testimony to the human being, really, that in spite of body wasting away, the mind can reach such heights through simple, unwavering determination and positivity.
I actually haven't stopped crying. I mean I've literally been breaking down on and off since watching it. Its impact so deep that it's caused me to reevaluate my life and all my bull-shit, nonexistent, self-pitying excuses about why I haven't grabbed life by the scruff of the neck and fought for my dreams. I'm filled with shame for myself, and awe for the man. I have a renewed sense of determination and believe that if Stephen Hawking can smile and achieve more than anyone ever thought he was capable of, I simply have no excuse. How can I even dare to invent one? I refuse to wallow any longer! Please do yourselves a favour and see this film. If it doesn't drastically affect your outlook on life, then at least you will know more about what it's like to walk in the shoes of this lovable, brilliant, radiant man. If you're anything like me, you'll be left with a bit of a crush really.
Hope everyone has a marvelous weekend. Don't forget to give thanks for your able bodies, mouths that speak, eyes that see and ears that hear! For that alone, you are blessed.
>"Don't forget to give thanks for your able bodies, mouths that speak, eyes that see and ears that hear! For that alone, you are blessed."
ReplyDeleteLena, this above that you wrote is so very true. How wonderful to be so young, as you are, and realize such wisdom! I applaud you.
This is perhaps the best celebration I come away with on the "Celebrate the small things,"1/23/15 blog hop! Thank you.
Also, I'm really crazy about that baby blue point juniper. I'll have to see if I can find one here.
Thank you very much for visiting my blog today. I'm so glad you posted and apologize or not getting over here sooner. Be well, and have a fun weekend.