Movies
We had a wonderful Illuminate Film Festival get together tonight at the Briar Patch up in Oak Creek Canyon. A dozen of us gathered to eat delicious food, sit around warm fires and continue to bond together. We had a sharing experience where each of us told of movies that made a difference in our lives. There was a wide range of films from romantic to thriller to Freddie Krueger. Some of the titles were Chariots of Fire, In The Wild, Powder, Love Actually, and Signs.
Mine was It’s A Wonderful Life. I have seen it sixty times. Every year we watch it on Christmas Day. Every year I weep openly when it gets to the end and George Bailey discovers how much he is valued by his friends and neighbors. I cry tears of joy for George and I cry some tears of regret for myself. I see George as the man I had wished I could have been. We all would be fortunate to find out that we have made a significant positive difference in the lives of others. When his brother Harry, raises a glass of champagne to toast George. ” He says “To George Bailey, the richest man in town”. We are all rich who give so much to others. When we are loved by others, it is true wealth.
The Angel Clarence tells George: You’ve been given a great gift, George: A chance to see what the world would be like without you. We are all connected to everyone and everything. What we do and say matters. It can affect us all. We may not be famous or wealthy or educated. However, when we live from our heart we create miracles and change the world for the better. From my grateful heart to yours, Thomas