Today was a particularly unexciting day. I woke up, talked to my friend Amber on the phone, got out of bed and got ready for work. I moved the garbage and recycling bins to the garage and the bottom half of my pants got soaked as I walked to the bus to go to work. Work was okay. The best part was staring out the window at the clouds going by. And since I work on the 48th floor of the building they were literally going by; I was among the clouds. It was not raining when I got off work, which was nice, so I didn't get soaked again walking to the house from the bus stop. I talked to my friend Michelle on the phone and my mom after work. See, not a particularly exciting day.
As you all know, I am a huge fan of cinema. I just love movies; the way a really good movie takes you into a completely different world for awhile. How a character can capture your heart, and a story bring you to a new understanding about life. Those are the really good movies.
Tonight I decided to take myself to a movie. I splurged and spent the $10 to go and see "Julie & Julia." It was so worth the money. It was entertaining, well acted, and it really got me thinking about life. About if you really put your heart and soul into something, you can do anything. How nothing comes easily but you have to earn it. And of course, never, ever give up on yourself, no matter what anyone else says or tries to get you to believe. It was a truly inspirational movie. Although I don't see myself trying to cook my way through Julia Childs cook book anytime soon, especially since I dislike cooking.
But what then can I do? Julie, the woman cooking her way through Julia Childs cookbook in the movie, was a gifted cook to begin with. She loved to cook. She also loved to write, and decided to write a blog about her adventures of cooking her way through Julia Childs cookbook. She inspired people with her determination and her goal. Could I do something similar? But what special gift do I have that could inspire people? And here I am stumped. The only thing I have ever been good at but don't particularly like to share with others very often (which is why I don't blog as often as I probably should) is writing. Unfortunately, whenever I blog I start out trying to come up with a theme, but end up failing miserably and writing about random thoughts that come to mind, or how my day was, or some other thing along those lines. Is that really inspirational? Probably not.
The movie just really made me think about abilities and talents that each one of us possess. And thank goodness they vary in each person. How absolutely dull this world would be if we all possessed the same talents and abilities!
I may not be the best writer, but I'm a damn good historical researcher and historian! Too bad, no one seems to care anymore about history! But it is what I do, who I am. Being a damn good historical researcher is my talent, my ability. So for now, blogging will just have to be a hobby, which hopefully someone will read someday and maybe be inspired by my words. Here's to hoping! :)
