Creative Meanderings

Almost exactly a year ago, I finished reading the book _Unbroken:  A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption_ by Laura Hillenbrand. I wrote about it and then I even wrote a brief about it, which was published on Amazon.

So, when I heard that the film was being made, I was quite excited about it as it’s such a great story.

Last weekend, I made M go see it with me, but I’m afraid I was sadly disappointed. M had never read the book, but came out saying “It was just missing something, wasn’t it?”. My response was, “Yeah, like 2/3 of the book!”.

There’s so much of the story that is interwoven and necessary that I can imagine it was quite hard for Angelina Jolie to pick out the pieces to adequately tell the story. The parts that were taken in entirety were well-done; however, there just weren’t enough and perhaps not enough time to do it justice.

In any case, it’s a decent film – though quite PG for a story that is graphically disturbing. I’d say it’s okay to see it with teenagers and to draw interest in the story. However, if you haven’t read the book – read it after you’ve seen the movie. Yes, this is advice contrary to my usual recommendation. In this case, reading the book before the movie just sets you up for grave disappointment…. :*(

More to come,

-T

Today was my first day of the new year on my own; and it has been much needed. While I dearly love my friends and BF, the extreme introvert in me has been in serious need of refilling my energy basket.

So I took some time to reflect and set some goals for the upcoming year…we shall see how it goes!

*I will finish the PhD at last!
*I will sort out my finances finally and get myself on the savings path toward my condo in Hawaii.
*I will change my job whether at the same university or another one in the area – I am signing a new contract, but it is a means to hopefully changing to a different department, which I should know more about in the spring.
*I will be more consistent with a schedule to ensure a balance with love, life and sanity!
*I will get back into coaching to keep up my skills and continue the pursuit of my life purpose to be the spirit that inspires others to reach their full potential.
*I will be very selective about how and with whom I spend my time so that my energy basket never goes below 1/4 full. Should I get dangerously close to that I will take a weekend to myself somewhere to refill completely. (Gotta be sure to take care of me!)
*I will love openly and completely.

And I will get back to writing and blogging more regularly but maybe not everyday as before. Still gotta work out a reasonable schedule for that, but I will get back to it as there is a lot to write about!

That’s my upcoming year! I hope to “Secret” it all into reality!!!

All the best always,

-T