“I
can be whatever I want to be.” Oscar Hammerstein II gave Leslie Ann Warren that
very motivating line in Cinderella. She proceeds to sing about all the terrible
trouble her imagination gets her into, and how grateful she is to be back in
her own little corner. (She must have been feeling a little pessimistic that
day.)
The
ability to imagine is what made this country great. In order to invent cars,
light bulbs, and computers, you first have to imagine it’s possible. I’ve often heard it referred to as “thinking
outside the box,” but I believe it's more like letting your creative side take
flight. I’m a little worried that so many people these days don’t take enough
time to use their imagination. We need
to poke at the outside edges of what’s possible in our lives. We are so busy
“being busy” that we don’t see any other way to live life.
Now,
I’m just as guilty as the next guy. I guess that’s why I enjoy writing. When I put pen to paper I get to be the
characters in my books, feeling that jittery feeling when I first meet Mr.
Right, the insecurity of trying to figure out why a man like “him” could to be
interested in me, or the devastation that comes with discovering your love has
been betrayed. (Okay, I’m beginning to see why Cinderella found that corner so
inviting.)
Regardless
of how you choose to get lost for a while, reading a book, watching a movie, or
listening to music, you won’t regret the “me” time that allows you to
regenerate and see your life from a different perspective. Just think, the
first step to that “better you” is imagining how your life could actually be better--the rest is just follow-through.
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That is the main reason I read books - to escape somewhere else.
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