Happy Insecure Writer's Support Group Wednesday! Thanks to Alex J. Cavanaugh we have this ingenious outlet to vent our writer's woes or uplift with wisdom.
Last night, I saw Austenland the movie from the brilliant all-absorbing novel with the same name by Shannon Hale.
I haven't laughed so much during a movie in a long while. Seriously, I had some good knee slapper moments. With some luck, I didn't snort up a storm in the process (that happens to me, sadly enough, but with great endearing effect).
Hale's book was amazing and the movie didn't fail to entertain. At every turn there was something to chuckle about, be it a character's line, a fake duck shooting, or an arrow to the eye. I rather enjoyed myself and would recommend the film and, more importantly, the book one-hundred percent.
I bring this up because I can relate to Hale's character Jane. I'm lost in my own dreamland with my perfect "prince" and the perfect "ending". But my life already is perfect in it's own right.
Jane finally realized that life was more than just Darcy. She threw in the towel and started living for herself. She stopped taking things so seriously. And once she de-Austen'ed her bedroom, she was able to pick up and move on.
So, this is to say that sometimes I (maybe we) take life too seriously by focusing too much on what we don't have, instead of what we do have. Here's the chance to unclutter your life and stop being so serious.
Do you feel burdened by seriousness? Do you feel like you could use some more chuckles in your life? And how do you unclutter the busyness of life? Have you seen or read Austenland? What did you think?
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Writing Jewels
Me take life too serious? Never!
ReplyDeleteSome things we need to take care of and other things we just need to let go and have fun.
Great words of wisdom, Ninja!
DeleteI want to see Austenland so bad! I'm glad that you liked it. I think it's good to dream and be silly, because there are so many times where we have to be serious and things.
ReplyDeleteYup, "Silly" should be all of our middle names. :O
DeleteYou need to be able to laugh at yourself. Those who can't become politicians or shrill commenters on news stories!
ReplyDeleteBahahahahaha You crack me up!
DeleteI want to see this SO BAD!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI totally feel burdened by seriousness. I'm a mess half the time, LOL.
Oh, Morgs, you'll love the movie. If ya wanna go sometime, I'm totally game. :)
DeleteThis is awesome! We all need that reminder now and again to just live and stop taking life too seriously.
ReplyDeleteI'm curious about this movie now, hadn't heard of it.
It was an independent film, I think from the Sundance Film Festival. I could be totally wrong... But it is great! Read the book too!
DeleteSerious you say, pfft never have that at my bay haha
ReplyDeleteCan I be you for ten minutes? That's gotta be liberating not to be serious. :)
DeleteIt is so easy to judge by what we don't have or haven't done. WE should always be looking at what we have accomplished.
ReplyDeleteAmen, sister!
DeleteYo Julia!
ReplyDeleteWhere yo at? I is a now gonna' comment on your pawst, um post.
Burdened by seriousness n'stuff!? No chance! I is always satirising yo writers who do take things just a bit too seriously. What next, a word count on my comment...
Y'all gonna' have fun! Dat book and dat movie. Never heard of dem. Pat in da Hatt, wants to be me for ten minutes. He or his cat or whatever, are way too serious! :) Yo is gonna' make Monty Python look like serious drama. You here?
Stay chillin',
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I have not sen nor read Austenland. It sounds great. I agree though sometimes just taking a moment to see what we have can bring us joy. As someone who has a dream and stays pretty focused on it I do at times have to remind myself to stop and appropriate the present.
ReplyDeleteWell I've not seen or read it, but I can take on board the message that we need to appreciate what we have, especially as writers, we tend to focus on what we're not good at rather than celebrating gifts. Not always easy but we should do more of it!
ReplyDeleteOh, yes, I veer into "too serious" territory every now and then. Luckily, I have great family and friends who pull me back out again. ;) I haven't seen this movie yet, but it sounds really funny!
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