I was busy, as librarians often are, discharging returned items one day and to my surprise, I noticed I had discharged three DVDs, one right after the other, in the right order, which uncannily mirrored a pretty large chunk of my life so far – all in three movie titles!
We Bought a Zoo, opens a new window encapsulated the child raising years, where at times my kids were monkeys, other times brainless chickens, and the teenage years were more like herding rabid hyenas into a bag.
Look Back in Anger, opens a new window were the divorce years. Bitter and twisted times, I was a wronged woman who wasn’t always kind, nor brimming with forgiveness.
The Spectacular Now, opens a new window is my present life. Well, not always spectacular, but often filled with so much fun, love, laughter and music and more than a little dollop of gratitude.
It made me think of other movies or book whose titles could encapsulate a life.
The Grapes of Wrath, opens a new window could document those mornings after when I should have known better, and perhaps Someday, Someday Maybe, opens a new window, would aptly sum up my exercise regime.What I Know for Sure, opens a new window is that I know very little, and The Hunger Games , opens a new window covers that time period between morning tea and lunch.
A Short History of Nearly Everything, opens a new window is what I will tell you over Three Cups of Tea, opens a new window.
So, are their books or movies that remind you of your life, or parts of it? Can you encapsulate your life so far in three titles?
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