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WHY FIT IN?

When you were born to stand out? All I needed to know I learned in kindergarten. I remember that book. It came out when I was in middle school and we have an awesome substitute teacher who actually motivated me to read more. He had me curious about Satanic Verses when nobody else in the world would talk to me about it. I remember this book and him talking about it…we had to be 25 years apart at the time. To me, as an 11 or 12 year old? It was a joke! But to him, it was eye opening and true. When I watch videos like this, and as I get older, life gets simpler. A little clearer. A lot more … well, many other things. But in things like this it does get simpler.

So let’s do this. #iamgrateful and #iamthankful to Rita G Patel for sharing this and reminding me to keep the fun in my daughter’s homework. She loves it right now. And that’s because the lines don’t matter. I hope she never unlearns that.

https://www.upliftedlife.com/how-society-kills-our-creativity-in-a-breathtaking-award-winning-short-film/?fbclid=IwAR0SDI8qy9q-6sJYLl7Svl6j_q_tCs2rAsiX7M4_DEFxa_X8SGcQ_DteisM

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UNDERRATED

This > http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4624424/ . It’s been a while since I’ve appreciated the humor in a movie to this extent. It’s clever. It’s unexpected. Some of it is sheer genius (a fight scene with a silent twist, some of the banter). I loved it. I’m about to say that this is the funniest animated film (kid friendly animated film, because otherwise, South Park still wins period) I’ve seen. I attribute the low rating to a failure to balance what an adult might appreciate with what a kid can appreciate at the same time (Disney, Pixar, they always nail layers that appease everyone simultaneously). I’m not sure if my kids would have loved this one. But … I say go for it. So let’s do this and dole out some appreciation for the WB’s foil to Disney’s gold standard.

#iamgrateful and #iamthankful for a flick that kept me distracted and entertained even in 5-10 minute spurts (before going to bed, for example). And a pic that stirred some emotions and forced me to text someone who I’m now forcing to watch it this weekend (thanks Kelli O’Donnell)!

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4624424/?fbclid=IwAR01SZr_oNP3tbWETjvTIWQ4Utm2RoQO9tttMd74kFZ1_T4GqDeBrF6v0hY

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