June 16th, 2005 - filed in Play
“Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,” Shifts
I saw “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” for the second time tonight. As much as I’m not “girlie,” don’t commonly have that great of relationships with women, and can’t even seem to sit still for the two hours a movie requires – I enjoy this movie.
Going to a movie (about traveling mind you) with your girlfriends who will be traveling all over the world – seemed to be a good idea- especially after a long day of work. It was the kind of work that I don’t get as excited about – the plug and chug- that don’t get to see the “pretty” results that seem to make me want to push it further.
But after I spend an entire day – face to the computer – I spent the entire movie watching the “shifts” that were taking places in these characters lives, which in-turn, happened to be my own. Lena – the beautiful girl on the Greek adventure, finding herself, was me about two years ago; Bridget – the tall, confident, girl I always wanted to be, secretly fighting a battle inside, I was able to be for moments at a time and then lose her; Carmen – so true to herself while dealing with a father who has found a “better family,” is just like me after I spend some time at home; and Tibby – marching to her own beat, finding wisdom in children, and trying to leave her mark on the world from behind the camera. That is me. All of those girls are me at some point or another.
They all changed their perspectives – shifted if you will – and when they opened themselves up – to love, forgiveness, reality, to feel – they found themselves, within the context of each other and the pants.
And then I came home to talk to my boyfriend who was worrying and stressing about life and everything that comes with it – and I found myself telling him to open himself up and to be open to good things happening, or else he is just blocking them. He didn’t listen, I think he thought I’d gone shift crazy. But we’ll see. We opened ourselves to moving forward with this game and now we are working with unbelievable people, and even more excited for the future. I believe it with all that I am. You don’t know what you are capable of until you try, you don’t know what possibilities are there until you are open and believe you are worthy.
Am I preachy? Am I way out there? Oh well, I’m me.