Today I saw Barbie—the movie, not the toy—and it made me happy to think about those who have the imagination and know-how to bring fun ideas to life. In this case, it was our homegirl Greta Gerwig who brought Barbie to life. What fun! What imagination!
It’s a continuation of the “what-if” theme I wrote about yesterday. Some “what-if”s are immensely sharable, like movies. They are ideas given form. Toys come to life, “why not?” isn’t rhetorical, barriers are permeable, and we get to grow and play and pretend.
I’m currently reading a series of essays by a prominent author, talking about the things in her life she’s drawn from; real-life scenarios and emotions, utilized as fodder for her imagination, and turned into wholly new situations and results. That’s something each of us can do as a journalling practice—start with real situations, then change the details to explore alternate endings. Parents failed you? Create the parent you wish you had, then imagine your future based on that changed reality. Who do you become? You made a bad, or a series of bad decisions? Change the past and imagine the present. What’s different? Is it better? Can you get there from here?
Today I experience all I imagined for myself. If I find anything lacking, can I imagine it becoming more like what I’ve longed for? Am I living the life I want to be living? Can I find gratitude in it?
I’m grateful for the imaginations of others, and I’m grateful for my own. I’m grateful to know the value of gratitude in it all as I utilize my own imagination in creating my own Barbieland (but mine is called Sandyland!).
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