This week, two things expanded my understanding of day-to-day love.
First, Kate Dicamillo’s Flora & Ulysses (recommended to me by my daughter, and two dear friends both named Amy).
My treasured ideas from the book:
- remember that love can triumph over a whole slew of wrongs, weaknesses, and oddities
- keep the window open at night in hopes of something wonderful flying in
- always open the door in hopes that you’ll see the face of someone you love
Secondly, Ellie Holcomb’s heartbreaking, lovely song “With You Now”: this type of love is the epitome of a good marriage, a good friendship, and a good life.
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Oh! So just watched LABOR DAY last night. Really beautiful film that tells the tale of love that had to wait. Sweet and powerful, gritty and real. (Warning: there is a flashback of Kate Winselt’s reason for her depression – miscarriages, which I know can be a difficult thing to watch. Brief. Telling). Very much worth watching as it embodies your themes here in full. Bring your tissues!
Labor Day Preview: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1967545/
So good!!
Thanks for the recommendation, Mol. I’ll try to see it soon… xoxo.