Note on Beauty

"You is kind. You is smart. You is important."

And that line alone was enough to make me cry during the whole movie.

My friends and I went to see The Help this afternoon. That it was a great movie was the least I could say about it. Now I'd like to read the book because often movies don't do enough justice to the intricate details and values offered in original books. And how I learn about strong women! I won't give out too much details for you but if you haven't seen it, you should go. Like, right now. And stop reading this blog, seriously. :)

For me personally, this movie was timely because I just recovered from a moment in life where I felt that "I is not kind. I is not smart. I is not important." Yes, that kind of moment which made me cry for a few days and a few nights straight. My eyes and body still hurt, but my thought, my soul, and my mind are fully recovered now.

You might wonder what happened and to be honest I don't know how to tell the story and do enough justice to the actors involved because that awful moment I told you above was just half of the story. You know how the same people can make you happy and sad at the same time, that is what I mean. That people can make and break you at the same time. That people can sharpen/train and hurt you at the same time. That your closest people are the ones who potentially hurt you the most - type of thing.
Anyway, I was involved in work with these very very smart people. I work with so many smart people before but this particular work, in the run, sometimes (and increasingly more often) made me go home feeling stupid, vulnerable, and just unimportant. Deep sigh.

In the end though, it was all good. All g-o-o-d. The process to appreciate what was good did not come easy, but I learned a lot. I'll tell you some other time what I learned, but for now let me just leave you with The Help's movie trailer. Hope you all enjoy the rest of your weekend.

love,
noteonbeauty

ps: I'd like to watch the movie again if someone would go with me. Anyone?