Melancholia

Melancholia was a movie I saw last week.  It was a girls night out with my mom, one of my oldest friends (we met in Kindergarten) and her mom.  It was fun to be out, especially with the company we were in - a real treat to be the 4 of us together!  Thank goodness that my friend and her mom came...the movie was really 'artsy' and my mom confessed to me if they weren't there, she would have left the theater in the first few minutes.  She drove so I would have had to leave & chase after her...for those who know my mom...you can totally see this (and you have to laugh).

So, this movie was pretty grim; it was all about the world ending after slamming into a planet named Melancholia.  The storyline followed two sisters, one with a serious mental depression issue (Kirsten Dundst) and her sister (Charlotte Gainsbourg) who pretty much takes care of everything...while trying to hold herself together.

With all the emotional ups and downs I've experienced over the past few years, and handling all the special needs of my family unit, I felt like I could really relate to both sisters' story.

Though the movie topic could be seen as depressing, I really think it made me happy.  The art direction was gorgeous, the soundtrack was beautiful and the scenery was where I wanted to be on a vacation.

I'm happy to report I'm in a really good place in my life right now.  I'm really happy with who I am, who I am around, what I am doing, how I am feeling, how I am reacting to what is thrown my way...and I'm really happy with where I've been in my life, what I've done...my life has been so full and wonderful.  I'm so lucky & I say it all the time.

So, I'm confident to say, that this movie has me appreciate everything I've been given and accomplished.  I can say that if the Earth died tomorrow, I'd be happy with the life I've lived.

Now for the record...I don't want to die tomorrow, I wouldn't feel happy about it at all...I'd only be happy if tomorrow the Earth ended & we all evaporated together...I'd be happy with where I am & what I've done.  That's all I'm sayin'...I'm happy.