Hello, hello, hello. It's a beautiful day to bust some cognitive distortions. Okay, well, it's a day. Today is a day when bad things happened, and I'm going to keep this really generic here, but we all have days like this. It's 3.18 in the morning and I'm still awake because some things that I have no control over happened, and I didn't really know what to do. And when I feel helpless, I feel like sometimes the best thing to do is to go to something that is the most helpful. And for what I could do at the moment, I was like, oh my gosh, it's like one in the morning and I can't sleep. And I'm like, it's just, ah, and I was freaking out. And I was freaking out. So then I went and put on labyrinth, which I got on that particular app that has a bird with feathers that are blue. You get what I'm saying. So now besides the cringy like love thing, that was a little weird. Okay, granted, but labyrinth, I think may just be the thing that everybody needs when you need to just take a minute, like take a whole minute to deal with whatever you're dealing with. Because honestly, the only reason I wanted to see that movie tonight is because I wanted to see the worm. I'm like, I need the worm scene. I need that little worm to come and talk to me. And if ever I was so blessed to, you know, have a little worm of my own, but I actually bought one on Etsy, actually, nerd. And anyway, I thought that, you know, maybe the worm would help me feel better tonight. Well, the worm helped. I love the one. Come inside, meet the missies. I love that. It's so cute. Anyway, so in taking that journey with Sarah, who goes from petulant child to, you know, really empathetic, critical thinker at the end is really cool. And I've watched that movie so many times and my 30th high school reunion is coming up next month. And it was like, Oh, my gosh, it'd be so cool if we had like a hotel room, we could all watch all these movies and just nerd out and everything. And I was like, gosh, that would be so much fun. But just really watching this movie again, I mean, I watched it so many times when I was a kid, but I haven't watched it probably in a while, a few years, maybe. But this is really exquisite filmmaking. I mean, like, you know, of the time, please don't ever remake it. It should not ever be remade. It's, it's, you know, David Bowie. Come on, you can't eat. No, Jared. Anyway, but the thing is, is that I love that she has to go through this journey of critical thinking, you know, up or down, you know, I'm just the knockers, you know, so on and so forth. If you've not watched Labyrinth, may I encourage you to do so. And for those folks who are all very worried about like their kids going to be harmed, the point of this movie is to go through stuff. Like, this, this movie is really interesting because it takes Sarah, Jennifer Connolly, on a journey from Pettulent Child, okay, through being into a well-rounded human by the end of her journey through the Labyrinth. So it's a great metaphor for life and all this stuff. But I felt like I needed to take a journey with someone else so I could get off the crazy train that I was on from my stress from before. So this movie really helped because as she goes through the process of trying to get her baby brother back, that the Goblin King is in love with her, but she has to have the baby taken and he takes the baby and she has to go through the Labyrinth. Okay, spoiler. But she has to meet up with several friends along the way and they all are quirky and weird and have all kinds of like Ludo with his teeth and his, you know, he puts a little ring in his teeth and he's like Ludo, call the rocks and all the rocks come up like Ser Didimus and all those guys. And I definitely noticed how often they used a real dog, like a real sheep dog in that. So if anyone, you know, ambrosious, ambrosious. Yeah, so ambrosious, I would love to have that dog someday. That would be really cool. But that's just seeing the puppetry and the magic that was created by all of these super creative people. Like, you know, I've been thinking about going to my reunion of the School of the Arts and seeing all these super creative individuals and I'm looking forward to that next month. So in my time of where I'm really upset and I don't really know how to process what I'm going through right now, cognitive distraction is a good thing. I need something else to put my mind at ease. It's safety. We all want safety and, you know, for the most part, really and at our core, we just want to feel safe. So if you can go to something equally safe as it's kind of like getting yang, right? So something's really, really bad, then you need something really, really good to counteract it, right? So the way I see it, Labyrinth, I needed like a power movie. I needed something that was a heavy hitter that I knew I was going to have to go through stuff and laugh and be like, oh, and actually recite the whole thing verbatim in my brain. And then I, you know what, I feel better. And the MC Escher ending is so amazing. And it's just the visual creativity of this film is brilliant. I would just go on and on and on. I would love to do a group discussion for all of y'all about this movie and David Bowie. We miss him so much. Wow. So here's the thing. There are some times that we have where we can't necessarily control what goes on. And sometimes we don't have a lot of control over how bad something is. But I'm going to tell you this. It's going to get better. Because where there is darkness, there is always light. And if you can remember that there's sort of a darkness into sunlight kind of way of thinking about things, maybe it'll be a little easier. So friends, folks, kiddos, all y'all, I'm hurting tonight. And maybe you are too. And maybe you're on your way to school right now. And you're not real happy about something. And I don't know what it is, but whatever it is, I want you to know that the darkness sometimes is really scary. But there's always a light. There's always a way to find a light. And sometimes the clever little fox has to be the one to find the light. And in the darkness, the phoenixes rise. That wonderful, mystical creature will rise up. And you will see many phoenixes come. So I know that in the stress that I'm going through in my life right now, you know, I know that phoenixes will come through. You know, there will be a phoenix in my journey that will fly by and be like, Hey, and rock my world. Because it'll happen because good always will follow. So tomorrow is another day. You don't have to let today be that day. The only day left. You know, it's about understanding that tomorrow will be better, a little bit. Because good isn't fast. Good is never fast. One thing I've learned in my life is that good has never ever been fast. I think I've been through more trauma than most any human being on earth should ever be forced to endure. And I hope to share more of that, but in a comical way later, but I have seen the worst in people, but also I've seen the best in people. And that's what that's what stays. The worst stuff, you know, I let it go and I forget about it. But the best, that's what sticks. So tonight I watched Labyrinth. That movie made me feel better. It made me feel like I could went through something and I had a little journey and escape and a bunch of metaverses and it dealt with all that stuff. And I think it's like a hard reboot for my brain. So if I can prescribe anything for you, go on your favorite streaming app, whatever that may be. And if you're feeling kind of low and you've had a rotten day, I'm so sorry. I really hope that things get better. And just know that I'm here. And someone is out here and they really care. Nobody wants to see you hurt. No one wants to see you go through things. No one wants to see you sad. We want you to be okay. We try really hard to help you be okay. So even if the people around you are kind of scared right now, or mad or whatever, just try to remember in yourself to find balance and to be like, you know, for all the bad, I'm going to put that much good back into the world. And you feel better. You really will. Just counteract the bad with just as equal amount of joy. I really do honestly believe that imagination and anxiety are the same thing. You know, anxiety is just imagination not having fun. I mean, it really is, right? So it's like a sliding scale. Like I always think about slide, slide, like a slip and slide from back in the day. And but I want to go back to imagination, because you know, the imaginative self, my happy creative thinking and going through the day and hearing all these things that the kids say and trying to figure out how to make it palatable for them is a lot. But I love that challenge. But some days I'm just not up for it. So sometimes anxiety creeps in. So I know that I need to work on my creativity in order to help my anxiety feel better. And my anxiety is really bad, y'all. Like real bad. And so after watching this movie, I now feel like I've had a good dose of 80s makeup and hair. Absolutely. But I feel like I actually went through an entire journey of, you know, just understanding oneself and understanding the motivation for why we do what we do and the motivation for empathy. And at its heart, whatever bad thing that happens, it's about heart in the end and love and taking care of your people, you're, you know, taking care of your folks, your people, your critters, all the things that love you, take care of the things that love you. And, you know, good people make things better. Bad people make things scary. So kids are really good judges of character, y'all. So if you are an adult and you don't know if someone's a good person, ask a kid, they can tell. Like, I hope I never lost that. But I don't know. Kids are really smart that way. But whatever the thing is, I just want you to know, you're going to be okay. Just hang on. Okay, let's just, let's just table this, whatever the problem is for now. And then maybe tomorrow we'll look at it with a different set of eyes. So here's what I'm going to do. I'm going to go to bed and try to do the exact same thing. I watch labyrinth, go watch labyrinth. If you want to go check out my website, it's msmarrypoppins.com, is marrypoppins.com. And, but this is just a message to put out to the universe that, you know, someone's here for you, and I'm trying to help. And I really, really, really want to help kids and families and systems and everybody just be a little kinder, be a little more creative, be a little more loving, and just be safe. So be safe tonight. Can you do that? Take the day, whatever it may bring, if it's the beginning of your day, the end of your day, whatever it may be. But let this day end, because time just keeps on going. It never stops. And thank goodness for that. Sometimes it's terrible, but most of the time I'm really grateful for that because there's always a tomorrow. And I'm going to give it a shot. So Steve and I are going to go off to bed. His dermatitis is much better, by the way. And he's going to curl up like he does on top of my pillow. And he puts his little head on my shoulder and makes little puffle sounds like, you know, when he gets happy and I rub his ears. So I know that's coming. And, you know, gotta love that. So good things are coming. I get to go see Steve, go into bed, tomorrow's a new day. There's three things. So think of three things that you can look forward to in the future. Little things. And in that way, when you wake up tomorrow, it'll be a better day. So off to bed with me, off to bed with you, or off to school, or whatever you're doing. But thanks for listening. I appreciate your time. And whatever it is, just know that there are people out there who love and care for you very, very much. And we all hope to keep you safe.
