“Life moves pretty fast. You don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
Wise words from the legendary John Hughes.
I’ve been thinking about him this week. My girls watched Sixteen Candles the other night for the first time. Needless to say, they loved it.
Watching the movie with my children brought on nostalgia of growing up in the ’80’s and ‘90’s. Life does move pretty fast. His movies made us laugh, cry and contemplate the kind of people we wanted to be. In the words from The Breakfast Club “But what we found out is that each one of us is: a brain – and an athlete – and a basket case – a princess – and a criminal. I like to imagine I’m a little bit of all of those – except the criminal of course. This is a perfect example of how his writing inspired us. It was enduring while anchored with human emotion and empathy. Coming of age and all of the pot holes and elations that make up who I am today, I identified with his characters.
My youngest daughter kept asking through the movie “where are the sixteen candles?” I kept telling her to watch - you have to pay attention or you’ll miss it. As I write this, the metaphor falls in line with the title of this post.
I read that when he stepped away from making movies, Mr. Hughes took his own advice. He stopped to look around.
With the horrific events in Boston this week, I hope we all stop for a moment, look around, hug those closest to us and don’t forget to tell them that you love them.
xo-
I’ve been thinking about him this week. My girls watched Sixteen Candles the other night for the first time. Needless to say, they loved it.
Watching the movie with my children brought on nostalgia of growing up in the ’80’s and ‘90’s. Life does move pretty fast. His movies made us laugh, cry and contemplate the kind of people we wanted to be. In the words from The Breakfast Club “But what we found out is that each one of us is: a brain – and an athlete – and a basket case – a princess – and a criminal. I like to imagine I’m a little bit of all of those – except the criminal of course. This is a perfect example of how his writing inspired us. It was enduring while anchored with human emotion and empathy. Coming of age and all of the pot holes and elations that make up who I am today, I identified with his characters.
My youngest daughter kept asking through the movie “where are the sixteen candles?” I kept telling her to watch - you have to pay attention or you’ll miss it. As I write this, the metaphor falls in line with the title of this post.
I read that when he stepped away from making movies, Mr. Hughes took his own advice. He stopped to look around.
With the horrific events in Boston this week, I hope we all stop for a moment, look around, hug those closest to us and don’t forget to tell them that you love them.
xo-
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