Oscar's in the House

Imagination.

The Academy Awards are watched by millions of people all over the global. What is it about this very long and sometimes very boring production that keeps us glued to our TVs?

It certainly doesn't have the excitement of the Super Bowl. It pales in comparison to the World Series, yet year after year we tune in.

This is a show that honors creativity at every level. Those who are a part of this industry are living proof that the creative spirit lives within each one of us and to never give up our dreams; whatever they may be. They nurture the inner child and those of us who nurture our inner child know that without it we would be less than what we can be.

Its a testament to the fact that one can truly live their passion. How many of us can truly say we are living our passion? Each one of us yearn for that moment in our lives when we can live how our souls truly want us to live. The most difficult part is figuring out what that is. I believe it is that which makes us smile and lose track of time. To be able to say "wow. where did the time go? I want more." can seem almost unrealistic but absolutely attainable.

The problem is that most of us are striving for security and as a result fore go those things we deem frivolous. Yet the frivolous is what keeps us going.

Those of you who have been following this blog since the beginning and those of you who know me personally know by now that no matter what we think is secure, it is just a moment away from disappearing. What we have in the end is who we are and that is the only thing we are assured of.

Only when the superfluous wrappings are removed from our lives can we really begin to understand that which makes us whole. It allows us to explore our own imagination for those things that make us truly smile.