Flashback to Flashdance

When I was growing up I remember watching Jennifer Beals in Flashdance. Though it was never an epic film, it was for me a very motivational film because it was a story about risk, it was a story about believing in your dreams, it was a story about not fitting in.

Last night I watched it again and it had the same effect on me – I learned

• Life is about risk. If you don’t push yourself then you may live but you won’t be truly living.
• When you feel isolated, it is your perception. To “fit in” change your perception.
• When you give up on your dreams, something inside of you dies.
• Belief is not something that anyone else can give you, it comes rom deep inside.
• That nothing in life is easy, that is why when we do it, it feels great.
• When someone dies, don’t let them down by not living your life.

I have heard Jennifer Beals talk about how she chooses her acting roles based on whether she is telling a story,  a story worth telling.

How she used stories to remove the loneliness of her childhood. Maybe one day I will be able to interview her on my podcast to talk about how we create our own story, how stories can remove that loneliness that we all feel……maybe that should become a goal for me….