When someone is discussing the effect movies or television have on the public, you can bet it will not be lead with how brilliant it is. It will be the violent actions of the characters or sex or something else that was dished out, something over-the-top excessive.

Oh, for the happy ending, no? Disney style. Cinderella meets the prince, they get married, and yes- they live happily after. It’s Disney. I expect it, as most of us do. So many of us hang on to that belief - if we get the husband/wife, promotion, win the lottery, the client at work, all of life’s problems will be solved. Ironically, happily ever after and life just doesn't work like that. It takes a lot of work, much like a garden. You need to water a little for growth. You need to nurture a lot... You need to prune or pinch back to give new life. Some will need nurturing for life, others you let go as the seasons change. Never fear though. If you outright kill your garden, you can always start again, and sometimes, even again.

After all, an ending is simply a new beginning, isn't it?

Prince Charming won, not with grand gestures or some fancy title, but by the basic love and generosity of his character. Sometimes, it is the simple things in life.

All I have are my words, armed in my mind, written in pen, stand by stand. Oh, yes. Still by hand. It has a different feel. Altered not by keys, backspace, and delete, I write, erase, tear it to pieces and start all over again. And again.

The Naming of Cats

The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter,
It isn’t just one of your holiday games;
You may think at first I’m as mad as a hatter
When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES.

TS Elliot