Under the Tuscan Sun

And so last night when I got home from work, the end of a not so productive and or good day, I put in a movie to watch while finishing some homework. It was then that I realized that I have a comfort movie. I think this is interesting because I've never heard of this before, but I guess it can happen. Movies can be a source of comfort or stability should that be what one is looking for.
Mine is Under the Tuscan Sun. I find myself watching it most often whenI feel trapped. The story is about a woman who is the victim of an affair, goes through a messy divorce and ends up on a trip to Italy, where she buys an old house, fixes it up and makes a new life for herself. This movie stirs my soul. Not becasue it's overwhelmingly deep or profound, or becasue it has amazing scenery of the Italian countryside (however it truly is remarkable there, or so it seems) but because it's about a normal person who finds strength within herself to make a huge changes in her life. She takes a huge risks, moving to a place where she doesn't know anybody, she doesn't konw the language and yet she knows this is what she needs to do, and she does it. I find that inspiring.
And so, whenever I feel trapped her in A-Town, or just am feeling kind of disappointed about where I'm at in life, I put this movie in. And while it doesn't fix my problems, or reveal to me the secret to eternal happiness, it does give me about two hours worth of inspiration. Life does suck sometimes, people will disappoint you, life will take twists and turns that you never in your wildest dreams would have expected.....but it does go on, and what you choose to do with it and how you choose to perceive it will make all the difference.