I just saw the movie "Julie and Julia" which I loved. Meryl (yes we're on a first name basis) gives a wonderful performance as Julia Child and Amy Adams is adorable as Julie Powell the lost wide eyed governmental worker who loves to cook and learns to blog. I'd recommend it, though, it might be a good rental since it would be nice to be able to drink a glass of wine along with the movie (I was craving a glass of wine as I watched Julia eat French food).
The idea of the movie is that people can be who they aspire to be after all "Julia Child wasn't always Julia Child" and for a late twenty-something this is a message that inspires hope. I went to the movie with two of my favorite people, Beth Hoffmann and Laura Hunt. Beth and Laura are two fabulous wonderful super cool ladies who happen to be lawyers...who happen to be lawyers who are brave enough to start there own practices.
Now ladies and gentlemen (if there are any gentlemen who read my blog and I guess by saying ladies I'm assuming someone reads my blog...which might really be a fallacy but anyways), if your not a lawyer you might not know how much bravery it takes to start your own practice (something I'm not brave enough to do...and probably won't ever be brave enough to do). But these ladies are fearless.
Beth is working on a immigration practice and hearing about all the things involved in immigration law never ceases to amaze me (I'm literally in awe when I hear her speak about green cards and all that jazz). Her website isn't up yet...but as soon as it is I'll post it...because not only is she brave, she's intelligent and hardworking and if your looking for someone in immigration law she's your lady.
Laura is opening up a general practice doing a little bit of everything (criminal, trusts and estates, real estate. etc). She's equally fabulous not to mention fearless. She's working on her website (which already rocks) so go check it out at www.laurahuntlaw.com .
So yes, I'm bragging about my wonderful friends, I'm allowed to do that on my blog and they inspire me...but really think about it, whose the person you've dreamed you could be and what's stopping you from being that person? Everyone whose famous or really good at what they do, once upon a time, they weren't famous or really good at what they did. They just kept working at it, fearlessly, and it happened. Someone told me this week that we only have one life and we need to enjoy living it...we need to be fearless in living it.
Now the obvious question is....Ali whose the person you've dreamed of being and what's stopping you? And why is that the question...because it's my blog and let's face it blogs by there very nature are narcissistic and self absorded. The answer...I have no idea. I kind of think I've yet to find something I'm really good at. That thing that sets me apart from other people and that I'm confident about and passionate about and I could really live for. But I'm going to keep on trying to find it because at forty it wasn't too late for Julia Child to find her passion and at twenty-seven it's not to late to figure out what I'm meant to be.
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So it's 7:30 in the morning, and I just read this really cool blog post by my friend Ali. I'm touched that she sees me sometimes as fearless, because it's a rare feeling for me to have. If I ever do feel that way, it's because of the support from the amazing people in my life--one of whom, is Ali. Most of the time I feel like I'm wading through a quagmire of choices, knowledge, and understanding. But isn't that the nature of our human condition? I think we must keep exploring in our lives the choices that we can make (or do make) and know that success or failure in one area of life does not preclude us from sucess or satisfaction in another. It's an anomaly to know exactly what we want or should do at age 27, or 30, or 50+, and a blessing to live in a life where we can choose. The people that do know exactly what they want are blessed. But those that don't know, have carte blanche to write much of the narrative of their own lives. So Ali, my dear friend (whom I wouldn't have met but for the fabulous Lara Hunt)keep on exploring your own narrative. You are a brilliant litigator,talented writer, & I'm sure so many other extraordinary things. And you are right. I don't think it's ever too late to find a new passion. Like you said. . .look at Julia Child. :)
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