A romantic relationship with a sociopath can leave a person sour on the opposite sex, or on people in general. I said last week that sociopaths try to train their partners in their disordered thinking patterns. Recovery involves purging the sociopath’s mollifications and seeing the beauty in life again. Recovery means a renewed ability to appreciate the loving connections we still have. Sometimes art, music and cinema can help us do that.
This Christmas we were not able to be with our family in California. But it was a “warm” beautiful day in Connecticut, so the kids and I walked the dog on the beach, went to the movies and ate out at a Chinese restaurant. I recommend the movie we saw because it describes real love between a man and a woman and of course their dog.
The movie, Marley and Me, is based on the true story of a family and Marley “the worst dog in the world.” The lead male character is somewhat unsure of himself but very committed to his family, and his values are contrasted with those of his best friend who has an uncommitted approach to relationships.
The story is also about adult development and the changes we go through between 25 and 40. The ending is rather bittersweet but I was still glad to have seen this movie on Christmas. It is good to be reminded about the importance of love and devotion. Movies can be very powerful tools for that kind of reminding. Although there are a lot of movies that portray the dark side of humanity, there is still a demand for stories like this one. Marley and Me advertises the common place, deep connections we have to our loved ones be they human or canine.
Rune
Yes, ya gotta laugh!
And if we can laugh, even if we start out by forcing the laughter, we can also change our brain chemistry and our thought patterns. It’s more than just a distraction.
I met a woman who traveled with Patch Adams, and who was offering classes in “laugh therapy”! She showed us — very effectively — how if we all started to laugh together (led by herself and a couple of her trained assistants in clown suits) that after about two minutes of the group “laughing” uproariously, we were really laughing! Chuckles into belly laughs. Ending up with tears of laughter, and a room full of happy endorphins surging through all of us.
Rune
Anyone know any good FUNNY movies out right now?
Rune
Hello? Funny movies? Anyone? I want to shift my reality in a positive way!
Indigoblue
Rainman
So In the begining it was like a kidnapping but now He’s your Brother?
I know it’s not new but it is Funny and Moving! 20 minuets till Whapner ! Da Da Don Da
Ox Drover
Dear Rune,
Yeppers, it works! I picked up the “Blue Collar Comedy Team” (the first one) I had seen it before but we hadn’t seen it in a long time and though the humor is a little rough in spots, none the less it was really funny, and once we started to laugh it just got to where we couldn’t have heard the dialog if we hadn’t had the subtitles on to be able to read it.
I’m not up with what is “current” at the movies right now, seldom go out to a theater to see one, usually just watch what friends have or my sons either have or that they buy.
It really doesn’t matter to me if I have seen a movie before or not, if it is good I don’t mind rewatching several times.
A movie that is interesting to me and actually “funny” in a sick sort of way is the “War of the Roses” which is about a couple (both Ps) who have the divorce from hell and do horrible things to each other. IN the end they both die from their revenge against each other….an then you are kind of sad at what they have done to each other’s lives.
INdigo, your spelling is horrible! It SHOULD be
DA DA DON DA…DA
You silly thing, you left off the last DA! LOL ROTFLMAO
I’m going to send you to the program with Jeff Foxworthy, are you smarter than a 5th grader? LOL
anetsu
Rune,
I have watched two movies lately that I thought were hilarious, BUT….. I have a very dry sense of humor. They were “Tropic Thunder” and “Burn Before Reading.” They are ignorant in every way but if you are willing to look past what you think a movie should be you will see the comedy the directors were trying to get across. I still laugh when I dont want to about watching these movies but I did
Rune
Anybody vote for “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure”? Raucous, rude, and not politically correct. I’ll have to check out your recommendations.
anetsu
Oxy….Indigo
Wapner is dah dump dump(chicka chicka chicka chicka,chicka) dah dump dump etc. or if ur a drummer ….its 1 and 2(three e and a four e and a) jsut my perspective Muagh! lol
Indigoblue
K-MART
These are not my short!
Indigoblue
I told ya my mother is an english teacher! Babump!
Spelling english needs to be rethunk too! :)~
2009 list of things too do!
Remove all P/S/N from Society!
Rewrite english language!
Meet Kerry Degman!
Pickup beer and smokes! LOVE JJ