John Hughes, my FAVORITE writer/director, passed away yesterday. I pretty much ran straight to the movie cabinet, pulled out Pretty In Pink and smiled at my husband.
You know the, its your turn to bathe the kids while I sit on the couch and travel back to my childhood, smiles. (It's actually the first time I've ever done that but I think he just knew...its an 80's thing.) I LOVE LOVE LOVE John Hughes movies. They did such a great job of making me feel "ok" with the awkward parts of me that I was so uncomfortable with when I was young. The same "awkward" things that I celebrate about myself today. They make me, ME!
Anyway, I read this moving blog post and thought it was THE best tribute to an amazingly talented man.
http://wellknowwhenwegetthere.blogspot.com/2009/08/sincerely-john-hughes.html
We have all had someone in our lives that really changed us. Who we were as a person. Making us believe in parts of ourselves that we never dared to believe in before. I had a coach like that in high school. Simple little morning chats with him changed my entire perception of myself. He made me realize that I was so many fabulous things that I didn't know it was ok to be and that who I was mattered. I honestly don't think that I thought that I mattered until he made me realize that I did. There wasn't one particular thing that he said. It was just his taking the time to really listen to me and to ask me what I thought. He made me THINK not just about History but about life and about myself. Such a simple and basic step that changed my entire youthful world. Thanks Coach Shea, for being my "John Hughes."
Hugs,
Tara
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