YOUR LIFE IS A MOVIE, ARE YOU THE DIRECTOR? In every person’s life, there is always “the moment.” The moment they realize they’ve been living a life where they were playing the supporting role rather than the main character in their own movie. It’s been said that in our lives we get two lives, and your second life begins when you realize you only have one. TAKING MATTERS INTO YOUR OWN HANDS
If you’re eager to jumpstart your “moment,” there’s some good and bad news. There really isn’t a rulebook to go by. For most people, the epiphany comes naturally. It could be at a moment you least expect it. If you’ve downloaded TikTok you’ve probably heard the famous “you have to start romanticizing your life” sound created by Ashley Ward. This sound began a viral chain of users attaching clips and videos of them romanticizing their lives. The extremes vary from letting your feet dangle out of a helicopter flying over NYC to waking up extra early to watch the sunrise with your best friends. The point of this trend is to remind yourself that you are the
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main character in the film that is your life. You are the writer, director and main star all in one. You have the ability to decide what your movie looks like and change it as many times as you want until you get to your happy ending. So start investing in all of those small details in your movie. Remember that the major details like genre, co-stars, setting, plot, all the way to the small things like wardrobe and hairstyle are up to you. If you’re unhappy with the way your movie has been playing out, you have the ability to change it within yourself. SOUNDS GOOD … BUT HOW DO I START?
Ok, let’s slow this down a bit. Romanticizing your life is, simply put, finding the silver lining in every situation. By definition, to romanticize is to “hold romantic ideas or present details, incidents or people in a romantic way.” Emphasis on the hold. You hold the power to your perspective. Sticking with the film references, you hold the power to the plot of your movie. Still a bit confused? Here’s a visual. It’s 5 p.m. You had one of the worst days of the semester. You missed your alarm so you were late for class, forgot to study for your test, Chipotle ran
