On January 2nd, I walked into my local gym at 8 am and it was packed. By yesterday evening, it looked the same way it did two weeks prior to NYE. I say this to say that many have already broken the resolutions they mentally prepared for just months ago. For those who haven’t yet done so, I salute you. To those who already have given up on their resolutions, I say the year is just entering it’s second quarter and it’s no time like the present to get back at it! With that said, this week’s Throwback Thursday is dedicated to films in which there was a theme of moving forward… something we can all aspire to as spring ushers in a new season.
Throwback Thursday: 10 Inspiring Movies On Moving Forward
Love Jones
Some love is worth fighting for, but you must make yourself a priority in the midst. One of our biggest setbacks is getting in our own way.
Soul Food
Family is all we have at the end of the day. Though it may be rocky, this year focus on ways to bring the family even closer.
Down In the Delta
Sometimes a change of scenery -temporary or permanent- can be the perfect reset. Removing ourselves from places and people that are toxic to us can be the first step in self-discovery.
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Big things come in small sizes. It can be a child in your life or that fleeting thought that keeps recurring. If cultivated and developed properly, it can and will be something that defines you.
Do the Right Thing
Raise: lift or move to a higher position or level. Raze: completely destroy (a building, town, or other site). Often to do the former the latter must happen first.
The Best Man
The past will control your present and set the trajectory for your future if you don’t address it. Life is too short to spend so much time angry and upset. More often than not, we are lucky when someone finds it in their hearts to forgive us in a timely fashion.
Forgive immediately. It takes time to forget, but time and other experiences can erase the hurt.
Crooklyn
Sometimes what we have been through that seems like the end of the movie is really just the beginning. Some characters in our lives -even if it is our mother- are there seasonally.
Antwone Fisher
The most successful people in life have one thing in common: self-awareness. Take the time to really discover who you are. What are your strengths, weaknesses, and how can you compliment them?
The Pursuit of Happiness
When one can clearly define what their motivation is, even on the hardest of days your foundation will be unwavering. For example, the most common resolution for the new year is to lose weight. Why? Just to look good? To be more fit? To live longer?
What and why? Just saying “to lose weight” is a goal that lacks the motivation.
Hustle and Flow
You are the captain of your own fate. If you look at it, DJay almost punked out of giving Skinny Black his tape. The movie could have ended there. He realized he wasn’t being himself and the results were a clear indicator. He sat back, paused, and did what he did best and that changed everything.
