Admittedly, I have not watched the movie. Spoiler! But, there is one aspect of the movie, and without seeing it, I believe the director absolutely got “right” and will address it.

I do intend to watch the movie, but I do but do not enjoy the “theater experience” as they are noisy, icky with stickiness on the seats and floors, and feel unnecessarily confined, which is perhaps the problematic part of the experience as being confined or defined by others is something I am seeking to avoid.

So, phew, got that out there (confession I have not watched) and for those still reading, what is it the movie most certainly got right?

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Closer to Fine- Brandi Carlile

It MUST be noted that this song is one of my all-time favorites, recorded originally by one of my favorite bands Closer to Fine- Indigo Girls the year I graduated HS, 1989. It was my anthem in college, played at my wedding, and has been a source of comfort and inspiration ever since.

When I learned the Barbie Movie was featuring this song, it was at first shocking as never in my lifetime did I imagine the most iconic band representing women and the LGBT-Q+ community being associated with anything pink or Barbie. And yet, I was overjoyed to learn it has become the anthem of sorts and re-introduced the next generation to this song, in an albeit more ballad-y form and different enough as to stand alone as a beautiful song in its own right through Brandi Carlile’s interpretation.

Ok, so enough of my love for the song and the artists, Why is this song so amazing and poignant to me?

There are times in my life when I get so deep in my desire to understand the “whys” that I lose sight of the NOW. And only in the present, the NOW, can true peace and joy be experienced.

There is a line in the song that I hear over and over in my head:

“….the less I seek my source for some definitive, the closer I am to fine….”

Circling back to the conversation on letting go, detachment theory through Buddhist philosophy, or trusting in the Divine…. this continues to serve as a reminder to me. There are events, aspects of our life, and plans interrupted that we may never truly understand, and allowing ourselves the space to accept things as is and trust if we are ever meant to more fully understand it will be revealed is the process of finding our own peace in this life. This is freaking difficult work for me as I want to know the WHY’s. Accepting there are times in our life when the WHYs are never revealed is difficult and yet believing that is the ONLY way for humans to have peace is placing control in someone/something outside of ourselves.

If you haven’t seen the movie yet, congrats! me neither….if you haven’t heard the music yet, I hope you will take the time to click on it and listen. For over 30 years, this has been a most beloved song to so many of us and I hope now, the Indigo Girls and Brandi Carlile will get the respect they are way overdue and others will also be inspired, comforted, and guided towards the seeking of the GOOD in our world.

Wishing you all peace, love, and light.

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