Julie & Julia

Good-morning!

To celebrate International Women’s Day I participated in an event which included the viewing of the movie Julie & Julia.  I read that Meryl Streep had done a superb job portraying Julia Child and the critics were right.   To acknowledge her performance Meryl was nominated for yet another Academy Award.    

As I watched the Oscar’s last night I wondered if Meryl Streep was satisfied being a master of her craft or whether she longed to have her work validated by her peers.   She’s a brilliant actor and I expect the Academy will eventually honour her with a well deserved lifetime achievement award.   I suppose being nominated for an Oscar is like an Olympian ranking fourth or fifth in his/her sport.  Is receiving a medal the pinnacle of one’s career or is the journey of knowing one has tried their best as valuable?   I suppose I have answered my own question.  With out the journey the ultimate prize is unattainable.     

Any way, getting back to the movie–I LOVED IT!!!  I could relate to the characters on so many levels.   Bsides my love for food which is evidenced by “well nourished figure” I am in the process of a do-it-yourself  career make-over.   I am becoming an artist.

When Julie’s supportive husband encouraged her to write a blog Julie convinced herself  she could do it by saying some thing like I have thoughts; I have ideas.   Like Julie, I have thoughts; I have ideas.  Julie recognized that her success was dependent upon imposing deadlines.  Like Julie, I recognize that I need deadlines.  Julie made a commitment to write daily.  Like Julie, I will share my progress.  As Confucus says, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”.    

Looking forward to hearing from you as we travel these 1,000 miles together.   

All the best!

Josephine