It never fails.
I mean I know I’m not there, all glitzed out but it’s still very much a big part of my night. Although I don’t really care about all the glitz, I’m more about the substance. I’m more about all the times things didn’t work out, where failure happened, where you had to peel yourself off the floor, where they said ‘no, it’s not gonna happen,’ more times than you can count … but then you tried anyway.
That’s where it clicks for me, when there’s someone or some moment that reveals that climb.
It happened again last night when I saw Rocky himself take the stage to accept his Golden Globe.
I never met him, he has no idea I exist but I was inspired as I saw this underdog take the stage, and I guess so were his colleagues as they gave him a standing ovation. When you see someone whose worked so hard to get where they are and then get recognized for it, that just fills you with happiness for them, and hope for yourself.
He thanked those that helped get him there, but one person in particular stood out.
“… Most of all I want to thank my imaginary friend, Rocky Balboa, for being the best friend I ever had.” — Sylvester Stallone
I smiled because I knew exactly what he meant.
I had a great one growing up, was pretty awesome at playing Lite Brite with me. And now I still travel with all kinds of characters and hope to bring their stories, their A-ha! moments to life.
So after seeing Stallone, I got back to dreaming, got back to my computer and got back to typing away.
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The Wish Factor 