One of my favorite movies of all time is The Sound of Music. The passion, determination, and optimism of the story and the characters have been with me since childhood, and have impacted me radically. Julie Andrews as Maria has played the part of my best friend, mother, and wise grandmother, sometimes all at once. The best advice I’ve ever gotten all comes from that movie, whether it’s to climb every mountain or how to find confidence in both sunset and rain. Perhaps the one piece that has stuck with me the most, however, is delivered from Maria to her new daughter, Leisel on how to deal with heartbreak-
"You cry a little and then you wait for the sun to come out. It always does."
That reminder is one which has brought me out of some of the darkest times of my life. It moved me to come to a healthier terms with my emotions, to accept, feel, and move on rather than attempting to pretend the problem doesn’t exist. And learning to move on from that sort of thinking is an important part of my progress as a person which couldn’t have gone on without that immortal advice.
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