The Journey Begins Today

"Well, here we are."

That's something my Grandma used to say when I was a kid while we sat together during mornings, sipping coffee.  It was her saying, and I loved when she said it back then and looking back, I love it much more now.  It made me realize that my Grandma loved being in the moment.  She loved just being there, reading the newspaper, flipping through the advertisements on all of the stuff she wanted to buy at the grocery store or Walgreens.  "Oh, two for a dollar.  That's not bad.  You like tootsie rolls?  We'll get 'em."

She just liked being there with me.

Being in the moment is something I need to remind myself to do very often.  So often in fact, that if I don't, I can easily get caught up with worrying about the future.  I've always been future focused, and in a sense that's fine.  I believe it's good to have a solid foundation in planning and preparation, but there is such a thing as tunnel vision.  One can become so focused on tomorrow that today is often overlooked.  There are many times I remember seeing the date and thinking, "What?  How is it already Monday?  How is it already October?  How is it already 2014?"  Hell, 2014 is already on the way out soon.  How did that happen?

Does it matter how it happened?  No.  Time continues to move forward and all we can do is live a life that is truly meaningful to us to the best of our ability.  To be true to ourselves.  To do what we want to do and be who we want to be, regardless of what anyone else says.

I want to make a feature film.  Well, feature film(s), but let's start with the first one.  It's been a long time coming.  I'll find a way to do it, even if I don't make it for that much money.  Even if I have to pay everyone except myself. I just want to make something.  Time moves much too quickly, and I'm very aware of it.  The time is now.

I'm writing this from the top of my head right now.  My sister set this blog up for me and I am grateful for that, as I wanted yet another place to express myself that others may enjoy if they please (I also do free writing before I ever start working on my screenwriting, just to get into a writing flow.  This free writing is usually unedited and more like a journal, which I don't share with anyone.  It's for my eyes only -- unless I choose to share some of those pages here in the future).

At this present moment, I have no idea what this blog is going to be about, or what its purpose will serve, if any.  I've read in plenty of blogging advice columns that one should have a theme to a blog.  Will I only talk about movies?  Probably not.  Maybe my theme is whatever I want to talk about on any given day.  Maybe a theme will appear over time.  Who knows...

I'll just live in the moment.  Take things day by day.  Like Grandma, I can smile and proclaim, "here we are."

If I can do that, I think I'll be okay.

- A.G.

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