Cars

Before I can sleep tonight, I have to clear my mind.

I had a wonderful Father’s Day with my family. Among the many happy turns the day took was that tonight I took my son to see the movie “Cars”.

Although I haven’t missed a Pixar feature film, I wasn’t too excited about this one. The early reviews have been mixed. Still, my son wanted to see it and, deep down, so did I.

Country music is not my favorite style and “down-home” humor is sometimes lost on me (Although I did see and laugh a lot at the ‘Blue Collar Comedy Tour’.), I was pleasantly surprised by this movie.

At its heart, the movie is about friendship, respect for self and others, and the discovery that life is not only about winning. It reminds us that newer is not necessarily better. Sometimes newer is just newer. To really appreciate our lives and the world at large, we have to step and look back.

Yesterday, I visited my parents who live in the town where I grew up. We talked a lot about people we used to know and things that happened years ago. They have a lot to offer about things that I can apply to my life today.

In my view, one of the many messages of the film “Cars” and one of the messages of my visit home is to remember the past a little each day. Take those thoughts and memories and apply them to your life going forward. You will be richer for it.