"The Bridge to Terabithia" was absolutely the best movie ever!!! I have to confess that by the end, even middle of the movie, I had a waterfall flowing over my face. I have lived my entire life believing in the impossible. I would go to dance class every day and dance untill late at night. My mother would come to pick me up and drive me home and on the way home I would stare out the window. I would look up into the blackest of skies filled with millions of stars and a brilliant, gleaming moon. I would find the brightest star in the sky and close my eyes. With my whole heart, I would wish for my life to become a real fairytale, to one day meet my Prince Charming, become a princess, and for my dreams to come true and for me to find my place in the world far, far away from where I was. The wish was always the same and I wished it every single night. One day I woke up and realized that the impossible had become my reality and my dreams were, one by one, coming true. I could believe that its because Ive worked really really hard and got lucky or I could believe that the wish I made night after night, on the brightest star in the sky, came true.

It seems like everyone wants to grow up so quickly and become an adult. I get so confused because i dont ever want to "grow up". Its not okay to me that your imagination gets shut down when you reach a certain age. I will believe that I am Juliet looking for my Romeo in a Shakespearean tale and that Im the little Mermaid when I open my mouth to sing. Right before I get on stage every night I pretend that the Fairy Godmother from Cinderella turned me from a hard working girl in rags to the most beautiful princess. Your mind is the most powerful thing in the world. Only you have the key to create in yourself whatever it is you wish. Dont let anyone tell you otherwise and fight for your innocence.

Everyone goes through the darkest of times. Nobody's life is perfect and you can easily get swept up in the tragedy of life. But when you use your imagination, you realize that life is the most beautiful and precious of things. You can accomplish anything in the world. As long as you "keep your mind wide open",dream, and believe in it with your whole heart, I promise your life will be an adventurous quest in your own exciting fairytale.

Most of my favorite movies including, "The Neverending Story", "Love
Actually" and "Big Fish", have a fairytale understory.

"Love Life"