My brother’s voice appeared simultaneously, in my head.
I remember it as if it was yesterday even though months had passed.
“What is time?” I thought.
Typically, I’d watch the preview before making my decision whether or not I would watch the film, but this time around, I didn’t.
I chose to take a chance without having an agenda or set of expectations.
I chose to show up for the moment.
Throughout the two hours, I cried ... I laughed ... I acknowledge my feelings out loud, “ anger, sadness, peace” ... I thought about certain people in my life and the type of relationships I wanted to have with them ... I thought about my own relationship with life and what it means to be alive ... I thought about the moments when I had a difficult time accepting someone else’s way of being such as farting while sitting next to me ... I thought about the last moments I spent with my late uncle.
The more I thought about all of these things, the more I kept coming back to Tom Hanks’ line, “anything mentionable is manageable.”
“That is so profound,” I thought to myself.
So much of the current chapter in my life has been about asking myself, “What is my perception? How do I choose to see things?"
Thank you “A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood” for giving me the opportunity to reflect and become even more aware of how I experience life.
As you hear, “anything mentionable is manageable,” what does it make you think of?
Oleg Lougheed is the host of the Overcoming Odds Podcast, where you get a glimpse into the stories of individuals who have overcome adversity, suffering, and struggle in achieving their personal success.
