The other night as I was laying in bed I channel surfed upon The Shawshank Redemption, one of my favorite movies of all time. It was the very end where Tim Robbins (Andy) has escaped from prison and has transcended the unimaginable to make it all the way to his paradise on a beautiful beach in Mexico. I was so happy to have caught the movie at this place before I drifted off, because there is a quote at the end which I've been wanting to post on my blog.

Just released from prison Morgan Freeman (Red) makes his way along the wall in the field to find the box Andy has left for him. When he opens it, Andy has left him money to make his way to Mexico, as well as, a note. It is the quote from the note I wanted to post...

"Remember, Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things and no good thing ever dies." - The Shawshank Redemption

Everytime I get to this part of the movie I begin to cry. I realize the message is really intended for me, to keep dreaming and hoping and knowing that anything is possible.

As Red leaves the wall and begins his journey to Mexico, he says..

"I find I'm so excited, I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it's the excitement only a free man can feel, a free man at the start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain."

It reminds me to be in the journey of my life and not to worry about the destination...and to know the conclusion is uncertain for all of us and that this is the miracle of being free.

One of the last things he says as he's traveling on the bus to Mexico is..."Get busy living or get busy dying." And at this point, I remember my life is a gift and it is up to me to receive the fullness of all that's possible and all I've been given...

The last line of the movie is Red saying, in a whisper as he arrives to the beautiful beach in Mexico and sees Andy for the first time since being released from prison...

"I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend, and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope. I hope, I hope"...

Have a wonderful weekend...

Namaste!

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