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Starting the new year slowly in writing as I gather ideas and topics I would like to explore this year. I have nothing set in stone yet but off the bat, I knew that I wanted to try something different with the blog this year. Although I mostly bring soul food and topics that can sometimes be on the heavy side [emotionally], I am trying to broaden my horizons and incorporate new elements. I will still be my authentic self and will occasionally serve you the unfiltered truth behind the conversations I have with myself [and other; when and if they are worth sharing]. Now that this is out of the way let's get into business.
Lately I have been having another look at movies and surprisingly enough, some of them in addition to being dubbed with actions have delivered a few truths to me that I thought was worth sharing. The first movie in line is the lastest version of King Arthur, starring Charlie Hunnam (from Sons of Anarchy) as King Arthur, Aidan Gillen (from The wires) as Goosefat Bill, Djimou Hounsou (Midnite in Constantine) as Sir Bidevere, Jude Law as King Vortigen and surprise! David Beckham as Trigger.
Charlie Hunnam (on the left) playing King Arthur and Jude Law (on the right) playing King Vortigen
After the murder of the his father and mother ( King and his wife) by his own uncle (Vortigen]) Arthur managed to flee the scene. He is found by prostitutes who raise him in a brothel. He manages to get well off from running the street but soon enough, his real identity catches up with him. The discovery of the sword of his father, bound to the Pendragon bloodline which Arthur belongs to triggers a series of events that shed light on Arthur real identity, causing a head to head collision between who he thought he was and who he was called to be, per his birthright. Can't give any spoiler so I will stop here. Yup... You'll have to watch the movie and trust me, it delivers but that's besides the point. The points are the following takeaways that I am about to list below so let's get into it.
1- What you are going through is not who you are
Arthur was raised in a brothel but it didn't change anything to the fact that he was still a king from birth. His destiny or identity was not bound to his environment or to the way he grew up. It was a reality that hit home to me because there were times where because of my circumstances, I thought I would never amount to anything because I had lost touch of who I really was. You might go through a lot of things, you might breakdown sometimes but! remembering who you and the vision of where you want to be/ what you want to accomplish will pull you forward and help you move when you feel like you’re stuck
2- Nobody can take what is rightfully yours
I say it all the time: "nobody can take what is yours. If somebody stole something from you it either wasn't yours to begin with or it will come back to you in due time". Vortigen posted as an importer for years, terrorizing his subjects and running his Kingdom like a mafia but eventually the real and rightful king came back to take what belonged to him. And the same thing goes for us: what is rightfully ours will be ours no matter what. People might get away with posing as importers with blessings that belong to you but ONE DAY! [shaaaando 🙌🙌🙌] you will be in possession of what is yours.
3- Getting where you are meant to be will cost you people
Now if you watch the movie (you should and I hope you do), you will get to that part where Arthur loses people who were close and dear to his heart: the journey from the streets to the throne cost him friends. Chasing a vision will cost you people, good and bad but you have to keep moving. Just because some people's chapter in your life stop doesn't mean that the story is over. They served their purpose which was hopefully to equip you with the right tools to achieve yours so don't stop until you get there.
4- Set the rules and stand by your boundaries
People sometimes have a hard time letting go of who you were, no matter how hard you try to improve. King Arthur knows a thing or two about it and I bet you do too. There will be times where as you try to take you life into another direction, people will come around and try you to check if they can still get away with the old behaviors that used to break/hurt you. This is the time where you have to introduce your new self, set some solid rules and boundaries and stand by them. As Iyanla said :"if you draw a line into the sand and someone crosses it, don't back away to draw another line." You have to stand right there and let them find out for themselves that as of now, there will be consequences coming with crossing the boundaries that you set. If they're ready for it, then they can suit up so that we can get the party started.
5- Find the right balance
Especially when it comes to ambitions and power, you need to find the right balance. King Vortigen's thirst for power and ambition turned into madness, one that he did not hesitate to sacrifice his wife and daughter to quench. It is a great picture of the decadence we are observing in this era: people always wanting more, never satisfied, ready to sell their soul to get to the top, only to get there, catch a serious case of vertigo and come down crashing. Ambition and power are not bad, they only become poison when you don't know when to stop.
It's all for this first article of the year. If you have to forget everything and keep only one thing to hold on to from this article let it be this: what you are going through doesn't define you. Whatever you are going through shall pass so don't let it make you forget who you truly are. You are bound to do great things and you will do great things! Now go watch that movie (you'll thank me later).
Until next time,
The Happiness Fairy 👸
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