Thursday, May 21, 2015

Beginnings

"She had real gumption. She was the girl I always wrote." - Arthur Abbott on the love of his life.

So for starters --

Many of you might, like me, see the word "gumption" and immediately think of the movie The Holiday with Kate Winslet, Jack Black, Cameron Diaz, and Jude Law (to name a few). Upon seeing this movie,  I immediately fell in love with the word gumption. I "liked" the word on facebook--- yes if you are nerdy enough you CAN indeed do this. :) Shortly thereafter, my college swim coach -- who at least 80% of the time saw me as the spawn of satan-- became interested. She asked, "how much do you like the word gumption?" I told her I loved it-- and soon the workout shirt (which I'm pretty sure most girls were not too fond of) was born:


Yes, this became a part of our weekly required weights uniforms... and I loved it. Not only is "gumption" fun to say, but it is also quite empowering.


(thanks dictionary.com !)

To see yourself as a woman with gumption feels good-- it makes me feel strong, determined, and spunky. In the movie, when Kate Winslet's character, Iris, eventually starts being "the leading lady of (her) own life;" her no-good ex asks, "What exactly has got into you?" to which Iris responds: "I don't know. But I think what I've got is something slightly resembling, gumption."

So here's to finding gumption in ourselves! It's there- we just have to recognize it and remember that we have it when things get hard.

I intend this blog to be a fun place where I share different things that I like, love, don't like--- things I try, movies I see, and books I read. I'm not sure how it will all unfold, but I'm excited to see where it goes!

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grace

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