Andrea is new to my blog nad the first thing I do is steal, err, re-blog the first of her posts that I see. Thank you Andrea! As I commented on her post, I realized I wanted to share what I wrote to her with all of you, so here it is:
Thank you for the fun post. I love that movie too. If we’re really lucky, we’re able to find someone to whom we can truthfully say, “You make me want to be a better man/woman” or even “You make my days better just by being in them.”
And if we’re really smart and stay really lucky we’ll find ways to be able to truthfully keep saying them throughout our lives.
I’ve got the lucky part down! Well, 1 out of 2 ain’t bad, right?
My wife is a teacher of special ed Kindergartners and First Graders and loves them. That’s a good thing for me because I’m sure that she’s thought on many occasions that when she comes home to me she is coming home to yet another special ed kid.
She has patiently stayed with this slow-learner (my words, not hers) for nearly 33 years. I can still truthfully say to her: “You make me want to be a better man” and even “You make my days better just by being in them.”
As I said, I’m a lucky man.
Russ
As Good As It Gets has to be one of my favorite movies of all time.
I mean, seriously, what girl doesn’t want to hear someone say to her, “You make me want to be a better man.”???
The truth is, as the saying goes, “We are all a little weird. And life’s a little weird. And when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall into mutual weirdness and call it love.”
…Meaning, everyone’s got their shit. Nobody is perfect. We’re all broken and a little confused inside. And sometimes, even the most confident and amazing people in the world don’t feel good enough.
But the good news is that we’re not entirely defined by our flaws. And as ridiculous as it sounds, there really is someone out there who will see past all of your…
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What a compliment! 🙂 Thank you, both for the re-blog, and also for the insightful comment and follow.
How wonderful that you indeed can say those words….and I know (from previous post) that she feels the same…Diane
Thank you, Diane. It is wonderful indeed!
Russ
Love it!
Thank you, Kimberly!
Russ