Have you seenHamilton?We finally watched it as a family, and just WHOA!!
It’s a new fave, even for my daughter, 7, who loves singing the rap lyrics at the top of her lungs.* The soundtrack now blares in our home morning, noon, and night — I even wake up dreaming the words to my favorite songs.
I was expecting a supercharged jolt of Americana, instead, it was about a dreamer, who against unimaginable odds, found love, became a father, and co-founded a nation while risking everything. It’s filled with memorable lines, humor, life lessons, and reminders that dreams come true.
The line I most want to share with you is, “Dying is easy, young man, living is harder” - George Washington, because it perfectly captures the sometimes unbearable ecstasy of being.
It’s precisely because living, at times, can be “harder,” that makes it so extraordinarily precious when we overcome our challenges. ❤️
Not to mention sunrises, holding hands, rainbows, second chances, and maple syrup. Plus, John, it’s sometimes nice to be reminded that everyone experiences seemingly insurmountable challenges, and everyone is capable of moving past them into a brand new chapter of their life that’s just waiting to be written.
If you feel inclined to watch it, I recommend you display the subtitles so you can extract all of the film’s brilliance.
“I am the one thing in life I can control” – Aaron Burr
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