I Can Kill the Jabberwocky

I think it is time for a Frabjous Day in my life. I think it is time to kill the Jabberwocky!

Have you watched Alice in Wonderland? The one with Johnny Depp because no doubt you've seen Disney's animated version. If you have not see it, I recommend it. Some people thought it strange, dark, weird. But hello. We are talking about Tim Burton and Johnny Depp. Duh. What did you expect?

Anyway, I hadn't really planned on going to see it or anything. I figured I'd rent it and enjoy the eccentricity that is any Burton film. And then some friends were going, and I wanted to get out...blah, blah, blah. It was awesome. Mostly for three things. One, there is always Johnny Depp's performance. Who is this guy, anyway? He's genius. That's who. And two, there are the costumes that Mia Wis...what? is wearing throughout. And they are pretty awesome, especially the little blue number when she shrinks and the Mad Hatter fashions her a quick something to put on. But three...well three is my favorite thing about the movie.

The unexpected message: You can do the impossible.

I've been in angst over-drive of late. Of course, my entries only prove that. I've been thinking about the "impossible" in my life. And I've been scared silly. I've been scared to the point of total stagnation. Things cannot go on like this.

And right now I feel like I have two options out in front of me. I can't go into a lot of detail today. But one requires a great deal of risk and faith. The other does not. The other involves a safer path, and most likely, will include a path I've already been down. Today I fasted about those choices. And while I cannot say that I clearly knew I was not supposed to do either, I can say that the message I got over and over was this: the risk will bring it's own reward.

I have no idea what that reward might be. I don't know if it will mean some freedom financially. I don't know if it will bring connections. I don't know if it will give me experiences necessary for something in the future.

I can take the safe path. However, I get the feeling that I will then get the safe life. Not necessarily the life I want...or maybe it just won't be the life I hope for and can have. The dream life, you know?

So it sort of freaks me out. But then I watched that movie and Alice is killing the Jabberwocky on Frabjous Day. She's thinking six impossible things. She's alone in her task, and it is a tough one. You may say she's fictional, to which I reply, duh.

But people do the impossible everyday. It's sort of a metaphor...again, duh. For people who get out there and do what they want to do. Living the dream and all that.

So what six impossible things am I going to think of tomorrow? And how am I going to go about slaying the Jabberwocky on my own private Frabjous Day? I'm not sure. But I am going to keep on praying and asking to be Wonder Woman. I am going to continue to have faith that God will help me find the answers. I am going to take a risk. Forget the safe road. I can do this!