love & wisdom in hannah montana
most of you know i have a 9 year old daughter. we watched the hannah montana movie last weekend while i went through the two-day process of doing her hair. hot oil treatment, deep conditioning, combing, plaiting, parting, sleeping, cornrowing … got it. well i never expected to find some words of wisdom that really resonated in my heart … in a hannah montana movie. but i take my wisdom just like i take my love – in all its divine forms.
hannah/miley cyrus’ love interest in the movie (a blonde haired country white boy) says to her at one point: “life is a climb. but you get to enjoy the view.”
wow.
as a woman who suffered from depression in my mid-twenties (i can say that cuz i’m 32 now) i did not understand, at that time in my life, the simple words of a 16 year old. maybe the actor wasn’t 16 but he portrayed a 16-year-old or something like that. i didn’t understand that life was always going to be hard. but that just living was a reward in itself. that being in the moment and looking around you was a mercy and a blessing. that getting through trials and tribulations and challenges only enhances your view. it takes you higher. i didn’t understand the joy in difficulties. i didn’t understand that it never gets any different or easier. it’s ALWAYS a climb. it’s ALWAYS one thing after another. it’s ALWAYS hard. and it’s ALWAYS about your perspective through it all. so nowadays, i CHOOSE to enjoy the view. cuz i climbed this far … why shouldn’t i? thank you hannah montana ‘the phenomenon’ and the writer of that script. thank you JESUS!
