Lessons from Akeelah

Lessons from Akeelah, so some of these might be a stretch but i had alot of thoughts coming to me as i watched this movie today in class. I wanted to get them down before I forgot,

This movie is about a little girl from a low class area of California. She is an awesome speller and has been chose to complete in spelling bees. For her it is not just a bee, it is a way to see more of what is around her. She is faced with people doubting her at every corner. She doesn't have support from home, or her community. Her only support is a couple of friends, the principal and her sister.

While she is training for the bee she is with her coach, Dr. Larabee. He has her read from a book and she is wondering why she isn't learning complex words, just reading roman literature.

So lesson 2 from the movie, big words come from little words, and we know tons of little words. I apply this to our actions. Now I'm not suggesting that we all need to be creating this big task to complete, but in a sense, everything we do is combined into a greater result. The things we say, the way we react, and the way we think and talk to other. All of these combined make us who we are. Also as we work together with those in our social group ("little words") we can make some pretty big complex words that might help us win the spelling bee.... ( I know this is a stretch, bare with me)

In this same scene, Akeelah starts to get discouraged about learning, she is scared of what might happen. Mr. Larabee has here read this quote on the wall which I find so fascinating.

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond

measure. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually,

who are you not to be? We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. And as

we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same."

- Marianne Williamson

Isn't this amazing?! We have so much power within us. We don't know our limits. We are powerful , there are so many things that we can be. NO SETTLING! I also love the last two sentences. We have a mission... isn't that what we are taught in our church. Ever since the songs we sang in young women's we have a light and we need to share it with others.

Anyways. Hopefully you got something out of that (following my scattered brain). Look forward to this weekends post, there is alot of fun to come!