Walk the Line

With all the talk of Joaquin Phoenix stating he is not doing film anymore, I want to touch on one of his fantastic portrayals of one of our great musicians.   I sat and watched Walk the Line again.

Johnny Cash & Joaquin Phoenix both had traumatic experiences as children.  Having that connection prompted Phoenix to take the roll of Cash, and an outstanding job was done.

Whatever the reasons for this 34 year old actor to give up movies is really and ultimately his business.  We could go over the reasons not.  It’s his decision, but it leaves his fans and followers disturbed.

Johnny Cash had a long and fiery career as a singer and songwriter, he left us shortly after the love of his life passed.  The two could be considered similar but there is a drastic difference, Joaquin is still with us.  His fans are feeling what has been expressed as disappointment and hopeful that his decision will not be a lasting one.

The only constant in life is change, can we always understand it, not in the least.  How we cope with things is how we begin to understand.  I’ve experienced alot of loss and as mom put it the other day, it seems “surreal” when those around us are gone.

This decision to move on for Joaquin may be something deep-seeded for him, and it’s a life change he feels necessary.  For whatever reasons, celebrate what he has done, respecting decisions of others doesn’t always go down as good as a cold Corona, but it’s something that helps embrace your character.

Learning to support and live with the decisions of others around you, will also eliminate the anger and the angst that we allow it to create in us..remember that post about self discovery?

If you are trying to figure out the actions of others, what drives them to do something? what makes them act the way they do? How could they have? It will only fester within your genetic make-up and create a barrier to your emotional growth.

Trying to swallow the actions, decisions or behavior of others will eventually make you choke.  Be supportive & concentrate on understanding why it is that you are allowing the reaction that the circumstances have created in you.