You Have All the Weapons You Need...

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You can deny angels exist, Convince ourselves they can't be real. But they show up anyway, at strange places and at strange times. They can speak through any character we can imagine. They'll shout through demons if they have to. Daring us, challenging us to fight.

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So tonight I watched Sucker Punch, I saw it once before in theaters and I'm sure I've mentioned it to most of you.
I have to say; I'm not sure if it's my neurosis or the real deal, but, this movie inspires me.
It's not so much the story lines as it is the quotes.
And I like kick ass action flicks.

So tonight I just wanted to share some of my favorite quotes from the film.

For those who fight for it, life has a flavor the sheltered will never know.

If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything.

Your mind can set you free. To reach your own paradise just let go

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For me these quotes are golden. I often find my mind get's in the way of my heart, or my ambition.
Doubt is the weapon and logic, and for people with big dreams 'logic' is often an enemy created in our minds to say that we can't do it.
These quotes remind me that it's me who stands in my own way.
I'm not afraid of the devil, or the boogie man, my arch enemy is often times the same mind that grants me my biggest inspirations.

You are afraid. Don’t be. You have all the weapons you need.

What you are imagining right now. You control this world.

To reach your own paradise. Just let go.

I've been given all the tools I need to reach my dreams. My destiny lies within me, and I've been equipped to accomplish it.

I think most of us expect an angel in white light to appear and give us divine inspiration as to how or what we're supposed to do with our lives.
I think God makes it a lot more simple than that.

In the move Baby Doll is forced to dance, her dance is a fight for her own survival. The first dance starts out with her royally taking a beating, but she realizes something midway through the battle, if she possesses the weapons to fight then she must possess the know how to use them.
That is the biggest turning point in the movie, Baby Doll turns from a victim to a victor in a split second and the best part is it's a natural thing. The audience isn't showered in glitter and spot lights to show how she's transformed they simple see that she starts to fight.

When I saw this it made me realize that I need to stop waiting for that divine moment when I suddenly am blessed with the knowledge I need to complete the task, I just need to take what I know and do it.

"Who honors those we love or the very life we live? Who sends monsters to kill us, and at the same time, sings that will never die? Who teaches us whats real, and how to laugh at lies? Who decides why we live, and what we’ll die to defend? Who trains us, and who holds the key to set us free? It’s you. You have all the weapons you need. Now fight!"

I think that pretty much sums up the point of this blog, and what the movie meant for me.
It means, in less flowery- much abridged- english; Get out of your own way, and do something.