I was watching a Dr. Who of all things last night, and one of the charcters had to do CPR on her husband to bring him back to life. Took me right back to doing CPR on Cliff - not a good memory. It was totally unexpected for the show - it's a goofy British sci-fi show - and it really caught me off guard. I hate it when stuff like that happens!

Love and Hugs,
Martha

I told my daughter I wanted to go see August Osage County because I like Julia Roberts and Meryl Style. She said "Don't go." A friend of her's had seen it and said it was very depressing. Plus it is about someone dying of cancer. Haven't seen it yet.

I have watched this show for years. Yes, it was very moving. I have always enjoyed how the characters talk over each other.

Movies or music can be very cathartic.
Here in the West, strong feelings and emotions are usually avoided, or dealt with superficially, because they are so uncomfortable to accept and face. When we bury emotions like grief or anger they are still stay in our unconscious mind. It is out of the here and now, but it is not erased and will cause problems such as distractive behaviors or in form of symptoms such as anxiety and depression.
I love films and pieces of music that are evocative and stir up strong emotions, the ones that often considered too dramatic by some people. I suppose labeling feelings is just another way of avoiding them.
Film, music, art, Yoga and meditation can uncork feeling that avoided and buried. Realizing how much of those unexpressed feelings were inside and possibly caused harm can be shocking. However, when the feelings finally surface and expressed, the real healing begins.