“Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, dreams are forever”
-
Walt Disney
So, there’s been two blog posts (the first is here
and the second here)
on the Coronavirus and the subsequent lockdown and I think two is
understandable – I mean, I’d be silly to not blog about such a current issue
that’s affecting so many people (including me and my family and friends) and in
such an enormous way. I think, though, that it’s important to get a balance
with the negatives and positives in life; and so many positives have come from the
reality of our situation. One of these has been that the launch of Disney Plus on March 24th
came at the most appropriate of times! Just when everyone is desperate to find
something to keep them busy through lockdown, Disney present us with a hugely
helpful service!
For just £5.99 a month or £59.99 a year, you can have access to a
ridiculous amount of Disney films and TV seasons! I literally didn’t know what
to watch first – if you’re wondering, I finally opted for Frozen!
Anyway! As a belated celebration of the launch of Disney Plus – and
to hopefully convince some of you to sign up for it too – I’ve chosen a
favourite quote from the top 20 movies in my Disney Plus watchlist:
Beauty &
The Beast
“Bittersweet
and strange, finding you can change, learning you were wrong” – Mrs Potts
Ok, so I kind of cheated and used song lyrics for this one but I liked
them! In June 2012, when I woke up from life support in Intensive Care after making
a suicide attempt, I agreed to go to a specialist psychiatric hospital over 100
miles from home. I agreed because I knew that’s what everyone wanted me to do.
I agreed because if I hadn’t; I’d have been sent there anyway and I didn’t want
to lose control of the decision. I made the decision to be an inpatient with
the conviction that I would and could never change. I honestly believed that I was
stuck with mental health problems and would end up killing myself before I had
the chance to feel better.
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