There is a lot to learn from Winnie The Pooh!
I recently had a chance to watch the 2018 Disney Film, Christopher Robins, directed by Marc Foster. It was an adorable film. The whole family enjoyed it. But what touched me most was the elements of recovery the movie contained.
It is quite clear to me that our cute and cuddly friend pooh is a sugar addict. What else would describe his undeniable urge for honey. Pooh will go to any length to acquire and use his drug of choice. Am I any different?
But Winnie the Pooh teaches us so many vital lessons about life and happiness. He teaches us to be patient, to live in acceptance and to love. He shows us how to appreciate the life we have and how to simply just be.
I am struck by a memory of me and my sister, Gabrielle, running around house as a child screaming 'tut, tut, looks like rain' at the top of our lungs. It always brought us to laughter an still does to this day.
Pooh teaches us to be gentle with ourselves to be patient and kind with ourselves. To love ourselves into the people that we have always wanted to be.
