(500) Days of _______________

I am a huge fan of movies. When I find a movie that really tweaks my thoughts I spend my spare time analyzing it and comparing it to things that I have experienced in my life. Today I just saw the movie "(500) Days of Summer". Let me just say that I am upset that I waited this long to see it!

This movies is one of those movies that makes you think and look back at your own past relationships and wonder where things have gone right and where things have gone wrong. As the movie played, I found myself laughing out loud and saying "wow, I know that feeling"!

Not giving the entire movie away, there was one scene that I must say made me shed a tear. Towards the end of the movie, Tom (Joseph Gorden-Levitt) asks Summer (Zooey Deschanel) what was it that let her know. She tells him "I just knew". At that moment, I knew exactly what Tom was thinking without him having to say it: "So how did you know it wasn't me?".

I've had casual friends, boyfriends, etc. who have moved on and found the love of their life and I always wonder "What let you know that it wasn't me?". I ask that question with all sincerity. I figure that if I got a definitive answer that would help me figure out some things that I may need to change. To this day, I have yet to get that "definitive" answer. And I have asked the question several times.

I do believe that there is that "special" person out there. Some people find them faster than others. Some people find each other, but the timing is not where it should be. But does that mean we stop looking and believing in that thing called "love"? Heck no!!

This movie just reiterated my thought process on this topic. I have always been a believer in trying things and taking risks. Sometimes the risks turn out to be great and worthwhile. Something positive will always come out of it, whether or not it ends positively. I feel like Tom now; fate can exist. We must embrace it and learn from it.

If you haven't seen this movie, you must! It will make you laugh and cry. I thoroughly enjoyed it!