Starting over where you are now
by Meredith Harber
“But still the clever north wind was not satisfied. It spoke to Vianne of towns yet to be visited, friends in need yet to be discovered, battles yet to be fought. . .”
One of my favorite movies is Chocolat with Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp. Not only is it about chocolate, as the name suggests, but it is also about a woman’s journey through understanding herself in time and space. She has this spiritual connection to the winds that blow, telling her when it is time to move. She gets to a new community, opens up her chocolate shop, teaches people the beauty of savoring these sweets, falls in love with the place, then eventually feels the wind blow to move and start all over again.
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