When A Child Is Born

My beauties at San Anton Park - Balzan - Malta

Hey there my fantastic Screenplay friends,

This post has been in the making for quite some time really, as I felt it I was due sharing something REALLY important. Something that I keep to heart and that truly defines my purpose in life.

I am a daddy! I AM A DADDY!!

When I stop for just a second and start really thinking about this huge fact my feet start to crumble and I get all sweaty and try to drift my mind elsewhere ... But then it happens.

I calm down. My breath eases with a subtle flow. I close my eyes for an instant and open them quickly again.

I see Alex resting on my shoulder breathing slowly .. slowly. Steadily, if you will, in his own baby pace. An incredible, peaceful pace at that. Now he opens his blue eyes and wanders about, to the ceiling first, then to my left shoulder, rubbing his little nose against my chest. Still though, very sleepy. His head, very heavy indeed. Then locks his stare on my eyes, he's thinking: "Gee' .. Who is this..?" I, then, produce the nicest smile I've only been practicing since I learned how to enjoy breathing, and then there it was. Instantly. His reaction: sublime. He sighs! Which in my humble and so far so short experience as a daddy, has to be the nicest sound on Planet Earth. Second only to his giggles.. and when he does his baby talk.. and perhaps when he burps.. or maybe not that one.. but anyway.

This happens every day. More often than not, many times a day. I only wish to spend more time with Alex. But you know it's a little difficult right now. And to be SUPER honest, moments like the one described right above, wouldn't be possible without the glorious work my wife does with Alex. It's like she's been a mother since FOREVER! 

When my wife, the most amazing girl I've known for more than a decade, told me that she was expecting a child, I couldn't describe how I felt until the day came where we had to tell my in-laws about the sweet news.

It was all really hush-hush and both Ann and I tried hard not to spoil the surprise. We unleashed the HAPPY bomb over a BBQ lunch in our garden. Tears were felt down my cheeks. Than I was SURE this was to be a great adventure for us. An adventure, where you become the main MASTER-MIND, and even the sole protector to your off-spring.

The scene has been set. I was to become a DADDY to a blond-ball baby. It was on January 1st at about 15:20 ... My wife, Ann was my personal hero. The physical excruciating pain she went through is otherworldly. But there she was, albeit for just a few moments, holding Alex, in his birth costume, all not very rosy. But she made it.

Another miracle in today’s wicked living. Thank You God.

When a child is born.. Something in you is born anew as well.

When you're born anew, something in you triggers and all your Screenplay does is to follow your bliss.

Thank you for reading..


PS: someday I'll tell you about the first time I did the nappy change. But that's not important right now ;)   


To Your Screenplay Life
wenzu

Labels

Hi there amazing friends,

What do you guys make of ‘LABELS’? How do they affect you in your daily life? We’re not talking of clothes’ labels of course (like the one right above lol). Not the ones where you get a kick looking for a cheaper price either, maybe to get your hands on that awesome swimsuit now that summer is right behind the corner. Now that I just mentioned summer, I suppose that many of you are super looking forward to some wicked fun at the beach with your fantastic friends and magnificent families. Will you get INTO your swimsuit?

Oh my gosh … sorry about that. My mind drifted elsewhere …

Right – LABELS. Gossip. Anyways...This is today’s topic. Of which I’m more than sure that many screenplays out there are inundated with such scenes. Some so much so that the scenes grow ever tiring and the story gets highly predictable and boring.

Many times we fall prey to the seemingly insurmountable temptation to GOSSIP about people. It’s definitely not something good. And your screenplay needs a thorough clean up if you have too many of such scenes.
I get really irritated by these labels especially when you go on a shopping spree and you’re looking to get yourself an awesome shirt, and whilst you try it on you realize that the shop attendant left the labels at the back of the collar of the shirt you're trying on. My oh my … how irritating is that!

But how I wish … how I wish life’s labels were only that kind. If that were to be, I wouldn’t be here scribing this post. So let me carry on with this ... :)

I believe that each and every one of us has somehow been affected by labeling or gossip. Being a ‘victim’ of such dastardly behavior can leave a lasting affect which needs repairing at once. This of course only happens to whoever pays attention to such unfounded and destructive comments. Like with The Scarlet Letter or Easy A. 

You wrote yourself IN, and you write yourself OUT of such situations. It’s your call. The more you focus on them, the bigger, larger, more uncontainable they become.

A short while ago I also was attached with various labels. Some of which were worn with pride by the undersigned!  Yea I remember those insignificant moments when you discover that some ‘people’ are saying things about you, writing scenes for you! And I used to fall for their provocations and also believe their wrongdoings. I was fueling these scenes with all of my passion, and made these labels my own. I needed to write myself out of such scenes. The plot was getting ugly, very ugly indeed.

Today, luckily for my being, I’ve been blessed with wonderful people around me who help me do the proper brainstorming and write MY screenplay life. My MASTERMIND team is always pushing me forward, and there’s never a single day that goes by that my progress is not given some tweaks. But it takes MY WILL and MY ACTION to do the actual re-writes. These wonderful people can only direct me towards the IDEAL scenes. The final decision falls exclusively unto me.

The labels are all gone now. Not simply moved under the collar, but totally thorn out. Non-Existing. It feels wonderful. I wish you to experience such feeling. And I’m sure you will.

But there’s been another idea brewing inside my subconscious mind for some time now.
Just imagine for an instance, that since we’re in total control of our screenplay, and we’re also considered to be CREATIVE beings, why not put positive labels on each other?! If you truly believe that your screenplay has to have labels in some scenes, wouldn’t you rather choose the ones you wear? Not just for yourself, but also for your co-stars?

Example:

•                Instead of LIAR  – we put TRUTH-TELLER
•                Instead of DON’T TRUST THEM - we put TRUSTWORTHY
•                Instead of GAY - we put A BUNCH OF ENERGY & JOY

There’s many more to add am sure, but I’ll leave you guys to share your views on the above.

Whilst choosing today’s topic for this post I was thinking, REAL thinking, to avoid putting on a ‘WAR-AGAINST-LABELING’ style of arguing. I simply reversed the whole thing over its dead head. Use labeling to our benefit. All the time. No compromise.

There’s too much focus out there on warring against all bad things, we’re simply forgetting one major rule: Think the opposite and put all your energy in that.
How would you eliminate darkness for instance? Surely not by talking bad about DARKNESS, and what DARKNESS brings to people.

Turning on the light would actually help more, and the darkness disappears. BANG!
  
A simple exercise I found really helpful as far as new labeling goes, is that during my daily commute, with whoever I meet, I give them my own labels. Always keeping in mind that whatever I wish to others will come unto me!

Pay careful attention to whatever labels you choose to give out :)


The 'Positive Labeling Campaign' has officially begun.

To Your Screenplay Life
wenzu

Hatred is a NO-NO!

Hey you all :)

It’s always a pleasure being able to share something here. You guys give me strength and I’m sure that somehow you benefit from these few words I love to scribe.

Now let’s jump on today’s subject. HATRED. Yeah that’s the one for today. Maybe you have a grudge with someone. It’s not letting you THINK properly mate! You feel distraught and totally depleted on someone’s presence. So your innate instinct is to HATE. Talk down that person. Not merely ignoring them. No-no that won’t cut it! You have to FEEL hatred and 100% concentrate on wishing BAD things to them.

Hm. Maybe we all need some anger management. You know maybe you’ve seen the movie with Jack Nicholson and Adam Sandler to name a few. THE-BEST-EVER-MOVIE it is not, however dealt with some issues in a hysterical way. Come to think of it, even our past situation where we really felt hatred towards someone, since it was in the past we might have forgotten a little bit. And suddenly we’re not feeling that bad right at this moment. We let go. And than, as if by accident, you sense a slight smile building across your face. “I conquered that situation.” – you think to yourself. And your heart floods with peace. It might not always be hysterical, but sometimes LIFE is. Remember you make it that way. You’re writing your scenes.

IS IT THE ONLY WAY OUT?

Have you ever been in a situation where you thought that HATING was a very reasonable way out? That 'this' situation at hand seemed getting worse and worse and the HATE factor kept on escalating higher and higher? It's normal, isn't it? Many of us have experienced such moments am sure. 'TOTAL-HATE' moments.

I don't really care if you guys are Religious or Spiritual in anture. The thing is that 'What you give out You RECEIVE back'. Period! And I’m sure you know you’ve heard that one before.

I'll keep on sharing this basic of Life's rules, for one day, each and everyone of us will start to attract PEACE OF MIND and not MORE reasons to HATE. What would you rather experience: someone forcing you to get into a fight, or someone who's willing to hear your views in a civil manner? Now that sounds cool, right? Maybe you ought to include that scene into your screenplay.

Think only good thoughts. Think only NICE things about ‘those’ persons who make you lose your cool. I know that some of you simply can’t grasp this idea just yet. Am here to tell you that it’s not too late. Remember you have one life, but you constantly re-write any part you’re about to experience. We’re not here to re-write our past. THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE. So let go! Don’t go about your life expecting to repeat the scenes you didn’t enjoy. Don't bother waking up in the morning with the INTENT of getting into a fight. If you do just that you'll definitely succeed BIG TIME. The more fighting you think about, the MORE fighting you'll have to face. And your screenplay will be all bloody and grotesque.

Character traits in awesome movies show us that a person goes though various phases to redeem oneself. Try for one second and think, REALLY think that you’re in unison with your CREATOR/GOD in controlling your arch. No more HATE moments. Replace them with something else. Preferably the polar opposite to that: LOVE. “Yea yea right, the usual sentimental stuff you see anywhere, but NOT IN MY LIFE.” – Did you just thought in those lines by any chance? If you did, no wonder you don’t get it just yet.

Luke Skywalker- “I can’t believe it?”

Yoda – “That’s why you fail.”  

Be still and see yourself surrounded by great and positive thinkers. Think only of those scenes which will help your script become an Oscar Winner.

Life is never HAPPENING to you.

Life is FOLLOWING your every writing you’re creating into your screenplay.

Renton - “Choose life.” (WARNING! Some rude words in the link.) Find your reasons to choose life. Renton did some mistakes. You don't need to repeat someone else's past. 

Cheers buddies.

To yourscreenplaylife

wenzu 

Positive: How?

Hey cool buddies all around...

Hope you're doing really great this morning. The time here in Buġibba (Malta) is 07:45, the weather shows that it's a little cloudy but will definitely clear later on. The sun is somewhere behind those tiny light clouds. I'm about to re-write some scenes into my screenplay ... how about you? How's your screenplay going along? Don't forget to include those mind-blowing action sequences to spice up the story. Remember once you start creating your screenplay you're always in control of the circumstances.


The following might actually help. It sure does with my screenplay.

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I'm always amazed when I come across someone's blog or post on any social media where they indulge in positive writing and have to share something nice. An on line friend of mine a few months ago shared a brilliant doc about 'GIVING'. It truly struck a chord :). Am all the time on the lookout to being inspired and on return do something that might inspire someone. We're all connected you see. Whatever it is you'll be doing today, you're sure to affect someone, somewhere.

Some of you guys might ask: "HOW it is that you keep focused and be positive ALL THE TIME?" Well let me tell you one thing: it's not entirely easy, but it's worth every second of it! And it is SIMPLE in concept.

How the heck is it possible to think of positive things when you're deeply worried about something? Debt! Relationships! How can you tolerate someone who pesters you all day long? How can you be positive when you're way too late for School/Work/Appointment?

Above are only a few of the things which used to worry me a while ago. What happened now? Are they gone? Am I always on time for appointments? Don't I have people pestering me?

Sure. Things happen, right? Only if I permit them to. Napoleon (the french guy - am sure you heard somewhat about him) once said "Circumstances? I control them!" In the morning I have what I call 'MOOD SHIFTERS'. and also another thing which keeps me focused and alert all day long. More on that on another post. As for MOOD SHIFTERS, these would be those things, memories, pictures, scents, places, people that will make me BE positive, NO MATTER WHAT.

The moment you realize that it is YOU who can make a difference in your screenplay LIFE, you'll start attracting into it wonderful situations. You'll start writing your scenes. One amazing scene after another. Sure there will be a few emotional scenes. But you wrote them in. And it is you who will write yourself out of that situation. The only thing that you need to do, is be appreciative of every single positive thing that happens to you.

Those of you who drive any vehicle, are there many of those here? Have you ever thanked GOD (Creator/Universe) for the parking spot that you found? Do you THANK when you drive past some accident, whilst you're driving unharmed? Do you thank when in the morning the car starts effortlessly?

Think people. Think of the things that will make you grow into a better and more positive person.

The screenplay is in your hands ... just make sure to OPEN all your senses and be alert. Someone out there is trying to inspire you. 

To yourscreenplaylife
wenzu

Finally blogging!

Hello there my buddies. Am totally happy I've finally made it to start writing some of my stuff on an actual blog. It's weird but at the same time I will make sure that with my pleasurable hobby I will serve as hope, help, a shoulder to anyone who needs a re-write on their current screenplay. Of course this has nothing to do with the movie kind of scripting. But more on that in the future.

Firstly I would like to introduce myself. A handsome guy :), aged really well, fit and tall, live on a splendid Island in the heart of the Mediterranean sea and have two main hobbies-passions to share here: Personal Development and Movie-Making.
  
As some of you would know already, apart from being quite good on the above mentioned topics, am also a fervent Juventus FC fan (and extremely proud of it).

This blog won't exclusively serve the purpose of reviewing, suggesting, discussing movie material, or preach on life itself,but rather a sharing ground of sorts. I consider myself as being quite a lucky guy, married to a wonderful wife (Ann Marie), father to a blond-ball by the name of Alex Jo (The-Single-Best-Moment-In-My-Life-Yet) and also a proud owner of a life filled with amazing friends. 

I am here to officially improve my screenplay life. Am looking for my Master-Mind group of motivation. I simply know that by starting something, some other things fade away in time. There are some things that need fading away. Some more than others. I also KNOW that alone I wouldn't be able to achieve anything worthwhile. That is why I'm here.

We help each other to a better screenplay.

A better life.

What is it that you truly want?

So for the time being that would be all from me. Feel free to leave your warm and quick message to express whatever it is that you want to feel. Hoping that by reading your comments I'll become a better person. And maybe reflect more your positive traits and shadow on your successes.

to your screenplaylife
wenzu