Hello, friends! Today's prompt, courtesy of myself, is the song "Touch The Sky" from the movie "Brave."
This song plays in the movie throughout a scene in which Merida is able to escape castle life for a day and ride her horse into the woods. She explains it this way:
"Once in awhile, there's a day when I don't have to be a princess. No lessons, no expectations, a day where anything can happen. A day I can change my fate."
Throughout this scene, we see Merida in her element. She's riding her horse like the expert she is. She's practicing archery, a feat at which she clearly excels, just for the fun of it. She sees a cliff and climbs it because she can, and she's exuberant when she reaches the top. In short, this is Merida when she feels completely free. Just listen to the chorus:
"I will ride, I will fly, chase the wind and touch the sky!"
I remember that feeling from when I used to be a runner. My adventures may have been a little less dramatic than Merida's, but I know the feeling of freedom she's experiencing here - the thrill of doing something joyful and powerful for no one but yourself. I used to have a somewhat unsafe habit of running during thunderstorms. I loved being the only person in sight, soaked to the skin, chasing after that runner's high in between flashes of lightning.
I haven't found an equivalent to that feeling since I stopped running. I hope I do someday, because there's nothing quite like it.
Do any of you know that feeling? Share what gives you that sense of freedom in the Facebook comments!
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