Forrest Gump - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

FearlesslyHappy · 03-16-2008, 03:51 AM

this is a completely random post ... i don't know anyone on here, i don't think, but i just felt like sharing that i saw this movie for the first time in YEARS last weekend. it was on TV, and i randomly stopped to watch it. i caught it just as it was beginning.

the last time i saw this movie, i was very young. i loved it, of course, but it had a different meaning for me then. now, as an adult, i see this movie as even MORE moving than before ... it's a truly beautiful film. i know "inspirational" sounds like a cliche thing to say, but it's true. it IS inspirational, and beautiful, and all of those things that sounds so cliche but are still so true.

if anyone is ever in a funk, i highly recommend watching good old Forrest Gump.

It really made me think, and it brought out some of the better parts of my personality for the rest of the day.

has anyone else seen this one recently?? know what i'm talking about??

the simple things in life should never be taken for granted, is what i got from that movie. an addict couldn't get a better message.

barb dwyer · 03-16-2008, 03:52 AM

"Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks."

**best** · 03-16-2008, 03:55 AM

Life is like a box of chocolates...You never know what you are gonna get.

CAPTAINZING2000 · 03-16-2008, 04:14 AM

If, every one was like Forrest the world would be a lot better off

FearlesslyHappy · 03-16-2008, 04:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CAPTAINZING2000

If, every one was like Forrest the world would be a lot better off

I couldn't agree more.

1963comet · 03-17-2008, 05:01 PM

And that's all I have to say about that. (Forest Gump)

Love it

ccgirl2 · 03-19-2008, 05:16 AM

That movie always makes me smile. I can't wait til my kids are old enough to watch it.

***cmc*** · 03-22-2008, 12:40 PM

I like how both costars find their way out their addictions. Jenny gets herself clean and makes amends, and when Lt. Dan lets go of his resentment his entire life changes.

**Ann** · 03-22-2008, 01:16 PM

Quote:

My name's Forrest Gump. People call me Forrest Gump.

I love that movie too

***cmc*** · 03-22-2008, 02:12 PM

Forrest was a smooth talker:
"I may not be a smart man, Jen-ny, but I know what love is."

justjo · 03-23-2008, 03:44 AM

I could watch this movie over and over. Its movies like this that make me wonder - what have I got to worry about. This ones actually makes me cry.

**historyteach** · 03-23-2008, 04:08 AM

It's the simple things in life that just makes you wonder, isn't it?

GREAT flick!

Shalom!

FearlesslyHappy · 04-06-2008, 11:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cmc

Forrest was a smooth talker:
"I may not be a smart man, Jen-ny, but I know what love is."

HAHAHA No joke!!!

GreenTea · 04-11-2008, 07:09 PM

"...So I had to go to Washington... again... and see the President... again..."

***cmc*** · 04-11-2008, 08:27 PM

"They said it was a million dollar wound, but the army must keep that money 'cause I still haven't seen a nickel of that million dollars."

03-16-2008, 03:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
FearlesslyHappy Using Art Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: a happy state of mind Posts: 40 Blog Entries: 5	Forrest Gump this is a completely random post ... i don't know anyone on here, i don't think, but i just felt like sharing that i saw this movie for the first time in YEARS last weekend. it was on TV, and i randomly stopped to watch it. i caught it just as it was beginning. the last time i saw this movie, i was very young. i loved it, of course, but it had a different meaning for me then. now, as an adult, i see this movie as even MORE moving than before ... it's a truly beautiful film. i know "inspirational" sounds like a cliche thing to say, but it's true. it IS inspirational, and beautiful, and all of those things that sounds so cliche but are still so true. if anyone is ever in a funk, i highly recommend watching good old Forrest Gump. It really made me think, and it brought out some of the better parts of my personality for the rest of the day. has anyone else seen this one recently?? know what i'm talking about?? the simple things in life should never be taken for granted, is what i got from that movie. an addict couldn't get a better message.

03-16-2008, 03:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 7,142 Blog Entries: 3	"Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks." __________________ When I changed the way I looked at things, the things I looked at changed.

03-16-2008, 03:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
best Don't get undies in a bunch Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Shore MA Posts: 7,184	Life is like a box of chocolates...You never know what you are gonna get. __________________ * I asked God to spare me pain. God said "No", Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares and brings you closer to me. Recovery Related Acronym B. E. S. T. = Been Enjoying Sobriety Today?

03-16-2008, 04:14 AM	#4 (permalink)
CAPTAINZING2000 ZING Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: ILLINOIS Posts: 5,571	If, every one was like Forrest the world would be a lot better off __________________ LIFE IS GOD'S GIFT TO YOU WHAT YOU DO WITH YOUR LIFE IS YOUR GIFT TO GOD

03-17-2008, 05:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
1963comet Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,369	And that's all I have to say about that. (Forest Gump) Love it __________________ Just Maybe... It is true that we do not know what we have until we lose it, But it is also true we do not know what we have been missing until it Arrives.

03-19-2008, 05:16 AM	#7 (permalink)
ccgirl2 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: cape cod Posts: 2,322	That movie always makes me smile. I can't wait til my kids are old enough to watch it.

03-22-2008, 12:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
*cmc* Community Greeter Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: FL Posts: 9,993	I like how both costars find their way out their addictions. Jenny gets herself clean and makes amends, and when Lt. Dan lets go of his resentment his entire life changes.

03-22-2008, 02:12 PM	#10 (permalink)
*cmc* Community Greeter Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: FL Posts: 9,993	Forrest was a smooth talker: "I may not be a smart man, Jen-ny, but I know what love is."

03-23-2008, 03:44 AM	#11 (permalink)
justjo Sunny Side Up Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sth Australia Posts: 2,613	I could watch this movie over and over. Its movies like this that make me wonder - what have I got to worry about. This ones actually makes me cry.

03-23-2008, 04:08 AM	#12 (permalink)
historyteach To Life! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 8,261	It's the simple things in life that just makes you wonder, isn't it? GREAT flick! Shalom! __________________ IMAGINE

04-11-2008, 07:09 PM	#14 (permalink)
GreenTea I Can't Take Me Anywhere Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Old Home Terra Posts: 4,208	"...So I had to go to Washington... again... and see the President... again..." __________________ Ego is the root of all evil.

04-11-2008, 08:27 PM	#15 (permalink)
*cmc* Community Greeter Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: FL Posts: 9,993	"They said it was a million dollar wound, but the army must keep that money 'cause I still haven't seen a nickel of that million dollars."

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