Here’s another edition of the Thursday Evening Post. 📰

When I rewatched the 2019 film The Missing Link, I realized that I had forgotten how HILARIOUS the film is! 😁

Something else I appreciate about the film is the theme don’t change yourself so that others will accept you. ❤️

Can you remember a time when you REALLY wanted a certain person or group of people to like you?

Do you remember changing something about the way you talked, behaved, or dressed as a means to that end?

Do you remember how it made you feel to change yourself for someone else?

What did you sacrifice in order to make that change?

Rather than changing ourselves to “fit in,” we need to surround ourselves with people who help us live our best lives—people who EMBRACE our authentic selves. ❤️

A wonderful song from the film is Walter Martin‘s “Do-Dilly-Do (A Friend Like You).”

Lyrics:

Oh, what a mystery
This crazy world can be
And all the wild stuff that I’ve been through
Searching all around for something true
Went clear from here to Timbuktu
‘Til I finally found a friend like you
No but I’m not too sure
What I’m always searching for
But I’m searching each day
‘Til the day gets late
And wake up on the floor
Buddy I don’t know
Just where that river flows
Yeah all I see
That’s guiding me
Is the fuzz on the end of my nose
Oh, but I believe
In destiny
Or whatever it is that brought a friend like you to me
So we sing
La Di Da Di Do De Li Do
La Di Da Di Do De Li Do
La Di Da Di Do De Li Do
La Di Da Di Do De Li Do
La Di Da Di Do De Li Do
La Di Da Di Do De Li Do
La Di Da Di Do De Li Do
La Di Da Di Do De Li Do
Yeah, a friend like you
Buddy I know you got my back
You even laugh at my cheap wisecracks
And if I fell down
And got turned around you’d put me right back on track
So I’m looking out for you
Cuz buddy I’m a good buddy too
And if you’re in despair you know I’d be
There ’cause that’s what good buddies do
Oh, but I believe
Camaraderie
Can help us solve all world’s great mysteries
As we sing
La Di Da Di Do De Li Do
La Di Da Di Do De Li Do
La Di Da Di Do De Li Do
La Di Da Di Do De Li Do
La Di Da Di Do De Li Do
La Di Da Di Do De Li Do
La Di Da Di Do De Li Do
La Di Da Di Do De Li Do
Yeah, a friend like you
HIT IT BUDDY!
Everybody now!
La Di Da Di Do De Li Do
La Di Da Di Do De Li Do
La Di Da Di Do De Li Do
La Di Da Di Do De Li Do
La Di Da Di Do De Li Do
La Di Da Di Do De Li Do
La Di Da Di Do De Li Do
La Di Da Di Do De Li Do
What’d I do to get a friend like you?
What’d I do to get a friend like you?
What’d I do
What’d I do
What’d I do
To get a friend like you

The following lines are really important:

Oh, what a mystery
This crazy world can be
And all the wild stuff that I’ve been through
Searching all around for something true
Went clear from here to Timbuktu
‘Til I finally found a friend like you

Sometimes it is HARD to find a friend who you can fully be yourself with and feel supported by.

Unfortunately, some people are unwilling to wait for the right friend.

Instead, they settle for less.

Why settle for less?

You have THIS LIFE to live.

You have THIS LIFE to surround yourself with people who uplift you!

Never settle for less. 💜

Surround yourself with people who enrich your life!

May you be well! 💚

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