Feel More Alive by Living Magically

My connection to the enchanted forest began when I was six years old and a Brownie in the Girl Scouts.  Our small but mighty troop was working on a play about a witch who cast the terrible “laughing” spell on a young Princess.  Sunrise to sunset, the Princess just giggled and giggled.  The King was desperate to find a cure for his daughter and restore peace in the castle. Nothing could stop his daughter’s constant chuckling.  So he sent word throughout the kingdom stating that anyone who could reverse the witch’s spell would be rewarded with a bag of gold coins.  However, any person who tried to cure the Princess and failed would face banishment from the kingdom forever.

It was a fabulous tale filled with characters determined to win the treasure. A good witch, a beautiful fairy, talking forest animals and an old wizard came to the castle.  Each seeking to solve the Princess’s problem. Of course none of the girls wanted to play the part of the old Wizard.  They preferred the forest fairy role or any one of the other characters that came with a beautiful sparkly costume. Oh I had a completely different perspective on this.  I absolutely loved everything about the Wizard’s role and was over the moon when I got the part.  For days I practiced my lines and rehearsed walking my best wizardly walk.  I loved my props – a droopy hat, dusty cape and a wooden walking stick.  Everything about the play was a dream come true.

Unfortunately for me the script didn’t have a happy ending in store.  The magical words I sang aloud to reverse the witch’s spell flopped just as much as my hat.  The King’s guards led me to the castle doors banished forever.  My acting career came to an end here too.  The play’s finale started when Mrs. Wise Owl arrived.  Who knew her wisdom would work with such precision?  She came holding a large onion and asked the Princess to simply start peeling.  She gladly obliged. As the Princess peeled the onion layer by layer her giggles slowly became tears.  The witch’s spell was broken and everyone was overjoyed.  Especially the King for his daughter was cured.  Mrs. Wise Owl thanked him for the treasure and off the stage she went.

And they all lived happily ever after.

How Living Magically Keeps Us More Alive than Ever

Life’s magical moments. We never forget moments like these.  A chance to enter the land of make believe.  Visiting the enchanted forest in a fairy tale or reading stories that take us into Peter Pan’s world keep our heart forever young and sparkling with life.  Magic was always a part of me and still is.  I grew up loving the fact that Carole and Paula really understood the chuckle patch in The Magic Garden.

I loved Vincent Price’a end monologue in “Frightenstein” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATOTtECYehY

And of course there was Scooby Doo and Bewitched. Years later, whenever my kids tuned into Fairly Odd Parents I was sitting right there next them.  And as I grew, so did my love for the enchanted world.

Whether it’s the magic in Lord of the Rings, Toy Story or in the Dwarves love for their beautiful Snow White, remembering the magic these stories shared and in our own experiences of enchantment keep us feeling more alive than ever.

With this in mind today,

Look for the magic in your day

If its hiding, create it in your own special way

Not just sometimes or every now then

but in every day, and in every way

Be the magic putting a smile on the faces you see

Always trying to live life magically

Just as children do, so easily

Keep believing in Santa, fairies and all things enchanted too

And with a little time and a sprinkling of fairy dust

You’ll soon see

How living magically

Brings only more joy to you and me!

Happy July

“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you
because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.
Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.”
– Roald Dahl