Books:
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
Such a Pretty Girl by Laura Wiess
Before Happiness by Shawn Achor
Movies:
Beautiful Boy directed by Felix Van Groeningen
The Bucket List directed by Rob Reiner
Life Itself directed by Dan Fogelman
Little Miss Sunshine directed by Valerie Faris and Johnathan Dayton
Songs:
Somewhere Over the Rainbow written by Yip Harburg sung by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
Rise Up written and performed by Andra Day
Somewhere Only We Know written and performed by the band Keane
The Night We Met written by Ben Schneider performed by Lord Huron
The self portrait I think this list makes is that I like to listen, read and watch things that are made to make you feel something. If it’s sad I’ll cry if it’s meant to teach you something I’ll learn. Overall most of these are about being stuck somewhere in life and someone you love helping you out or finding it in yourself to overcome whatever is keeping you down. Paints a sad but inspiring picture.
