The Legend of Johnny Lingo

I had someone ask me the other day, "Which movie were you watching that ultimately started your writing career?"  The answer~ The Legend of Johnny Lingo.  It is a feature film based off the short story Johnny Lingo and the Eight Cow Wife, written by Patricia McGerr. 

This movie was beautifully filmed in New Zealand and offers a glorious visual buffet of early life in the Polynesian Islands.  The story is filled with moral lessons as we watch the two main characters, Tama and Mahana each learn of their own self worth.  What a priceless lesson for us to learn, especially in today's world where we are constantly being told that we are not pretty enough, skinny enough, smart enough, don't have the right last name or rich enough. The best part of the film is that we are being reminded of our self worth while being incredibly entertained.  All four of my kids, my husband and myself were drawn into this well written, entertaining, fun and stirring movie.  Its a family favorite for a lazy Sunday afternoon.

This is when I developed a new passion...To do the very same thing that the late Patricia McGerr did when she wrote Johnny Lingo.  I loved the message Johnny Lingo taught my young kids and I wanted more of these stories out there.   I always enjoyed writing, but I never considered myself a "Writer" so I tried to find something I could do to encourage writers to write this kind of quality material.  I thought of starting a foundation or support group to encourage this...and soon realized that was more of a stretch then me writing something myself.

I have been so touched by the support I've received for my first book, Finding the Perfect Wave which has left me believing there are many more people who are happy to have clean, wholesome and value inspiring entertainment than I imagined.  What a wonderful discovery!

So, if you haven't seen The Legend of Johnny Lingo....Find it!  Buy it!  Somehow get your hands on it!  Open your heart and let it be inspired!  If you have already seen it...then you get where I'm coming from!