Looper

     I saw this movie days ago but the post was put off.  Now, I am thrilled that it waited until now.  I say "it" because sometimes I am guided. 
     First off....GREAT movie.  It gives you tons to ponder, keeps you on your toes and c'mon the whole young/old Bruce is mind blowing.  It has also created plenty of conversations.  It is full of action,  yes...but I got a big old theme out of this film.  We live in loops.  Not just sci-fi futuristic loops that involve gangsters but our own terrible loops.  We learn them.  We practice them.  They become what we do.  And just like the movie once you become a looper the only way out is escape or sure death.  Yet we live like we have thirty years and bundles of silver to spend should we find our way to "freedom". 
     Are you in loops?  Honestly, are you stuck?  Are you pushing yourself to be better...do better?  Were you taught these loops as a child and don't even realize how much they are a part of you?  Awareness is the first step.  It is crucial.  After it comes practice, education, hard work and healing.  But the first step out of the loop is about as scary as showing up on a tarp with a bag over your head and a time travel stop thirty years away with a gun pointed at you.  Be honest with yourself...and others...and break the cycles.  We can break them so that we are a little bit better than the ones who broke the cycle before us and not even as good as the ones who will come after.  It is our duty to ourselves, our families and loved ones and the future generations of this world.