Toy Story 3 (spoiler alert!)

We went to see Toy Story 3 yesterday for father's day. It made me think about a lot of things and I just want to reflect on those things here.

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Overall, I really enjoyed the movie. There were a few parts that almost made me cry. Let's start with the Woody and Buzz and the gang.

There's a little mix-up and they all end up at a daycare. The new toys all have to go to the room with toddlers who abuse them and beat them up. I'm relating this to IF, just so we are all clear on that.

Being in that room is sort of like being at the beginning of the IF journey. None of us realize how hard it was going to be. We faced the challenges head on. We fight like hell. We pick our selves up and go back out there.

The second part of the movie that still has my mind reeling is when the gang is trying to escape. The entire group of toys is heading to the incinerator. The all hold hands and sort of realize this is it. That it's the end of their journey. By some miracle, the claw comes down and scoops them all up.

While I was watching this scene of the movie, I had so many emotions. I thought, wow, Disney is doing a damn good job at pulling on those heart strings. It's just like getting to the end of an IF journey. It's like making that decision to not do treatment anymore. You know what's coming. And honestly, I sort of wanted it to end that way. I wanted the toys to go to the incinerator. I wanted kids to know that not everything turns out perfect. Of course Disney had other plans. Of course they couldn't let Woody and Buzz burn to bits. The claw came and scooped the group up.

The claw is like that one last little bit of hope. It picks you up from the lowest point. Some times people don't get picked up though. Some times people wander around in the dark without that little bit of hope. It's sad for people to live like that but it's reality.

In the end, the toys end up with a new little girl, who loves them so much. In the end, they end up being exactly where they need to be. Isn't that how everything ends up though? We all end up exactly where we need to be.

Through all of this I know that Zach and I will end up where we are supposed to be. I have no idea where or what this path brings us but I'm hoping for the best.