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SL Life: An Adventure in Patience
What’s the point in watching uplifting movies if you’re not inspired to move through challenging times?
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Robert Gibb

February 2024

SL Watchlist: Inspirational Movies on Peacock This Month
Watch inspirational movies like Glory (1989), funny movies like Along Came Polly (2004), and movies about homecoming like Inception (2010).
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SL Classic: The Hurricane (1999)
“Writing is more powerful than a fist can ever be.”
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SL Mention: Elsewhere (2019)
“Moss challenges the whole idea that competition is the best way to survive.”
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Robert Gibb

January 2024

SL Selection: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. (2023)
“I don’t care. I don’t care anymore! It’s all just so stupid. Religion. Just stop fighting!”
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Robert Gibb
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SL Selection: Nyad (2023)
“Imagine knowing in your bones that you could do something that only you could do, like fate.”
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The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
"Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies."
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Robert Gibb
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December 2023

November 2023

Mean Girls (2004): Being a Cool Mom
"I'm not like a regular mom, I'm a cool mom!"
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Robert Gibb
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Abdullah Musazay
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October 2023

Contact (1997): A Collection of Uplifting Scenes
Comics and reflections based on my favorite scenes from a movie that helped me during a challenging time.
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Robert Gibb
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Abdullah Musazay
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April 2023

Renfield (2023): Reclaiming Power in Toxic Relationships
An uplifting scene about achieving higher self-esteem as someone with co-dependent tendencies
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Robert Gibb
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