“Sometimes I think that maybe we are just stories. Like we may as well just be words on a page, because we’re only what we’ve done and what we are going to do.”
– Jodie Lynn Anderson, Tiger Lily
Seeing tiger lilies blossom in my near-by park, always makes me think of my childhood hero Peter Pan.
I love the story of this boy who refuses to grow up and has adventures instead.
I think I watched nearly every movie that has been made about him too, starting with the silent movie starring Betty Bronson as Peter (just brilliant), the Disney movie of course, “Hook” with the incomparable Robin Williams and “Finding Neverland” with Kate Winslet and Johnny Depp.
This story created by J.M. Barrie touched the hearts and souls of countless children (and grown-ups) and let them see the boundless marvels of fantasy, triggering their own imagination and inspiring them to live their dreams.
And how about you? Did you have any (fictional) childhood heroes as well?
I liked Harry Potter, Hercules, Tarzan and Superman … Your tiger lily is beautiful, is it a painting ??
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Those are all great heroes!
I wish I had painted this tiger lily but it´s only a photograph I´ve taken. But I hope to paint it one day 🙂
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Such a beautiful capture Sarah! I love these flowers:) For me it is always and will be Asterix & Obelix. Of course I love their adventures but also they take me back to a happy place, a calming portion of my childhood.
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Thank you very much, Divya!
When it comes to comics Asterix&Obelix are my absolute heroes as well!!! I think we already discovered our mutual fondness for these enchanting gallic characters 😉
So glad that by reading their adventures you feel transported back to happy place that calmes you – it´s the very same for me 😀 xxxxxxx
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The kid in Where the Wild Things Are…and the wild things themselves.
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Fantastic book and very good choice! 🙂
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Your tTger Lily is gorgeous, dear Sarah! ❤
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Thanks so much, Dina! Coming from such an excellent photographer like you whose pictures always enrapture me, that means a lot to me!!! 🙂 ❤
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Oh Sarah! What a wonderful post. Keeping the childhood spirit alive is quite challenging at times, but I love to see that spark in someone’s eye (or words here!) that signal that the child in that soul is indeed alive and well. My childhood hero from a young age was Jane Goodall. She left her home country to live a life she loved with animals in Africa! What a brave soul she was.
As far as books, there are books here in a series called “Little House on the Prairie.” It is the tale of a family that comes out to the Western Part of the US to homestead and live in a log cabin, have adventures in the woods, and basically make a handmade life for themselves. Laura is the main character, and I always wanted to be just like her.
What a wonderful question to ask, and I am so happy to hear your stories of what inspires you.
Sending love your way!
Melissa
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Aww – thank you so much for your lovely comment, Melissa!! 🙂
Jane Goodall is a wonderful and inspiring choice for a childhood hero – I admire her and her work so very much!
I haven´t read the books “Little House on the Prairie” but I can at least say that I watched every single episode of the TV series when I was a child – and dearly loved it! But I´m sure the books are even better, and will make sure to read them soon. And I too wanted to be just like Laura – even insisted on wearing two pigtails 😉
Wish you a very beautiful and creative weekend! Much love!
Sarah 🙂 xxx
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What a lovely comment! ❤
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It absolutely is and warmed my heart 😀 ❤
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Thank you Dina! The connections and community made through something simple and unexpected like blogging has really been a treasure for me. Glad to connect with you here!
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I wouldn’t call the characters in books I loved “heroes” so much as “people who lived lives I thought were awesome.” Like the girls in Judy Blume books who actually knew boys, or the people on great adventures in other books.
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That´s a good definition. I haven´t read the Judy Blume books you´ve mentioned but will have a look at them soon as they sound funny 😉
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They YA book – but I still love them!
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I love YA books, I think it’s an awesome genre. 😄
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Beautiful flower indeed. When we moved here, to my pleasant surprise; orange ones in the garden. Fortunately outside the part where the dog also walks around, since the flower is poison for them.
The black panther in Jungle Book always intrigued me 🙂 And not a fantasy person, but Christmas time, almost every year I watch at least one part of Sissi.
XxX
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Thanks so much, Patty! 🙂 I didn´t know that the flowers were poisonous for dogs, that´s awful! Do they avoid going near them by themselves or do you have to take extra care?
Aww, Baghira was my favorite too from the Jungle Book, and Balou of course 😉 I think I still got a CD around with all the music from the movie! 😀 Will listen to it today! 🙂
Wish you a very lovely thursday and a wonderful weekend! Big hugs! xxx
P.S. Did you disable the comments on your new blog on purpose or is it just me having problems? I can read and like your posts but can´t leave any comments…
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Hi dear 🙂
No, they don’t know, so that’s why you will have to keep them separate 😉
If you read it, shortly after I published it, then yes…you couldn’t respond, because I noticed it a few hours later and adjusted it. Now, it should work.
But I noticed myself, that I can’t comment via the WP reader at some websites (made with WP.org) myself and you have to literally visit the blog/website to leave a comment.
XxX
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Ah, I see! Thank you for explaining, Patty. 😄
I just came back home from a real monsoon 😉 I’ve been completely soaked through. Is it just as bad where you live?
xxx
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This week it is not that bad luckily, I had my ‘shower’ last week, haha
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Beautiful photo, Sarah. I love lillies! Peter Pan is wonderful and a great inspiration into the realm of imagination. That one is hard to top, but my favorite as a child was the Wizard of Oz. I wanted to be Dorothy. I wanted those ruby slippers. I hope you have a wonderful and inspirational new week ahead!
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Thank you, Lana! 🙂 I love lilies too, the only trouble are the stains you get through their pollen! I´ve been crouching through this flower bed and afterwards my nice black jacket was not so nice anymore – haha! 😀
The Wizard of Oz came relatively late into my life, but I love the story very much – and since then also have a soft spot for ruby colored slippers 😉
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Oh that is right about the lilly stains, I forgot about that. I’ve spent some time crouching in flower beds too, lol!
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Dr. Seuss was always a favorite. Outlandish and strange creatures have always been my heroes. 💋
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I’m so not surprised at that! 😄
Dr Seuss is just awesome!
Have a fabulous Sunday, dear Rose! 😄😘💕
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Happy Day, Sarah! 😘❤️
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Happy Monday, Rose! 🙂 ❤ xoxo
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For me it was Alice in Wonderland. The Queen of Hearts scared me a little but I delighted in Alice’s sense of adventure xx
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Aww, Alice is definitely one of my heroines as well. Did you like the movie with Johnny Depp as the mad hat maker a couple of years ago? I loved it! xx
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I liked the first one of the Depp series but the second one was a little too “out there” for me 😉 I am so glad you liked them though as I had to defend that first movie to friends the other day as being a creative gem! HUGS
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The first one is definitely a creative gem, glad you feel the same about it and had the guts to defend it to your friends 🙂
Have a lovely day, Christy! xoxo
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Nancy Drew! My mum was a private investigator.
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Oh, how cool is that!! One of my great-grandparents was in the murder investigation unit of the police. 😃
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That’s even cooler! I have a few ancestors who were on the wrong side of the law…🚔
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Ooh! 😉 Lucky my ancestor didn´t catch your ancestors 😉 Lol! 😀
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Peter Pan–now I simply must read Tiger Lily. 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing. xo
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Thank you, Bette! Have fun reading! xoxo ❤
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This is going to sound odd, but my two favorite books when I was a child were “Black Beauty” and “Bambi.” So my heroes were a horse and a deer!
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That´s not odd at all! Those two characters combine all that´s good: courage, love and loyalty. I say more people should be inspired by them 😀
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Have you read Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson, Sarah? It’s a Peter Pan story told from Tiger Lily’s perspective. It’s good!!
As for childhood heroes, mine were the astronauts…and still are. 😊
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Not yet, I´m afraid, but I´m going to! I came across it because I wanted a lovely quote for my post 😉 It sounds wonderful already and I can´t wait to read it, especially since you say it´s so good! And I´m awfully curious how the story unfolds from her point of view!
Your childhood heroes are a perfect choice in my view… wanted to become an astronaut when I was a kid but had to realize I would never made it: I get dizzy when I merely turn around myself, never mind being catapulted into space and spin around the planet 😉
Watched every Star Trek episode as compensation though 😉
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All that that goes into becoming an astronaut seemed like too much work for too long a time. You know how it is when you’re a kid–a year seems like 10. At times, I regret not pursuing that dream, but then I just write something. 😁
I was a big Star Trek fan too, and actually liked Star Trek: The Next Generation more than the original.
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I’m only to familiar with that long of regret but like you said: we can still come near our dreams by writing or being otherwise creative. 😄
Oh, TNG was my favourite Star Trek series too!!! That and Voyager. Did you watch the latest films by J. J. Abrams? Although they’re quite different from the earlier series and films, I rather like them 😄
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A lot!!! Harry Potter is probably the biggest and the one who brought me into the amazing world of reading!
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Thank you so much for your comment, Petoi Lin! What a wonderful hero – I love Harry Potter too and reread the books regularly 😉
Have a beautiful weekend! Sarah 🙂
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Thanks a lot!!!! Ditto♥
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You’re welcome! 😄💜
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Tiger Lily, a beautiful flower. Thank you Sarah for sharing. 🙂
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Thank you so much, Terry! 🙂
P.S. Hope you don´t forget about sending me that email soon 😉
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How much time do you have? It won’t surprise you that child me, who is alive and well and living in my apparently nature body, is slave to far too many hero’s and heroines and I’m not sure there is an overriding favourite. But I suppose just by writing this I am owning to Peter Pan being a driving force in my life 😉 xxxxxxx
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Hehe! I’m with you on that 😄 Far too many for me too, but Peter will always have a special place in my heart -and who knows maybe someday I will find Neverland 😉
Wish you a wonderful weekend – are you back in your beautiful little tower? Hope you find some time for reminiscing on childhood heroes and don’t have to renovate all the time 😄 Much love and big hugs! xxxxxxxxxxx
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I’ll be there in August … meanwhile I’m bedding into my new temp home which, when they sort out my Wi-Fi, I will write about. But as a clue … it’s 3 minutes walk from the last one 😉 xxxxxx
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Haha! That´s wonderful news! I hope it looks just as fabulous as your last one – no, wait: I expect it to look even better 😉 Look forward to read about it soon!!!
Have a lovely sunny weekend! Much love! xxxxxxxxxx
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Nice post!
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Thank you, Jennie! 🙂
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You are welcome, Sarah! 🙂
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Beautiful capture of the Tiger Lily!
Hmm, I think Superman is my long time hero still.
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Thank you very much! 😄
And I can understand why you stick with Superman – he really is super! 😄
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Lovely image and quote 😃 I’m a bit short of literary heroes from my kidhood — except Jo from Little Women! But I was totally going to be like Emma Peel from The Avengers, and Lt Uhura from Star Trek when I grew up!!
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Thank you, Su!
Oh, I loved Jo too! And Emma Peel and Lt Uhura totally rock! I think I would still like to be either one of them 😉 Absolutely cool and tough! Good choices! 🙂
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Nichelle Nichols, who played Uhura, is the same age as my dad. She’s still working and still cool!!!
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I totally agree, she´s super awesome! What a woman!!!
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Nancy Drew
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Very good choice! Thank you, Jo! 🙂
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Absolutely Nancy Drew! 🙂
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She´s a great heroine to choose! 😀
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Indeed! 🙂 The first books I read was Five friends by End Blyton. I had all of them. Then Nancy Drew. I had all of them too. One day I got home to my girls room in Norway and the books were gone, donated to charity by my mum!! 😮🙃
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Oh, wow! My first book was by Enid Blyton as well: The Island of Adventure – after that I was hooked for good 😉 I read them all and still have them – so sorry that your mum donated yours to charity but at least you can be sure that whoever bought them in the end for their kids, those kids will love them just the same! 🙂
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She’s not very PC today, but I loved Cinderella. I had some more assertive heroes, too, including Miss Piggy and Princess Leia.
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Aww, loved Cinderella too! And Princess Leia is a very good choice for a hero too – more rebel than princess which is exactly what I liked 😉
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I had too many heroes to list here, but…Fionn Mac Cumhaill and Cuchulainn, two heroes from Irish legend spring to mind, as well as Kay Harker, a character from the books “The Midnight Folk” and “The Box of Delights.” And there’s always Frodo Baggins, of course. 🙂
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Ah, yes, Frodo is one of mine too! 🙂
The others you´ve mentioned I will have to look up though, I´m afraid, although I do think I´ve heard from Cuchulainn somewhere before, something about slaying a dog?? Well, will hop over to Wikipedia in an instant and then be much smarter 😉
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