It's Not Easy Being Green... Or is it?

I have seen The Muppet Movie. A lot. When my brother was little, my mom got suckered into the “it’s my first child and he’s cute and if he wants to watch The Muppet Movie every night before bed then why not?” theory. Apparently this worked out fine until David started wanting to watch a little farther in the movie… and a little farther… every evening. Rather smart for a small child wanting to avoid bed. Sadly my mom learned the lesson and such movie bedtime delay tactics were no longer allowed by the time I came along, but the Muppet Movie was still one of our daytime favorites.

So why the dialogue about singing frogs, bears in Studebakers, and a strangely outgoing pig? It seems to me that we still have a lot to learn from the 1979 Muppet classic. New York City is famous for being the city of More. More money, more prestige, more pollution. In some ways this can be a good thing, under the theory of Proverbs 27:17 – “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” But after a couple years of living in NYC, I also find it exhausting at times. There is always someone staying longer at work, someone making more money, someone proving they’ll outperform you if you let them. While in theory I know none of this matters, it’s still hard to ‘be in the world but not of the world,’ so to speak.

But, after a few long-ish days at work, I am reminded of the simple wisdom of the muppets: go for your dreams, use your imagination, and take spontaneous road trips! (Or to quote the muppet's Fraggle Rock wisdom-offering Trash Heap, "Wherever you go, there you are.")

You're burning with hope, you're building up steam…

You're close to your dream.
Life's like a movie, write your own ending
Keep believing, keep pretending

We've done just what we set out to do.
Thanks to the lovers, the dreamers, and you!