Hey-Heyy,

How’s everyone doing with chilling in the house? This past weekend was better for me than previous quarantine weekends. I’m still adjusting to my new normal. Digital content is helping me with said adjustment. Giving me something to do. Uncorked the movie, let’s talk about it! Uncorked premiered March 27th on Netflix. It was a really good movie. I’m not going to give any spoilers. I’ll say this, there were many resonating moments in the film.

The main character Elijah, I connected with. We shared many similarities. Being the family outlier. Being distant or vague about plans, in fear of judgement. Having the opportunity to work/own the family business but declining. Letting fear and lack of persistence hold us back from accomplishing dreams. Trying many professions to find one that sticks. This film read my soul.

The bigger theme of the film that stood out was….the concept of being different and what different looks like in the Black families. After watching the movie, my mom and I had a conversation about me being different and what acceptance felt like for me growing up. From our conversation, I will say this…

In the Black community, when we choose to do something out of the norm from our conditioned upbringing sometimes it’s not well received. To shift our family narrative in a impactful way, sometimes we go through many wonderful life moments alone. What I have learned overtime is, we can’t expect our family or outside people to understand. If there is something we are passionate about or feel purposeful in doing, we must lean into the uncertainty and go with it.

Outliers in families are divinely created to shake ish up. As families, we can become conditioned into limiting mindsets. In return, when limiting mindsets become a normalcy, the universe sends people into our lives to change our way of being. Outliers hold the gift of getting families to create a new normal.

Salute to the outliers of every family. The family outliers who are never understood, move to the beat of their own drum…and continue to move forward in their pursuits when their scared as hell. Whether you know it our not, your family appreciates and respects the changes you make.

I encourage everyone to watch the film Uncorked. The film beautifully depicted the “being different” conversation Black families and any family for that matter don’t discuss enough. From your family experience would you say are the outlier? If you are the outlier, what has the experience been like for you?

Something to think about…

Until Next Time,

-Peach