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ADHD - Its a Wonderful Life

As I usually do over the Holidays, I watchedis trying hard to get his wings and become a
one of my all-time favorite actors in one offull scale angel, but has to accomplish a
my all time favorite movies and that's Jimmytask in order to do this. His task is to help
Stewart in "It's a Wonderful Life".George help himself get out of this mess.
Co-starring Donna Reed and made in the 1940s,George, by this time, has swallowed his pride
the movie was not critically acclaimed at theand even gone to Mr. Potter (who knowingly
time, but over the years has become a stablehas the money Uncle Billy had left in his
of the Holiday Season. If you have not seenlap) and ask him for help. George tells
it, you need to, and if you have, then youPotter that HE has misplaced the money, which
all know it revolves around a small townPotter knows is not the case. He responds by
businessman George Bailey from Bedford Falls,telling George he will call the Sheriff and
New York, who, as he grows up, has all ofswear out a warrant for his arrest for
these dreams of doing wonderful things withembezzlement and malfeasance of office. In
his life, and hopes of traveling to all thehis effort to offer collateral for a loan,
farthest points in the world. His plans areGeorge tells Potter he has 500 dollars equity
constantly interrupted by world events andin a whole life insurance policy. Potter
family circumstances, which include the deathtells him he is worth more dead than he is
of his father, the great depression, andalive. George leaves and begins drinking and
World War II. George's father and his Unclebecomes intoxicated and gets in a fight at a
Billy years earlier had started the Baileyslocal bar. After the fight he leaves in his
Brothers Building and Loan to help the lesscar and runs into a tree in a heavy
fortunate people of Bedford Falls obtain thesnowstorm. George arrives at the bridge
great American Dream of home ownership. Theiracross the river and thinks of Potters
only alternative is high rent or exorbitantstatement, and is contemplating suicide by
interest rates to the local scrooge Mr.jumping off the bridge when Clarence Angel
Potter. Uncle Billy is a classic ADHD typesecond class arrives on the scene. Clarence
individual. An Irishmen, like me, whothrows himself in the river and begins
apparently has never been married, has a petscreaming for help, knowing George will save
crow he carries around with him, and a pethim. George jumps in and saves Clarence, and
squirrel at home. He is constantly worryingthey go into the railway station nearby to
and has little self esteem.George manages todry off and warm up. Clarence tells George he
support his family after marrying Mary, whois an angel, which George mocks. While
is played by Donna Reed, and having a housediscussing things, George says everyone would
full of children. He sees a lot of hisbe better off if he (George) had never been
friends go on to success in other areas, andborn. Clarence admonishes him for this, and
gives up his hopes of travel and doing greatGeorge insists it's the truth. Clarence
things, as he is hopelessly attached to hisseizes on this as his chance, and tells
fathers old Building and Loan business.George that if he really means it, he can
George's younger brother Harry Bailey hasmake it so that George Bailey had never been
inadvertently benefited from George his wholeborn.Clarence and George then begin a very
life, from the time George saved him from anenlightening journey around Bedford Falls
icy death in a winter lake sledding accident,which is now known as "Potterville" as George
to Harry getting to go to college whentries to find his family and friends. None of
George's father dies, forcing George to staywhom know him as he has never been born. They
home. And finally, Harry going off to WWIIvisit the bar that he and Clarence are thrown
and George having to stay at home, due to aout. They go to the cemetery and discover
loss of hearing in one ear from his heroicHarry Bailey's tombstone from when he drowned
effort to save his brother in the icy lakeat age 9, because George was not there to
years earlier. Harry goes on to win thesave him. George learns that all the men that
Congressional Medal of Honor.On the day ofHarry had saved to earn the Medal of Honor in
the welcome home celebration for Harry, UncleWWII also died, because Harry was not alive
Billy has eight thousand dollars of theto save them. He finds out Mary, his wife, is
Building and Loans money to deposit in thean old maid. His children do not exist. His
bank, and he runs in to the notorious scroogemother is forced to operate a boarding house
Mr. Potter. Uncle Billy, in typical ADHDto support herself, as George was not there
fashion, cannot pass up the opportunity toto take over the Building and Loan and
brag up his nephew Harry Bailey's heroics andsupport her. He finds out Uncle Billy has
the headlines in the paper about his welcomebeen in an insane asylum since George's
home celebration. Absentminded Uncle Billyfather died, and the Building and Loan was
accidentally wraps up the deposit money invoted out of business by its board of
the newspaper which he braggingly drops indirectors. George suddenly comes to the
Mr. Potters lap. When he goes to the bankrealization of what an impact he has made in
teller to make the deposit, he realizes theother people's lives. He runs back to the
money is missing, and having no clue as tobridge, desperately seeking his life and
what happened to it, frantically tries tofamily back.The town cop comes up and asks
retrace his steps back to the Building andGeorge if he is OK, and George realizes he is
Loan. Arriving back at the Building and Loan,back to reality. He runs home to find out
he is in a panic trying to tear his officethat all of his friends and family have come
apart trying to figure out how to tell Georgeto his aid financially, and he will not be
what has happened.When George comes in to theprosecuted. In the piles of money, he finds a
office in a great mood due to the upcomingbook autographed by Clarence, thanking George
celebration, Uncle Billy tells him of thefor helping him get his wings.The moral of
problem. George drags Uncle Billy all aroundthe story and the message of this newsletter
town trying to retrace his steps. Uncle Billyis that all of us are important, and have
naturally continues to go downhill fast inmade a difference in people's lives. Even if
guilt and self blame, which culminates at hissome of us feel like we are the Uncle Billy's
house when George losses his temper andof our family, we are important and vital
shakes his uncle, calling him a silly fool,members of our families and friends lives.
and shaking him, asking him if he knows thatThe world would be a lot less interesting and
this means scandal and bankruptcy and prison.probably a lot poorer if any of us had never
George leaves a mess, leaving Uncle Billybeen born.Wish all of you a wonderful
sobbing with only his crow and squirrel to2005.Patrick  Hurley
console him. George arrives home on Christmas
Eve and begins taking things out on all thosePatrick Hurley was on the Johnson County
people he loves the most (sound familiar toSheriff's Department for 17 years
any of you? - it does to me).The premise of(Lieutenant) and was an Adult Probation
the whole movie began with God and an AngelOfficer  for
second class named Clarence speaking to each
other in the heavens about George. Clarence5 years.



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