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ADHD - Its a Wonderful Life

As I usually do over the Holidays, I speaking to each other in the heavens
watched one of my all-time favorite about George. Clarence is trying hard to
actors in one of my all time favorite get his wings and become a full scale
movies and that's Jimmy Stewart in "It's angel, but has to accomplish a task in
a Wonderful Life". Co-starring Donna Reed order to do this. His task is to help
and made in the 1940s, the movie was not George help himself get out of this mess.
critically acclaimed at the time, but George, by this time, has swallowed his
over the years has become a stable of the pride and even gone to Mr. Potter (who
Holiday Season. If you have not seen it, knowingly has the money Uncle Billy had
you need to, and if you have, then you left in his lap) and ask him for help.
all know it revolves around a small town George tells Potter that HE has misplaced
businessman George Bailey from Bedford the money, which Potter knows is not the
Falls, New York, who, as he grows up, has case. He responds by telling George he
all of these dreams of doing wonderful will call the Sheriff and swear out a
things with his life, and hopes of warrant for his arrest for embezzlement
traveling to all the farthest points in and malfeasance of office. In his effort
the world. His plans are constantly to offer collateral for a loan, George
interrupted by world events and family tells Potter he has 500 dollars equity in
circumstances, which include the death of a whole life insurance policy. Potter
his father, the great depression, and tells him he is worth more dead than he
World War II. George's father and his is alive. George leaves and begins
Uncle Billy years earlier had started the drinking and becomes intoxicated and gets
Baileys Brothers Building and Loan to in a fight at a local bar. After the
help the less fortunate people of Bedford fight he leaves in his car and runs into
Falls obtain the great American Dream of a tree in a heavy snowstorm. George
home ownership. Their only alternative is arrives at the bridge across the river
high rent or exorbitant interest rates to and thinks of Potters statement, and is
the local scrooge Mr. Potter. Uncle Billy contemplating suicide by jumping off the
is a classic ADHD type individual. An bridge when Clarence Angel second class
Irishmen, like me, who apparently has arrives on the scene. Clarence throws
never been married, has a pet crow he himself in the river and begins screaming
carries around with him, and a pet for help, knowing George will save him.
squirrel at home. He is constantly George jumps in and saves Clarence, and
worrying and has little self they go into the railway station nearby
esteem.George manages to support his to dry off and warm up. Clarence tells
family after marrying Mary, who is played George he is an angel, which George
by Donna Reed, and having a house full of mocks. While discussing things, George
children. He sees a lot of his friends go says everyone would be better off if he
on to success in other areas, and gives (George) had never been born. Clarence
up his hopes of travel and doing great admonishes him for this, and George
things, as he is hopelessly attached to insists it's the truth. Clarence seizes
his fathers old Building and Loan on this as his chance, and tells George
business. George's younger brother Harry that if he really means it, he can make
Bailey has inadvertently benefited from it so that George Bailey had never been
George his whole life, from the time born.Clarence and George then begin a
George saved him from an icy death in a very enlightening journey around Bedford
winter lake sledding accident, to Harry Falls which is now known as "Potterville"
getting to go to college when George's as George tries to find his family and
father dies, forcing George to stay home. friends. None of whom know him as he has
And finally, Harry going off to WWII and never been born. They visit the bar that
George having to stay at home, due to a he and Clarence are thrown out. They go
loss of hearing in one ear from his to the cemetery and discover Harry
heroic effort to save his brother in the Bailey's tombstone from when he drowned
icy lake years earlier. Harry goes on to at age 9, because George was not there to
win the Congressional Medal of Honor.On save him. George learns that all the men
the day of the welcome home celebration that Harry had saved to earn the Medal of
for Harry, Uncle Billy has eight thousand Honor in WWII also died, because Harry
dollars of the Building and Loans money was not alive to save them. He finds out
to deposit in the bank, and he runs in to Mary, his wife, is an old maid. His
the notorious scrooge Mr. Potter. Uncle children do not exist. His mother is
Billy, in typical ADHD fashion, cannot forced to operate a boarding house to
pass up the opportunity to brag up his support herself, as George was not there
nephew Harry Bailey's heroics and the to take over the Building and Loan and
headlines in the paper about his welcome support her. He finds out Uncle Billy has
home celebration. Absentminded Uncle been in an insane asylum since George's
Billy accidentally wraps up the deposit father died, and the Building and Loan
money in the newspaper which he was voted out of business by its board of
braggingly drops in Mr. Potters lap. When directors. George suddenly comes to the
he goes to the bank teller to make the realization of what an impact he has made
deposit, he realizes the money is in other people's lives. He runs back to
missing, and having no clue as to what the bridge, desperately seeking his life
happened to it, frantically tries to and family back.The town cop comes up and
retrace his steps back to the Building asks George if he is OK, and George
and Loan. Arriving back at the Building realizes he is back to reality. He runs
and Loan, he is in a panic trying to tear home to find out that all of his friends
his office apart trying to figure out how and family have come to his aid
to tell George what has happened.When financially, and he will not be
George comes in to the office in a great prosecuted. In the piles of money, he
mood due to the upcoming celebration, finds a book autographed by Clarence,
Uncle Billy tells him of the problem. thanking George for helping him get his
George drags Uncle Billy all around town wings.The moral of the story and the
trying to retrace his steps. Uncle Billy message of this newsletter is that all of
naturally continues to go downhill fast us are important, and have made a
in guilt and self blame, which culminates difference in people's lives. Even if
at his house when George losses his some of us feel like we are the Uncle
temper and shakes his uncle, calling him Billy's of our family, we are important
a silly fool, and shaking him, asking him and vital members of our families and
if he knows that this means scandal and friends lives. The world would be a lot
bankruptcy and prison. George leaves a less interesting and probably a lot
mess, leaving Uncle Billy sobbing with poorer if any of us had never been
only his crow and squirrel to console born.Wish all of you a wonderful
him. George arrives home on Christmas Eve 2005.Patrick Hurley
and begins taking things out on all those Patrick Hurley was on the Johnson County
people he loves the most (sound familiar Sheriff's Department for 17 years
to any of you? - it does to me).The (Lieutenant) and was an Adult Probation
premise of the whole movie began with God Officer for
and an Angel second class named Clarence 5 years.




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