If you live in the parts of the country where winter presents itself in all it’s cold and blustery “glory”, you know that Groundhog Day is an important day on our calendar. After all, everyone knows that Punxsutawney Phil knows his stuff and I dearly want an early spring.
Along with the expectation of a positive outcome, we are also treated to one of the great movie experiences, Groundhog Day, written by Harold Ramis and Danny Rubin and starring Bill Murray.
The movie is wonderful on so many levels. But to me, Bill Murray’s portrayal of Phil Connors from the egocentric weatherman into a man of worth, value, caring and compassion is golden.
While wrapped in a romantic comedy, it aptly and beautifully portrays the destruction of Phil’s belief in who he is and becomes his true self.
It seems to me, that’s what happens in Chapter X. We go from who we think we are—wrapped up in our mission, our profession, and our need for recognition—into who we need to be after our work life. Hopefully, into something more and greater.
