Claire Bennet vs Samantha LaRusso: Two Teenage Heroes, Two Completely Different Battles

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 Two teenage girls. Two hugely popular television franchises. Two very different ideas of what it means to survive. Claire Bennet from Heroes and Samantha LaRusso from Cobra Kai may come from completely different worlds, but their stories share more DNA than it first appears. Claire is the cheerleader who discovers that her body can regenerate from almost any injury. Sam is the daughter of Daniel LaRusso, raised in the shadow of one of cinema and television’s most recognizable martial-arts legacies. One possesses an extraordinary supernatural ability. The other has to survive with nothing more than training, determination, family support and her own ability to overcome fear. That difference makes their comparison fascinating. Claire Bennet: The Girl Who Was Never Allowed to Be Normal When Heroes introduced Claire Bennet, she initially looked like an ordinary American teenager. She was a cheerleader. She worried about school, relationships, popularity and her family. Then she dis...

The ABC's Of A Great Life: "C" Is For Create

 The act of creation - bringing forth that which is within us outward into the world, in material or ethereal form - is a vital part of a rich and fulfilling life. Yet, unfortunately, it is a part of our lives that is often stifled well before we are old enough to realize its true meaning in our lives and far before we are capable of understanding its actual value.

When most people say that they feel empty or unfulfilled, what they are often missing is that necessary dose of vitamin "C." Instead, they spend most of their time numbly floating along in the current of mundane and often mindless activities that make up their day without ever allowing themselves to express themselves freely or just let who they are out into their world. But each of us needs this generative spoonful of sugar to help the medicinal parts of our lives go down easier and smoother. Without it, our life consumes us, rather than reflecting and supporting us.


How are you enabling the creator to have the freedom to run about and play in your life? Sometimes it can be as simple as taking up a forgotten hobby or allowing spontaneous fun. In contrast, for others, it may be as drastic as pulling up stakes and moving into a new way of living that is more of an authentic creation of their life energy rather than a dictatorial subjugation of it. To create something of yourself into your life every day, and in the end, you will find that you have made a truly extraordinary life.

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