Some thoughts after watching <em>Kiki's Delivery Service </em>[or enclosed  in double quotes]

I love all the girls in all of Hayao Miyazaki’s works. Kiki leave left home and lived independently at her age thirteen. 13. [or you can say, "... lived independently when she first became a teen"] She is the most responsible and wholehearted girl that I have seen.

"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart." Colossians 3:23

Sometimes, we don’t have do everything with all our heart.

[Spoiler alert]

Kiki: Flying used to be fun until I started doing it for a living.

I think it/this is why Kiki lost her magic.

As with Kiki, sometimes we lost our magic, spirit and inspiration. We are unable to do anything. Maybe Perhaps it is because we don’t believe in ourselves anymore and we can’t no longer enjoy what you doing it.

Here is a meaningful conversation between Kiki and Ursula (a young painter) which really inspired and touched my heart/soul and mind.

The following which I assumed are quotes, dialog between the characters.  So I cannot correct them.

Ursula: Painting and magical powers seem very much the same. Sometimes I’m unable to paint a thing.

Kiki: You mean it? Then what? What happens?

Ursula: Kiki, please don’t move. It’s hard to draw a moving target.

Kiki: Without even thinking about it, I used to be able to fly. Now I’m trying to look inside myself to find out how I did it. But I just can’t figure it out.
Ursula: You know, could be you’re working at it too hard. Maybe you should just take a break.
Kiki: Yeah, but still if I can’t fly …
Ursula: Then stop trying. Take long walks. Look at the scenery. Doze off at noon. Don’t even think about flying. And then, pretty soon you’ll be flying again.
Kiki: You think my problems will …
Ursula: Go away? That’s right. It’s going to be fine. I promise.
….
Ursula: When I was your age, I’d already decided to become an artist. I loved to paint so much. I’d paint all day until I fell asleep right at my easel. And then one day, for some reason, I just couldn’t paint anymore. I tried and tried, but nothing I did seemed any good. They were copies of paintings I’d seen somewhere before … and not very good copies either. I just felt like I’d lost my ability.
Kiki: That sounds like me.
Ursula: It’s exactly the same, but then I found the answer. You see, I hadn’t figured out what or why I wanted to paint. I had to discover my own style. When you fly, you rely on what’s inside of you, don’t you?
Kiki: Uh-huh. We fly with our spirit.
Ursula: Trusting your spirit! Yes, yes! That’s exactly what I’m talking about. That same spirit is what makes me paint and makes your friend bake. But we each need to find our own inspiration, Kiki. Sometimes it’s not easy...