1. How will Storybrooke return?
2. How will Rumple return?
3. Who will die?
4. How does Zelena know Regina?
5. How will Hook get Emma and Henry to remember who they really are?
6. How will Belle find Rumple?
7. Are the Flying Monkeys new creatures, or are they cursed characters we already know?
8. How did Hook get to New York?
9. What will Ruby have to do with the story when she returns?
10. What trouble are Prince Charming and Snow White in that Emma needs to save them?
Before you fire off that angry Tweet (or 20 – thousand) to Adam Horowitz and/or Eddy Kitsis about the things that upset you about Once Upon a Time, here is an awesome list of 50 things you must do;
Please consult your doctor before starting any diet or fitness routines.
1. Learn or relearn a musical instrument,
2. Start or restart an exercise routine,
3. Go to a Disney park,
4. Go through your closet and donate clothes you don’t need anymore to those that need it,
5. Eat healthier,
6. Unsubscribe to those emails/newsletters you get all the time but never read,
7. Take a local tour of your town and learn things you never knew about where you live,
8. Buy a stranger a coffee or a fast food meal for no reason,
9. Put all the stray shopping carts in the nearby cart corral at a nearby grocery store,
10. Sort the junk mail pile and recycle what you don’t need,
11. Plant a tree,
12. If you are pretty good at #1, show your skills at a local Convalescent Home. They will love it,
13. Get a massage,
14. Run a 5K, 10K or a marathon. If you can’t run it, walk it,
15. Call a friend you haven’t talked to in a long time and see how they are,
16. Clean out and detail and wash your car. My Mom always told me clean cars run better,
17. Send out Holiday cards,
18. Ride a Bike. If you can, rent a tandem bike with a friend. Double fun,
19. Put your DVDs back in their cases,
20. Make a list of what you own for insurance purposes,
21. Run a virus scan on your computer,
22. Spring clean other times of the year,
23. Buy an extra meal at a fast food restaurant and give it to a homeless person,
24. Remove apps you don’t use anymore on your Smartphone,
25. If you are great at a subject, tutor someone who needs help with it,
26. When a wait person does a great job at a restaurant, take a minute and tell their manager how great they were,
27. Buy and tend a Bonsai tree,
28. Learn to cook, or cook better,
29. Learn to sing or take singing lessons to get better. If you sing well, share you gift. You can show up at a friend’s work on their birthday and sing them a Birthday telegram,
30. Learn to snorkel or Scuba dive,
31. Donate some time or money to a school you used to attend,
32. Get proper sleep,
33. Go visit pets at a pet store,
34. When possible, take the stairs,
35. Enjoy sunsets,
36. Go see a concert at a local college,
37. Learn to draw or paint,
38. Take a Yoga class,
39. Go with a friend to try a new type of food,
40. Climb a rock wall,
41. Listen to an audio book (or 10),
42. Watch your favorite Christmas movie(s) at other times of the year,
43. Go to a comedy club,
44. Learn a second (or third) language, then plan a trip to try it out your hard work,
45. Use public transportation more often,
46. Swim more,
47. See a classic movie at a nearby retro theater,
48. Take acting classes or join a community theater,
49. Study up on local birds and take a walk around your town to spot the birds,
50. Help a charity you believe in raise money
Take a Leap of Faith:
Sometimes, even in the absence of proof or logic, we have to take a leap of faith. Emma took this to the literal sense, by jumping off the Jolly Roger to get the gang to stop fighting and work together. And Charming believed in his love for Snow so much, that he risked his life (and the vengeance of King George) and left Abigail. We should always be willing to take a chance, trust in others, or in ourselves – even when everything tells us not to.
What about you? How has taking a leap of faith been important to you in your life?
Initially submitted by Marissa. Further edits by Jeff Roney.
Always Hold onto HOPE:
The theme of HOPE has been a staple in the world of Once Upon A Time from the start. We must always hold onto hope, in the darkest night or deepest valley, like a light in darkness or encouragement to keep moving forward. Hope is like fuel, waiting for our spark of action. We must believe in Hope’s power, and believe that it can get us through anything, because sometimes it feels like Hope is all we have. As Snow says in the episode that started it all: “believing in even the possibility of a happy ending is a very powerful thing”. The theme of HOPE has driven all of the Once Upon a Time characters. Can you think of all the hopes that the OUAT characters have held onto in the face of difficulty?
From the hope for love, hope for happiness, hope for a reunion with loved ones, and the hope that things will get better. No matter what life brings us, we must always hold onto hope.
What about you? How has hope and/or holding onto hope been important to you in your life?
Initially submitted by Marissa. Final edit by Jeff Roney.
JMo leaving Vancouver
She may play the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming in the hit show, Once Upon A Time, but Jennifer Morrison looked more like Little Red Riding Hood on Wednesday.