"There's a world outside of Yonkers"

I've had Put on Your Sunday Clothes from Hello, Dolly! in my head on and off since I saw Wall-E for the first time last week.  Hello, Dolly! was the first musical I performed in.  I was in 7th grade and I was just a member of the ensemble, but I think it was the first time I really felt like I fit in somewhere, felt like I found something I was really good at.  After all, the director of the Drama Club asked me to join.  Then again, I did go to a bunch of rehearsals and do a decent amount of production work for the show the previous year ;) 
Anyway, once I found out that the club was doing Hello, Dolly! that year, I found the film version in my Grandpop's collection and watched it about 100 times.  I loved the character of Cornelius Hackl and Michael Crawford for playing him so well.  Most people remember Michael Crawford as the Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera, and I will say that his version of Music of the Night is one of my favorites in the musical theater world.  But for me, he will always be Cornelius.  
In Hello, Dolly! Mr. Hackl is a wide-eyed young clerk in Horace Vandergelder's Hay and Feed Store in Yonkers, New York.  When Dolly Levi comes to town to meet Horace and make plans to take him to New York City,  Cornelius sees it as his chance to get out and see the city too.  He convinces his friend and fellow clerk, Barnaby, to accompany him to New York, see the stuffed whale at Barnum's museum, get into trouble, and he sings, "we won't come home until we've kissed a girl."  Corny, yes, but kind of adorable nonetheless.  It's all about taking risks and exploring all that life has to offer, a theme I think we can all relate to. 
I know so many people who have great ideas or talents.  Some of them are the true go-getter type, they know what they want and aren't the least bit shy about going after it and when their energy is focused in the right way, things really work out for them.  On the other hand, I also know people who have great ideas and are otherwise motivated, but can't seem to take that extra step to get that new project off the ground.  I find myself somewhere in between these two most of the time.  And sometimes, as much as I hate to admit it, closer to the less motivated side.  There are so many things I want to do in this life that sometimes I have a hard time figuring out where to spend my time.  And then I see a movie like Wall-E with a song that is so reminiscent of that childhood spirit and "you can do anything you put your mind to" attitude that I can't help but be motivated.  How long the feeling will last is anyone's guess, but lets hope it stays for a while. 
That's one of the great things about the performing arts for me, there is always a message, whether it be motivational, political, romantic or, as I discussed in my last post, just that idea that someone else out there has been where you are now.  And maybe it's just my thing, you know, that thing, that aside from your friends and family, your world pretty much revolves around. 
That brings me to another question, does everyone have such a thing?  And if so, what is it for you?

I think I'll leave you with that thought for now, feel free to leave your thoughts on the topic. - What is your thing?