Life is hard, its not meant to be easy. So often it may be difficult to see past the current moment, but as our narrator tells us in “Every Brilliant Thing” please remember:

“Things get better. They might not always get “Brilliant”. But they get better.”

This list of “Brilliant Things” below are what inspire your fellow community members. As we compiled this list, we started with the absolute most brilliant thing to the Wallace… You! The Historic Wallace Theater has a its own Brilliant story of challenges, struggles, and success and you know what… there was a time where it wasn’t going to make it…but YOU are the inspiration. You are what makes that story truly Brilliant!

You have a story to tell and you are loved. Please know that deep in your heart. You were meant to do great things and the Wallace wants to “Create Experiences that will Entertain, Inspire, and Empower” you. The Wallace is here to help you!

If you are struggling with depression and need help, please use this list of resources from the Texas Tech University Mental Health Initiative.

Enjoy reading the list. We know it will make you smile like it did us!

THE LIST OF BRILLIANT THINGS

1.               YOU!

2.               When each of my sweet babies was born!

3.               When it snows on Christmas!

4.               Music

5.               Friends

6.               Marvel Movies

7.               My Family

8.               Your Favorite Station on Pandora

9.               Comfy Sweaters

10.            Coffee

11.            Children laughing

12.            Good Music

13.            Having WONDERFUL Friends!

14.            This Show!

15.            Wallace Weekend Players!

16.            Theater

17.            Theater Kids!

18.            Sunshine

19.            Family & Friends

20.            Pets

21.            Cats

22.            Dogs

23.            Fat Kitties

24.            Sleep

25.            Sisters

26.            When someone starts a pay it forward trend in a drive-through

27.            Petting my cat

28.            Lying in bed all-day

29.            Craft Beer

30.            A good glass of wine

31.            My Hubby

32.            The Moon

33.            My Mother!

34.            My Grandparents!

35.            Singing with Friends in the Car!

36.            Star Wars

37.            Ghostbusters

38.            Spicy Chocolate

39.            Old Movies

40.            Dungeons and Dragons  

41.            WandaVision

42.            Marriage

43.            Good Food!

44.            Tropical Beaches

45.            The smell of wet dirt

46.            Trees, like those really tall ones with lots of leaves.

47.            The smell of fresh-cut grass.

48.            World of WarCraft

49.            Mama Mia

50.            Sunday Dinners

51.            Good Mattress

52.            Taco Traditions

53.            Cottage Cove Weekends

54.            WEEKENDS!

55.            Bullet

56.            Sitting in a Theater for the 1st time in a year!

57.            BEING in an actual Theater again!

58.            Fine Photography

59.            Coming home to a dog that is glad to see you!

60.            Watching Canadian Geese

61.            My Family

62.            Mom’s Chicken Pot Pie from scratch!

63.            Chris Ruiz

64.            Stardew Valley (X2)

65.            Carrie

66.            Churros

67.            My Roomie Fabiola

68.            LOVE

69.            The cold side of a pillow

70.            Seeing friends at the Theater!

71.            When you fit all of the leftovers PERFECTLY into a container that at first looked too small!

72.            Blankets right out of the dryer on a cold night.

73.            Being with my Friends & Family this weekend!

74.            Good times spent with great people!

75.            Having a sleepover with friends

76.            Watching really GREAT Theatre and realizing you are witnessing someone’s dream come true!

77.            Marvel Movies

78.            Getting a HUG when you have had a bad day

79.            ANIME

80.            Singing your heart out in the car!

81.            Being with the ones you LOVE

82.            The EYES of someone who LOVES you!

83.            When cats do the bread-kneading thing…

84.            Vibing with friends

85.            Being a child of the King

86.            When it rains so we don’t have to run outside in Athletics

87.            When your hair straightener does its job! 

88.            Being a Child at heart!

89.            The FEELING of a warm blanket, fresh from the dryer on a cold day or night!

90.            Craft cocktails

91.            Community Theatre

92.            Family Dinner

93.            Learning New Things

94.            Giggling

95.            Terrific Tuesday

96.            Skiing

97.            Signs on ski lift poles that denote runs below

98.            Mountain views

99.            Lake Tahoe

100.        Watching a good movie

101.       Raising Canes

102.          My puppies’ cuddles

103.          My kids and their silly stories

104.          Singing

105.          Lightbulbs

106.          Reading a book in my hammock

107.          Sunshine

108.          Going for a long run

109.          Spending time with my husband

110.          Animal Crossing

111.          Prince!

112.          God’s love and protection

113.          Hearing your mom’s voice after a bad day

114.          Wide-open spaces

115.          Wildlife

116.          My son’s blue eyes

117.          Sour Candy

118.          Star Trek

119.          When the sun rays shine through a big cloud!

120.          Knowing I can improve myself each day!

121.          Manatees

122.          Starfish

123.          Shania Twain

124.          Blue sequin jackets

125.          The band “The Killers”

126.          Family Time

127.          West Texas Sunsets

128.          Representation of Black Women in Higher Education

129.          Sharing love with others

130.          Dark chocolate

131.          New great-grandbabies

132.          Cooking

133.          My Cat

134.          Puppies

135.          My cats & their cuddles

136.          “The Sand Lot”

137.          Dark Chocolate Caramels with Sea Salt from Costco

138.          Cuddling

139.          The Ocean

140.          Cuddling with my husband!

141.          Shoelaces

142.          Painting

143.          Getting vaccinated

144.          Free Food!

145.          Playing with my granddaughter!

146.          Interesting Music

147.          Making a new friend you feel like you’ve known all your life

148.          Hedgehogs

149.          Alternative Rock Music

150.          Reading the bible

151.          The smell of Rain

152.          Harry Potter

153.          Eating a hotdog outside at a baseball game

154.          That perfect center bite of the waffle with just the right amount of butter and syrup

155.          Peanut butter

156.         Watching someone achieve their goal and knowing you helped them get there.

157.          Orange leaves in the fall

158.          The smell of fresh cut grass

159.          When someone makes your favorite meal especially for you

160.          Giving someone a gift they really love

161.          The West Wing tv show

162.          Reading a book on the patio on a Sunday afternoon

163.          Abygail

164.          Cheering on your favorite sports team with other fans

165.          Enchiladas from Savannah’s

166.          Volunteering

167.          Historic buildings

168.          Seeing the spark in someone’s eye when they talk about something they truly love

169.          Holding hands

170.          Big bear hugs!

171.          Theatre marquees

172.          Breakfast burritos from Vega’s

173.          Lions Club pancake supper

174.          Getting your face painted

175.          When someone tells you they appreciate what you do

176.          Confetti

177.          Black and white movies

178.          The Grand Tetons

179.          Big Bend National park

180.          Dressing up for Halloween

181.          Weekends at the lake

182.          Disney World

183.          Saved by the Bell

184.          Watermelon Sour Patch kids

185.          Learning to play a musical instrument

186.          The feeling of being proud of your family and friends

187.          Laughing with friends over a glass of wine

188.          Lizzie and Aryn Corley’s sidewalk chalk drawing in tribute to Eddie Van Halen

189.          Reading my favorite book as a child to my baby

190.          Hugs from grandparents

191.          Live concerts

192.          Walking my dog

193.          The color red

194.          City lights at night

195.          Confetti Cake

196.          The cheese melted just perfectly on a burger at a cookout

197.          Unexpected good news

198.          The first flowers to bloom in the Spring

199.          Summer pool parties

200.          Antelopes

201.          Mr. Rogers

202.          Mint chocolate chip ice cream

203.          Friends who are family

204.          Big Bird

205.          Chocolate Shakes from Dairy Queen

206.          South Plains College Athletics

207.          Wallace Theater tours with Joe Bill Vardeman

208.          Thunder on the Plains

209.          Splatter painting with Mrs. Kenna and Mrs. Beth outside on the walls of the Wallace

210.          Revisiting a place you loved when you were a child

211.          Wallace Theater volunteers

212.          Tombstone Movie Parties

213.          Morgan Reatherford singing in the Wallace Auditorium

214.          The World Premier of “Cornerstones of Courage”

215.          Levelland ACE Program

216.          Hugs, heartfelt hugs!

217.          Tim Tam Cookies

218.          Singing out loud

219.          People who serve our community – First Responders

220.          Family

221.          The “Jessie’s Girl” Song

222.          Horses

223.          A Walk on a perfect day

224.          Sleeping

225.          Vampire diaries

226.          Singing the Aggie War Hymn arm in arm with your best friends at Kyle Field

227.          When a friend says “Hey Beautiful”

228.          House plants

229.          Popcorn

230.          Working with patients when at clinicals for school

231.          Responders who treat and walk by their faith in the Lord

232.          Nashville, TN

233.          Spending a lazy afternoon with my wife and daughter

234.          A genuine smile

235.          Stewardship of people

236.          Listening to my favorite song

237.          Hunting

238.          Walking hand in hand with someone you love in downtown Levelland

239.          Wallace Theater Murder Mystery Dinners

240.          Finding the perfect paint color for your bedroom

241.          Completing a project

242.          Doing something that makes someone else’s day

243.          Cheering on your friends

244.          Early Settlers Day

245.          Disney Songs

246.          S’mores

247.          Sip N Swirl

248.          Texas Tech Theatre Students

249.          “Nosferatu” with a live orchestra in the Wallace Auditorium  

250. Starting every day like it’s your birthday!

251.          #Living In Levelland And Loving It!

What should be number 251? Let us know! Email Wallace@WallaceTheater.com and help us grow the list!

Our list of “Brilliant Things” was inspired by the performance of Christian Ruiz in “Every Brilliant Thing at the Wallace, March 4-7th and 25th-27th, 2021.