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I’ve had the opportunity over the last month to face an ugly habit of mine. It’s the, “I already know this and therefore don’t really have to listen” attitude. About three weeks ago, my friend Gabby showed up at my door with a movie in hand, The Secret, and asked if I wanted to watch it with her. We agreed it was probably just a copy of “The BLEEP” and that there was probably nothing new to it since, after all, I am one of the filmmakers of that great film (I hope you see where this is going) and Gabby of course worked with “The BLEEP “ and has been studying this stuff for years. What could these filmmakers possibly say that we didn’t already know?! So we sat down, popcorn in hand, to roll our eyes in knowingness and pat ourselves on the back for being just so together and smart. Well, that lasted about 10 minutes! By which time we had both dropped our popcorn and were now sitting on the edge of our seats. For me it wasn’t that what they were saying was “new.” It was that for the first time in a long time it was someone else who was putting it out there. I could just be the audience – not the film maker. It was also perfect timing for me to hear everything I already “knew” over again in a different voice. It inspired me, excited me about possibilities and reinvigorated my desire for better understanding of myself, love of myself, gratitude and appreciation for everything I have. I’m a very motivated person and always seem to have lots of goals and things I want to accomplish. For me, the best creation tool in the film was when John Assaraf talked about making vision boards. When the film was over the two know-it-alls (me and Gabby!) couldn’t wait to run out and create them. It was refreshing to be living in beginners mind again! Not two days later I was invited by the producer of Peaceful Warrior to view a screener of the film. This time the know-it-alls we’re me and my husband. He, of course, had read the book – it was one of the first he’d read to begin his spiritual journey - and he had lots of attachments to the experience and lots of expectations. I had heard from my know-it-all friends that the movie was “this or that.” So the two of us sat down on what was fast becoming our know-it-all couch, to watch something that would teach us nothing. I guess we must have basically thought we intended to kill time. But Wow – both my husband and I really enjoyed that movie. For us, the thoughts it portrayed were perfect for where we both are in our lives - especially the reminders of being in the now and getting rid of the junk in your head, and doing what you love not because you need the adulation, but because it fulfils you. So here were two films which, in many ways, said the same things. But they were speaking in such different tones - from each other and from “The Bleep” - that I realized I could hear the same words over and over again everyday; Next > 1 2 |
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