Archive for December, 2009
Happy New Year!
Thursday, December 31st, 2009Good Riddance
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009New York celebrated Good Riddance Day this week. In the middle of Times Square there was a shredder for people to shred the memories, feelings and habits they wrote about on a piece of paper. There was also a sledgehammers for those items people wanted to smash into pieces and of course a dumpster to house it all when they were through with them.
Even though the video below is from the very first Good Riddance Day I wanted to show it to you because you can see the cleansing power of psychically destroying the things we no longer need.
Now it is your turn. Cleanse yourself of the thoughts, addictions, feelings, memories, illnesses, habits, people, situations and everything else you do not want to carry into the new year. Create your own ritual. Write down on a piece of paper everything you want out of your life. When writing really bring that feeling, that intent of being through with these things. Say to yourself that they no longer serve you. You have learned everything you could from them and now you are ready to release them and let them go. This letting go will create a space in your life for new experiences that will nurture you and allow you to have the best life you want to have and be the best person you want to be.
Next, find a way to give these things you wrote about physically back to the Universe. Tear them and throw them away, shred them or burn them. The moment the piece of paper is gone you will experience a powerful feeling of lightness and of emptiness.
Now you are ready for a new beginning.
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Validation: An Amazing Movie
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009Validation is an amazing and inspiring short film about the magic and importance of looking for the best in people.
You are Amazing!
This Short Film is Amazing
A list of the awards that this inspiring short film has won:
Winner – Best Narrative Short, Cleveland Int’l Film Festival
Winner – Jury Award, Gen Art Chicago Film Festival
Winner – Audience Award, Hawaii Int’l Film Festival
Winner – Best Short Comedy, Breckenridge Festival of Film
Winner – Crystal Heart Award
Best Short Film & Audience Award, Heartland Film Festival
Winner – Christopher & Dana Reeve Audience Award
Williamstown Film Festival, Winner – Best Comedy
Dam Short Film Festival, Winner – Best Short Film
Sedona International Film Festival
You are Awesome!
The Story Behind Validation (an interview with the writer/director Kurt Kuenne)
Where did the story for VALIDATION come from?
Kurt: One day, I was at the mall and forgot to get my parking validated. As I was walking back to the validation booth, it occurred to me how nice it would be if, when I asked for validation, they gave me “real” validation. And then I realized, “That’s my good friend, the brilliant actor, TJ Thyne (“Bones”). That’s what he does!”
I knew immediately that TJ would play a parking attendant who dispensed both free parking and free compliments. The story grew from there.
How did making this film change you?
Kurt: We filled out the cast with dozens of actors from TJ’s theatre troupe, Theatre Junkies. We had a wonderful time making the film and I now have a wealth of new friends in my life. Showing the film at festivals has been very rewarding. Kiwanis has begun using the film in its leadership training programs, certain ministers use it with their congregations, and some organizations tell me that they show it to their employees to boost morale. I never would have anticipated that reaction, and it’s wonderful to know that people are finding something in the film that perhaps I wasn’t aware was there.
Source: Validation — Interview with Writer/Director Kurt Kuenne • Wisdom Magazine
…and remember – You Are Magnificent!
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