just move

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” ~Mahatma Ghandi

Sometimes movies will move you... maybe that is where the word movie is derived from. Although it is most likely short for moving picture, I think it should be derived from the very word: move. To move is to change... something. From one place to another, from one state or point of view, an opinion, to take action, to stir up, develop, progress or depart from. But I think my favorite is: to provoke strong feeling. Movies can take you places you never thought possible. Sometimes its just for a moment, for the duration of the picture. Sometimes it lingers, sometimes it moves you to something greater. Sometimes the impact of a movie will spark change or feeling that prior lied dormant in the shadows of your soul.

We go to movies for entertainment, to escape reality, to dream, to experience something new, to live in another realm if only for a moment. But sometimes that moment escapes the theater and brings about a realization of a greater purpose in our own lives. If anyone asks me why I like the movies... this soon will become my standard response :)

So as you read this, you’re wondering what it is I watched to spark these words... I can’t say if it was a specific theatrical experience. But what I can say is, I dare you to dream. I challenge you to get outside and take the chances you will only find in shadows of your future self.

Truth

All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them. ~Galileo Galilei

Nothing goes unsaid more than the thoughts we carry around in hope that someday a right time might accompany them. While we sort through those very thoughts of what could be; while we look for answers to questions we have yet to ask; while we search the dark places of our soul, one thing always finds itself rising to the top.

We bend it and break it. Its hard, tough, and real. We hide from it, we fight and struggle with it. It is often inconvenient, unavoidable and constant. Its unshakeable presence proves those listening can barely hear its soft whisper, yet at the same time loud enough to make it absolutely impossible to ignore. There are few things in this world as constant and few things have more influence upon our lives.

There’s something about truth that makes it, well, the truth. Its continually tugging at your coat tales, a frequent reminder of its unwavering existence. We sit determined to understand its purpose. To know why, or how, or by what means. It lingers in our character, reveals itself to our darker side. It doesn’t matter how we may suppress or keep it hidden. The truth will surface. its quite remarkable, beautiful, and truly phenomenal. Regardless what we think we want, or convinced ourself of certain needs, the truth in our character becomes unfailing, and grows louder as time passes. Because of its nature, the harder we try to disregard, the louder and more obvious it becomes. We must remain honest with ourselves, in our character, who we are made to be, and what we are to become.