Creative Bent: An Assignment
On Sunday, I was doing the usual busy-ness around the house with the TV burbling in the background. There, in the middle of the day, the movie Pay It Forward came on and, though I've seen it a couple times already, it slowly reeled me in. Finally, I just sat down with the realization and recognition that it had shown its face on this day for me for a reason.
There are some phenomenal lessons to take away from this movie. First, the Social Studies assignment given to the 7th grade class is one each of us should pick up and carry this week in our own lives: Think of an idea that will change the world and put it into action.
The lead boy, Trevor, decides that he'll do something out of the ordinary for just three people, then ask those people to pay it forward by doing the same for another three people, then asking them to carry the same theory forward. When he tells the class of his plan, the teacher comments that his is an extreme act of faith and belief in the goodness of people, and that he's attempting to truly interact with his world.
Now, how long has it been since each of us trusted at that same level and did the same in our own worlds?
At first, the boy doesn't think his experiment is working. Those he first tries to help are resistant. They're reacting out of fear, which is yet another fact we need to recognize when we make a concerted effort to make a serious and dramatic change in our world. As the 7th grade boy so astutely points out, "You'll know it's the action you're supposed to take when it's hard."
So many of us think of the idea. In fact, it's amazing how great those ideas are when we're tuned into Spirit. We're meant to be the conduits and act on those ideas as they flood our Mind. It shouldn't surprise any one of us when the idea comes along.
I'd suspect you've already HAD the idea stewing there for a while and . . . like me . . . just haven't fully acted on it . . . because THAT part is scary. Or overwhelming. Or too big, you think, to put into motion. Or maybe it's an idea that someone bigger than you with more power or clout will eventually think of, too, right? So you figure you'll just let it lie dormant in YOUR head because someone else will surely put it into action bigger and better than you ever could.
Wrong. The idea was given to YOU. And, as Bob Proctor has reminded me countless times, you won't think of an idea unless you're able to bring it to fruition. So, let's get those ideas rolling, folks. Lord knows, there's plenty of change we need to be making out there.
And, in the meantime, if you're really waiting for that idea to come along, adapt the idea our 7th grader did in the movie, Pay It Forward. Do something you wouldn't normally do for just 3 people out there. Something big. Then, ask them to do the same for another 3 people. While you're waiting for your big idea to change the world, you'll be significantly changing it … already.
There are some phenomenal lessons to take away from this movie. First, the Social Studies assignment given to the 7th grade class is one each of us should pick up and carry this week in our own lives: Think of an idea that will change the world and put it into action.
The lead boy, Trevor, decides that he'll do something out of the ordinary for just three people, then ask those people to pay it forward by doing the same for another three people, then asking them to carry the same theory forward. When he tells the class of his plan, the teacher comments that his is an extreme act of faith and belief in the goodness of people, and that he's attempting to truly interact with his world.
Now, how long has it been since each of us trusted at that same level and did the same in our own worlds?
At first, the boy doesn't think his experiment is working. Those he first tries to help are resistant. They're reacting out of fear, which is yet another fact we need to recognize when we make a concerted effort to make a serious and dramatic change in our world. As the 7th grade boy so astutely points out, "You'll know it's the action you're supposed to take when it's hard."
So many of us think of the idea. In fact, it's amazing how great those ideas are when we're tuned into Spirit. We're meant to be the conduits and act on those ideas as they flood our Mind. It shouldn't surprise any one of us when the idea comes along.
I'd suspect you've already HAD the idea stewing there for a while and . . . like me . . . just haven't fully acted on it . . . because THAT part is scary. Or overwhelming. Or too big, you think, to put into motion. Or maybe it's an idea that someone bigger than you with more power or clout will eventually think of, too, right? So you figure you'll just let it lie dormant in YOUR head because someone else will surely put it into action bigger and better than you ever could.
Wrong. The idea was given to YOU. And, as Bob Proctor has reminded me countless times, you won't think of an idea unless you're able to bring it to fruition. So, let's get those ideas rolling, folks. Lord knows, there's plenty of change we need to be making out there.
And, in the meantime, if you're really waiting for that idea to come along, adapt the idea our 7th grader did in the movie, Pay It Forward. Do something you wouldn't normally do for just 3 people out there. Something big. Then, ask them to do the same for another 3 people. While you're waiting for your big idea to change the world, you'll be significantly changing it … already.
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