This Week: Don’t Give Your Gaps Pedestals or Power
This video is based upon some reflection from our LifeNOW event last week. Dat, our guest speaker, shared that we can define ourselves by how we have been damaged or how much we have been loved. It really struck a chord based on what has been happening with me as of late. Hope it edifies you.
There will be a few format changes for the site. First is we will post one main video here for the week and other updates will appear below. This way we can focus on one main theme every week while still bringing you content from other areas of Re:LIFE and My Perfect Economy.
The other format change is I decided to try Black and White! What do you think? Too film noir? Or a stylish touch? Hahah. Comments please!
Look forward to sharing other updates below. If you are new here then welcome! As always, thanks to everybody who continues to support us at Re:LIFE.
Ed
May 10th, 2010 at 3:58 pm
There is quite the dramatic increase in having the video be black & white, which I found cool and made things seem more intense though the dark glasses do hide your eyes a bit Ed. Is it possible to have the cards be downloadable somehow, so that anyone watching could have their own version of the cards in colour? Just a thought as I would wonder how many people would want to download some of the cards just to have them be around and handy.
As for giving gaps significance, I can relate to that. Some of how I got to where I am is from those experiences. Are you suggesting we forget those mistakes? Forgiveness being slightly different I can understand and agree that the mistakes happened and we can’t change that. I have made my share of mistakes and while some may see them as ordinary or plain, they don’t feel that way to me. My inner conflict here is between my rational mind and my emotional heart that each see the world through very different filters.
Getting edification and education from Ed. Sounds a bit poetic there.
May 10th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
Great video Ed. I’m definitely loving the black and white format.: it’s quite metaphorical, really (of the GAP, that is). I too, have spent alot of time reflecting on Dat’s comments regarding the two ways that we can define ourselves, and I appreciate your additional insights. It is so easy in our society to define ourselves by our pain and past hurts, and to really idolize or put ourselves on pedestals based on our pain, rather than defining ourselves by the love that we receive and the love that we bless others with. I definitely struggle with this and will have to be more conscious about how this hinders my growth and for a lack of better words, “chains” me to to my past…hmmm…lots to think about…thanks again!
May 27th, 2010 at 11:32 pm
Hi Ed
Love the black and white!
Wow….have been reflecting….this is good! What an eye opener!
Thank you.