I love movies. Since I am one that is a sucker for learning things I always lean toward the movies which I walk away learning something new about life and wisdom has been added. Yes, I am a wisdom freak. I am always searching for that next personal gem that will cause my positive to shine brighter and my negative to be faced.
One of my favorite movies is Bagger Vance. It is filled with clumps of wisdom about love, life, and dealing with personal demons.
There is a part of the movie which the caddy (Will Smith) speaks to a down trodden golfer (Matt Damon) about finding his authentic swing. The swing that he was born with and the swing that no one else has or ever will. Its the swing that hunts you down but you must get out of the way long enough so we can feel it. Its the swing that is buried within all of us but the world has tried to take it away with the what-ifs, shoulda's and coulda's. But your authentic swing is still there.
The powerful part of this is that those above words apply to everyone. All of us are born with this "thing" that is only for us. The "thing" that chases us and won't leave us alone. Its the "thing" that wants to be birthed from us, so it keeps kicking letting us know its there and it wants to come out. I will never forget reading the biography of John Lewis (leader of SNCC, civil rights movement) and he said that he had no choice but to be a leader in the civil rights movement because history chose him, history continued to call his name.
This New Year, everyone should to take time to find their authentic swing. That swing that makes them one with the universe and instead walking against the winds of the earth it actually feels like you are walking with it. The "swing" is anything that you like to do that makes you happy; that makes you feel like your time on this earth has been worth it.
Crazy part about your authentic swing is that it is right inside of you. You just have to settle yourself long enough to feel it and to listen to it.
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