Positive Place
About twenty years ago, a group of us in Sedona worked to create a television show. It was called the Positive Place Television talk show. The format was similar to the Oprah and Donahue shows that were on at that time. The difference was, that our program was going to show the magnificence of the human heart and spirit. We wanted folks to know that not everyone was so dysfunctional. We wanted to give hope to society and that there were people actually doing wonderful things all over the world. We wrote a theme song for the show that went something like this. “Smiling faces and friendly places, there’s magic everywhere. Reaching out to touch someone, there’s lot’s of love to share. Reach inside yourself and you’ll find, there’s a bridge between your heart and your mind. It’s the Positive, it’s the Positive Place!”
Tonight, Lou Ann and I were watching a Christmas movie that had a line in it that said “Memories are like a bridge between the heart and the mind”. It reminded me of something I used to share about the distance to travel from unconscious to conscious is only eighteen inches. The distance between your heart and your mind. That physical short journey is actually one that will have us feel more alive than we have ever felt before. We so often get stuck in our activities and plans and trying to succeed that we miss the heart and soul of being alive!
There was another line in the movie that was an Emily Dickinson quote ” possible’s slow fuse is lit by the imagination”. We truly do not know what is possible. We live lives of limitation, often because we have been told and so we believe, that there are limits to our human expression. And it is just not true. Countless times throughout history, people have been told certain “facts” that turned out to not be true. The Earth does revolve around the sun, and it is round!
In our personal lives, we have given away our imagination, power and passion and played it safe. It is never too late to take the journey from our minds to our hearts and discover our limitless abilities. No matter our age, education, experience or beliefs, today can be the day that we connect with our purpose for being and our joy of living! From my positive heart to yours, Thomas
BTW, if you want to see some of our previous blogs, just go to positiveplace.com and you will find them.
I so miss the Positive Place Show and Sunday morning meetings! I wish you’d do it again. Crazy that Oprah got her idea to be more positive from YOU! Best and bright blessings, esp. at Xmas, time to watch Muppet Xmas Carol, but I can’t find it!!