Keeping the Dream Alive
Back in 1995, I had the opportunity of going to Los Angeles to the Income Builders International training seminar. It was a seminar that taught people who had a dream, a book, a business or a passion to create a plan to market it. We were living in Sedona and we met Gloria Reeder in February in a brainstorming circle to help folks create their desires. When it came my turn, I said “You know the talk shows on TV, including the better ones like Oprah and Donahue, mostly focus on what is wrong with society. I shared, what if we had a television program that focused on what is wonderful about our world?” We began to create the show and it took us a couple of years and we eventually ran out of funds. I had a chance to do it again in 2000 but that didn’t work either.
It is still a good idea. I know that the media people believe that negative things sell. It is often tragedy in some form or other that gets the headlines. However, the world has changed a lot in the last twenty years. Good things are happening, as well as the challenging events. It would be exciting to see a program about the local heroes all over the globe, who are making a difference in a positive way. I got news tonight that I will be in the filmmaker lab after the upcoming Illuminate Film Festival. The lab is an immersive, hands-on workshop in conscious cinema, ideal for filmmakers with a project in development. This three-part lab involves experiential exercises allowing you to tap into your creativity, set intentions and goals, and provide you with practical solutions to sharpen story and find your audience. Among other things, you’ll discover the Seven Perils & Opportunities in Conscious Content.
I will be presenting my still excellent idea to celebrate the beauty and magnificence of our planet. I would encourage any of you who still have a dream to not give up on it. Mine may never come to pass as I picture it. However it makes a difference in consciousness when we make the effort. The energy we send out even in attempting to do good, is never wasted. There is a song that goes “You were born with a dream that lies deep in your soul. You were born with a need to reach out to a goal. Swear by all that you know, that you’ll never let go of your dream” From my never ending dreaming, heart to yours, Thomas