I asked one of my coaching clients to watch the movie Bridge to Terabithea. I think the movie epitomizes a contrast in mindset, and transformation.
In our session this morning, he reported its profound impact on him. Have you watched it yet? I’m not one to watch movies more than once, but I’ve watched it four times and now own a copy. Okay, yes it’s a movie aimed at youth. I choose to think of it as ageless truth remarkably conveyed.
One of the scenes we talked about this morning was the one where Jess was at Leslie’s house painting the room with her parents. The mom chose a golden metallic so the room would glow in the afternoon when the sun broke through the windows. It is as if Jess is also being “repainted” by the experience, moving into a brightness of spirit that you know will stick. He is different when he leaves. It is his BC/AD moment. How he was/how he is.
But of course, other things led to him being ready for that moment, as the movie illustrates. Unfolding is a result of one thing leading to another. This is definitely a “let yourself happen” movie.
There is so much more to say about Terabithea, and if some of you would like chime in, I’d welcome the conversation here. Watch the movie if you haven’t and let me know what you get from it.
In your corner,
Jan
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When I listen to Jan speak, whether in a group or one-on-one, I feel anything is possible. She has a knack for intuitively getting to the core of someone’s possible contribution, even in a short exchange. Over time, her longer-time clients do find they are “letting themselves happen.” Recently I was asked to give “my best thinking on leadership” for a speaking engagement. When I told Jan, she reminded me that when we first started working together, that was my dream. It’s happening. – Margaret Marcuson, Marcuson Leadership Circle, www.margaretmarcuson.com.
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