I never thought that I'd review a movie in my blog, but I just got finished watching "The Shift" by Dr. Wayne Dyer and it was amazing! It was recommended to me by a friend, and encapsulates a lot of my own thinking, and a lot of what I say in my blog.The shift that Dr. Dyer refers to in the title, is the shift from living a life controlled by our Ego personalities, to living a life connected with our authentic selves. In the movie, Dr. Dyer beautifully weaves together the teachings of many different spiritual philosophies. He repeatedly quotes Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching," which I "coincidentally" just reread on my recent trip to Colombia. I really like the Stephen Mitchell translation of the "Tao Te Ching," if you are interested in reading it.
I do not want to ruin the movie for you, so I am not going to go into a lot of detail about it. It is available from Netflix. Here is a link to a YouTube trailer.
It is not a fast-paced, action-packed, Hollywood-type movie, so please don't expect one. It is a thinking person's movie that may move you to review your life priorities. It's a movie with a purpose beyond pure entertainment. I give it ten thumbs up. Please give it a watch and let me know what you think.
Continually Shifting,
Alan
P.S. Love this poem Dr. Dyer quotes in the movie from the Sufi poet Haifiz:
Even
After
All this time
The sun never says to the earth,
"You owe
Me."
Look
What happens
With a love like that,
It lights the
Whole
Sky.
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