Not only is this little film iconic in it’s depiction of the pain and struggle of the creative process … but I also think it depicts the true trajectory of what leadership in the 3rd church looks like. Mainly this is inspired from time spent with someone I consider to be the most progressive, insightful & biblical church leader I’ve ever known. Look for more on that story later on … but for now… enjoy!
Welcome to Soul Pancake. Worth signing up for and definitely having a look around. I haven’t watched all the Oprah interview yet, but I think it’s ingenious, very 3.0 and entertaining if nothing else. Way to enter the spiritual discussion, outside the realms of academia. Of course, the cynic in me wonders how long before it gets swallowed up and overrun by the pious and well-meaning.
I’m convinced of it. Everyone is trying to shoot above their game, to learn as they go on the sly from the ones they have convinced they know what they are doing.
No one really knows what they’re doing – surely the economic crisis is a sign. Cos even those that don’t know anything about money, knew trouble was coming and we ended up there anyway. Will we say the same about the way out? Who knows.
But I know this. It’s okay to fake it. You just gotta know at what point to cut your losses and realise you’re not gonna make it. You just gotta know at what point to just be honest and find someone who isn’t faking it, who can point you in the right direction.
Everybody trades on confidence. Which means that where there is wind, bluster and blow… somebody’s faking it.
What does all this mean? Heck, I don’t know. Just relax, stop taking yourself and everyone else so seriously for a five minute mental health break.
Realise everyone is faking it somewhere along the line. Figure out what you need to keep faking til you get your head around and what you can open the curtains on now. Easy. Nothing to stress about cos everyone’s doing it.
So why don’t you go ahead and stand out from the crowd, whatever that means you have to do?
Important things that I would like to do sometime soon or at least have done once… I’d love your thoughts – whether you were born here, live here or once lived here.
1. Get a new tattoo, something that symbolizes the next phase of life, one year on from Eastercamp and moving into a new sense of who I am.
2. Drive north to Cape Reinga and watch the sunset over the point.
3. Get one of these. (The tshirt, not Rhys, although he’s a good mate.) MrVintage has a great collection of Kiwiana tshirts.
5. Sunset beach picnic with New Zealand wine, cheese and seafood at Piha.
6. A dawn parade on Anzac Day, in front of the War Memorial Museum, to remember our past. At the setting of the sun and in the morning – we will remember them. Their blood is taonga, as their courage, honour & justice. Aue.
Tash McGill is a broadcaster, writer and strategist who works with people and organisations to solve problems and create transformation. She believes people are the most important thing and that stories are powerful ways of changing the world. You can find out more at tashmcgill.com or by visiting her LinkedIn profile.
