Aha Moment

Creative people like myself tend to see the big picture. A weakness that goes along with creativity is many times failing to break-down the facts before we set out on a journey. Questions like: "how much time will this take?" and "what will it cost?" seem to be eclipsed by our excitement.

I watched a special on Oprah Winfrey's network the other day. Morgan Freeman gave his life story in what is entitled, "Master Class." I believe Freeman's journey is a lesson in listening closely to the messages God gives us through our everyday circumstances.

One of the most important things he said was that while all of his actor friends seemed to pull out ahead of him in their own careers, he learned that his career was moving at it's own pace; that even though it seemed slow to him, his career was moving in the right direction and at the right speed. How many of those actor friends ended up earning an Academy Award, or have been honored with a Cecil B. De Mille Lifetime Achievement Award--as he was this past week at the 2012  Golden Globes award ceremony?   

I feel that Morgan Freeman's "testimony," while not religious, per se, is worth watching. If you are able to catch this extraordinary life story, full of important lessons, please take the time to hunt it down on your T.V. listings and watch it in it's entirety. Below is a promotional segment--poignant none the less.