Empowerment in an Unexpected Field

Did you see the film, "Field of Dreams" (1989)? Probably. And, if not, I suggest that you rent the video. Even if you have not viewed the film personally, you at least know its most famous line, repeated often in the film and in our conversations: "If you build it, he will come."

In the film, the voice did not say when or how or why or even who! The voice only said, "If you build it, he will come." Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) agonized over the message, took actions that were ridiculed, and spent all his resources. (Do you know anyone like this in real life?) He did not discover — nor do we as the audience know — what the message really meant until "it" was built.

He trusted the process of his inner guidance, supported by a loving family, tenacity, curiosity, and disillusioned writer Terence Mann (James Earl Jones). And Ray built it. Then, not only did "he" come, but "they" came, filling the field with electricity that drew more people.

Had Ray trusted the paradigm which claims we must have all the facts and proof before proceeding, he would not have built the field. The film is about many issues: clarity of vision, dreams and dreaming, building and rebuilding, trust, goodness, relationships, hope, getting a second chance, taking risks, love, reconciliation.

It is a picture about positive power in an unexpected place. Where are you when you recognize your empowerment?

Referring to the popular film, "Field of Dreams," this article focuses on trusting the inner guidance process. Sometimes we do not know the whole picture until we are willing to commit to the journey.

Jeanie Marshall, Personal Development Consultant and Coach with Marshall House, writes extensively on subjects related to personal empowerment, meditation, and effective use of language, http://www.empowering-personal-development.com/

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