Hope & Resilience | Rethink the Potential

“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing or rightdoing there is a field. I’ll meet you there.” – Rumi

As we were pulling the many threads of the short film Hope & Resilience together we’d be asked questions like – “who’s your target market?” and “where will it be distributed, and how, and when?” We’d sheepishly laugh and explain, “we’re not really sure!” and “we simply want to tap into some knowledge around hope and resilience through the eyes of others and see where it goes.“

To be honest, we lost some folks along the way. So often, we get trapped in the rip current of our physical systems of measurement, task and reward that we miss the opportunity to seek the ‘pearls’ – – this knowledge, just like pearls, is invaluable as we pen our new story.

Native American Medicine Wheel (Circle Pattern)

In this way, our indigenous peoples remind us of our interconnection with the natural world through the Medicine Wheel and its four parts: Spiritual, Emotional, Mental, Physical. The Wheel teaches us to recognize and work with these aspects to bring wholeness into our lives. A community is considered healthy when all of the four aspects are in balance. (Adapted from “Bison, White. The Red Road to Wellbriety: In The Native American Way”).

Adding to our Rumi insight, he asks “How could you reach the pearl by only looking at the sea? If you seek the pearl, be a diver.”

This short film, like the development of a pearl, was formed layer by layer in creative collaboration. We have taken what was first an irritation and intrusion (the global awakening) and used it to frame these changes around our values to reveal beauty, brilliance and wisdom – with space for you to join as we shift our collective paradigm, together.

We hope to inspire and invite you to take a deep dive with us to discover ‘new pearls’ in collective pursuit and shared responsibility of Community Safety & Well-Being for all. Enjoy!

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