(2002), The Patriot (2000), Places of the Heart
(1984), Real Women Have Curves (2002), The
Straight Story (1999), Thelma and Louise (1991),
To otsie (1982), Whale Rider (2003), What’s Eating
Gilbert Grape? (1993).
More film titles can be found in the Film Indexin
the categories Overcoming Challengesand Gaining
Hope and Encouragementunder Inspirational.Eric had struggled with accepting his teenage daughter’s
increasing need for independence. He wished he could over-
come this difficulty. Eric used all three parts of this exercise
successfully. After releasing his harsh Inner critic he decided to
learn more about parenting a teenager by buying a book. He
also decided to keep talking to his daughter in order to under-
stand her better.
Along the way he encountered some setbacks, but Eric
started feeling stronger when he recalled how, years ago, he
had successfully improved his communication with his wife
once he really tried. Watching one of the movies I had sug-
gested while consciously focusing on the determination the
characters demonstrated helped him to stay on track with his
goal.Exercise 7: Accepting Real Shortcomings That You
Cannot or Do Not Want to Overcome
You may be aware of certain shortcomings but find
that you do not want to work on them because they
are not a priority for you. Or you might have tried
several times unsuccessfully to overcome them.
My friend Connie, for example, felt incompetent
with anything that had to do with her computer. She
would have loved to have taken classes and gained
those skills, but her training to become a nurse was
more important to her. Therefore she decided to“To the degree we
continue to seek approval
outside ourselves, to put
greater stock in what
others think of us, we
deny our divinity and
view ourselves as limited
human beings.”
Lynn Grabhorn170 E-Motion Picture Magic