Monday, May 4, 2015

Enlightened


I recently watched the HBO series "Enlightened" starring Laura Dern. I watched it on Amazon Prime, if you're interested.

The main character, Amy, works at a large corporation. Due to job stress and an affair gone bad she has a nervous breakdown and goes to Hawaii to heal.

It was a wonderful experience for her. She returned home with a new outlook on life. She could see all the good in the world. She would be "an agent for change," bringing light and love where it was needed.

She returns to her company where they have reassigned her to the data entry department after her meltdown. Instead of working, she spends hours on the computer researching all the terrible things the corporation does in the name of progress. She wants to create a job to help the company fix their bad habits and move in a new direction. The company had no interest in her idea. She goes on to compile evidence of all the polluting and corrupting policies to blow the whistle on the corporation.

Amy is seen as being a little crazy and not to be taken seriously. Well, a little crazy can be a good thing. I'm not brave enough to take on an organization, but I am enlightened and spreading good will far and wide. I encourage you to do the same.

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