Greetings!

A brilliant medical doctor who'll appear in our film recently confessed that he's "a fool in recovery."
 
He only began learning what's important late in life and "little by little" he's "finally beginning to understand what it all means."

Long after our conversation, I thought about what he said and I felt excited and hopeful. I felt that if he discovered the source of his power and got a glimpse of what this journey is all about, so could we.
 
And if he was man enough to admit that he was a "fool in recovery" then so could I.
 
Don't get me wrong. I'm not nearly as advanced as some of the fools you've been dealing with lately, but I have my moments.
 
I'll never forget when I bought a one way ticket to Seattle about two years ago because a "businessman" with "big connections" was going to introduce me to Danny Glover and help get my film off the ground.
 
But when I got to Seattle the "businessman" was nowhere to be found and neither was Mr. Glover.

 

And then I discovered that the "businessman" wasn't really a businessman, but a troubled soul - a homeless man who casually and consistently strung lies together simply for the thrill of giving others the impression that he was someone that he was not.
 
Imagine, one fool convinced another fool to purchase a one-way ticket for a meeting that would never take place.  After I arrived in Seattle, the "businessman"  told me he was still in Oakland and couldn't make it because of "a sudden emergency."
 
And why did I buy a one-way ticket? Supposedly, we would all drive back to Oakland from Seattle and "what a scenic drive it would be" as we passed through the lovely state of Oregon.  That didn't happen, of course. I ended up flying back home and I had to miss one day of work because I couldn't get an affordable flight on such short notice.
 
I broke off all ties with that "fool" after that experience but I learned some valuable lessons. It made me more determined to rely on myself and to take my vision to the very end no matter what.  And if your vision matters to you, then YOU must assume full responsibility for it - no matter what.
 
I also learned to trust and appreciate my elders in Africa even more. You see, those spiritual men knew along what would happen - (or what wouldn't happen) in Seattle.  And they didn't even have to leave Africa to figure it all out. 

 

Spirit told them the "businessman" was a fraud but they also knew I would never believe them if they told me.  Therefore, they wanted me to see for myself -- I did. They felt it would be a "good lesson" -- it was!
 
I should have known because there were signs all around. It all comes back to what the good doctor said about "discovering our true voice."   See, the inner voice that comes "without thinking" often warns you when something just isn't right.  The same voice is desperately trying to tell you who you are, who you can count on and what you've come to this earth to do.
 
Until our next time  

 

James Weeks

Producer, Across The Kings River