Keep Moving Forward!

Last night I watched the Disney movie Meet the Robinsons and man was my night full of pleasant surprises. Back in 2007 when Meet the Robinsons first hit theaters I wanted to see it because I thought the animation looked great and I thought the dinosaur saying I have a big head and tiny arms was pretty funny, but man those reasons were selling this movie remarkably short.

It is a wonderful tale with a wonderful message regardless of the age of the viewer. It takes a refreshing and surprisingly profound look at “failure”, personal responsibility and the importance of beliefs, dreams and possibilities.

The movie also does a wonderful job talking about family and how we do not need to be bound together by genetics to be a family. This warms my heart because I know we are all in this together.

The movie closes with this wonderful quote that will stick with me the rest of my life.

“Around here, however, we don’t look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things… and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.”
–Walt Disney

As a person who has failed 100 times for every time I succeed it so rejuvenating to be reminded of the right path when the soup seems to be falling through the fork at record levels. The most beautiful thing is that movie can be shown to anyone and they can benefit from the message!

God and the universe have wonderful things in store, but we must keep moving forward to reap the benefits.

I am sure some are saying this is easier said then done, but believe me when I say I have been there many times over. At times the only thing I had to hold on to was faith in something better. At times, I feel I am far from my dreams, but no one can deny that I keep moving forward.

I would like to finish this post with a wonderful bible verse that has inspired me lately.

"By your endurance you will gain your life." Luke 21:19

Life is a beautiful journey with twists and turns we don’t fully understand, but to get to the success that waits for us down the path we must keep moving forward.

I would have never predicted the twist that came my way on Monday night. A Disney movie that I thought would be something light and relaxing ended up having a great impact on my life. Who knows what other twists and turns lie ahead for all of us, but we will never know unless we have the courage to listen to Walt.

Thanks for reading
Chris