Don't Lose Yourself

So last night was the forester lecture by Nicole Dreiske. It was very interesting, engaging, and easy to follow. Dreiske threw around alot of great subjects, and I would say the idea thats kicking the most in my head is not losing yourself.

Although she didn't say this directly, it seemed like a theme consistent with alot that she said. By lose yourself, I mean getting caught up in what you've done, how great you are, or what you are willing to do for certain goals. Like Dreiske said in the lecture, we can lose sight of who we are. But she had several guidelines that keep you from getting to this point of losing yourself. Like using your gifts to benefit others. If we do this it helps us stay true to the purpose behind our work. Another guideline was acknowledging the origins of your skills. As long as we are always doing this, it reminds us that what we are given is only temporary and should be used for God. Another huge guideline was doing a self check. We need to look at ourselves and question our actions and our intentions, comparing them to our beliefs and standards. The last thing that really stuck out from Dreiske's talk that runs with this idea of not losing yourself was: how does one measure success? Beyond fame, power, and money, what is our victory?

Although what I wrote about was very specific, I thought the entire lecture was very good. Just for kicks, heres the trailer for winner of the Best Film By An Emerging Director award from the Chicago International Children's Film Festival. Its called The Stubborn Mule and the Remote Control.