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November 2016 Beachwood Buzz
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Le er from
THE EDITOR
By Debby Zelman Rapoport
I
recently received an invitation to watch The Shift, a Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
film, from Hay House, a self-help publishing company. Dyer had had the
dream of getting 3 million people to watch this film during his lifetime
to teach them how to transform their lives from focusing on ambition to
focusing on meaning, and to then share what they learned with others.
According to Hay House, which promoted this movie in celebration of
Dyer's life and legacy, more than a million people have viewed it since its
release in 2009.
In The Shift, Dyer shares his feeling that the real
purpose of life is to be happy ­ to enjoy and get
to a place where you're not trying to be some-
where else. It draws you in as you listen to Dyer's
perceptions about life, which was being filmed
for the movie, while watching what transpires in
the lives of a successful businessman, a mother of
two young children and a film director after they
each had intereactions with Dyer while filming at a
resort in California.
Dyer chose that filming location because he
believed that one way to find our life's purpose is
by returning to nature. He talked about our first
nine months, from conception to birth, and how
everything goes just as it's supposed to. Then, once
we're born, we are pulled in the direction of whom
our parents, society and those around us want us
to be. As a result, and as time moves forward, we
don't really trust ­ or know ­ who we really are be-
cause our identity is created by believing that we
are what we possess or what we do; what society
expects of us.
Once we recognize that more possibilities
exist, we can open our hearts and begin to think
about fulfilling a calling or destiny that follows our
interests, strengths and talents. Dyer says that this
"shift" always starts with a quantum moment ­ an
"aha" moment that pushes us forward with enthu-
siasm ­ where we feel something and know it's
right. He describes a quantum moment as being
very vivid, having the element of surprise, and
being benevolent and enduring.
Often, we recognize the need for a shift when
we're at low points and think things can't be
worse. That's when we have the strength to propel
ourselves to a higher place. Dyer felt it's in our best
interest to just surrender and follow our instincts to
determine where we really want to be.
Dyer shared the following traits for men and
women, before and after a shift:
· Prior to a quantum moment that identifies a
shift, men's top priorities are wealth, sense of
adventure, achievement, pleasure and the need
to be respected. Women's are family, indepen-
dence, career, fitting in and attractiveness.
· After a shift, men's priorities switch to spirituality,
personal peace, family, a sense of purpose and
how honest he is with his feelings. Women shift
to personal growth, sense of self-esteem, spiritu-
ality, happiness and forgiveness.
Dyer believed in the law of attraction; that we at-
tract what we are and that we live in a world where
all things are possible. We came here with music to
play and to do so, we must live by spirit and follow
our passions.
Think about what you want and go after it.
According to Dyer, the biggest tragedy is to die
with your music still in you.
"I am 68 years old and I
have a new career. When
I was asked to do this
lm, I didn't think `I'm
too old to do something
I've never done before.'
I thought `I am open to
everything. I am willing to
change and to learn.' I'm
more proud of this lm
than of anything I've ever
done before."
Dr. Wayne W. Dyer