Harry Potter

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I went to see the last part of the Harry Potter saga ~ certainly one of the more modern tales between ‘good’ and ‘evil’ ~ and yes, I was delighted to see him win!
Over the past eight years I have certainly not been the only one engrossed in his learning process ~ and, leaving the magical touches behind for a moment; that process was not all that different from each of ours. Like us, Harry Potter to embarked upon a personal life path that brought him lessons, obstacles and rewards.
And what begins with the ‘good’, innocent Harry Potter and a guy ‘who must not be named’ who wishes him dead ~ bit by bit, step by step, became one of those epic battles between ‘good’ and ‘evil’. In the story Harry and Voldemort are enemies that are potentially equally as strong, though vastly different in experience and attitude.
The young Jedi and the Dark Side pitted against each other all over again...

But, as in all epic stories about ‘good’ and ‘evil’ ~ not only are they dependent upon each other in the world outside of ourselves; they have their roles and plays inside of ourselves as well. And ultimately, to destroy ‘evil’ means that one needs to part with aspects of ourselves. The skeletons in our closets. The dragons haunting our dreams. And all those little things like jealousy, greed, etc. The darker side of ourselves.

It sounds simple. (And how I wish I would be able to accomplish it in the eight year time span it took Harry Potter to get there...)

In our real, every day lives these things come up as our life lessons. And with every lesson we learn, we hope to shine a little brighter ~ until at some point the ‘good’ in us wins and enlightenment ensues!

Yet it seems it needs more than just handling whatever situations come up in our lives.
Of course it is necessary we face, solve, or even resolve those situations. But at the same time it is also important that we are willing to stand for the very best person we can be! To aim at doing the things we want to do to the very best of our ability. To truly set out to discover and use our talents, our potential.
In other words, to really take steps to let our ‘reality Self’ shine!

The brighter our Selves shine, the more the darkness dissipates.

It is a process in which not only the very best of our Selves, the ‘good’ will win ~ in a sense it is just as magical as the wizardry taught at Hogwarts!
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