Reader,

Did you know that Disney changed the ending to many of the stories in their beloved films?

It's no accident that many of their films end the same way, with the lead characters' dreams coming true as they ride off into a happily ever after sunset. But that's often not how the original story went.

For example, Pinocchio was initially written by a guy named Carlo Collodi in the late 1800's. In his version, Pinocchio still longs to be a real boy. However, unlike the classic you might have watched as a kid, the original Pinocchio kills the Jiminy Cricket character. Collodi describes Pinocchio smashing him with a mallet, a symbol of the puppet crushing his conscience.

Ultimately in that story, Pinocchio is hung for his innumerable wicked deeds. A far cry from "when you wish upon a star."

Most people outgrow the more childish, cartoon-ish versions of "happily ever after." However, that philosophy is still in us. We all have this dream or futurized ideal that when we achieve "X" – find the right romantic relationship, have a certain amount of money, gain a certain notoriety – we'll find fulfillment.

And like Collodi's version of Pinocchio, we are even willing to crush and kill parts of ourselves along the way as we aggressively and intentionally try to achieve this fantasy life.

But you were made for more than "happily ever after."

You were made for something that C. S. Lewis called "further up and further in." He uses this phrase in the seventh and final book of The Chronicles of Narnia, when the old Narnia is fading away and they're stepping more and more into the real Narnia. With each step the characters take, they feel more alive and discover there's more adventure waiting.

You were intended for that too. But if you want to taste that "further up and further in" life, you need to attach and nourish all the parts of you that have been crushed along the way.

On April 26, I'm offering a 7 Primal Questions workshop that will help you do begin this journey.

In it, you'll learn how to identify parts of yourself that have gotten crushed along the way. More than that, I'll help you start to plug those parts back in and get them functioning again.

Are you ready to discard unfulfilling those "happily ever afters"? If so, join me and start living the "further up and further in" life that you crave.

Jake

$195.00 $95.00 Plumline Workshop: 7 Primal Questions Slow down, breathe deep, and open yourself to the life you are meant to live alongside the people you love. Join us at... Read more Reserve your spot now!

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