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A Not-So-Grim Fairy Tale

I have lived on the planet for 49 years.  With that in mind, I am estimating that I have probably seen the Disney version of Cinderella at least one hundred times.  Maybe more.  Today may be the first time that I actually heard the true message.  I am amazed that I had a profound moment watching Cinderella this afternoon with my niece.

Have you ever listened, I mean, REALLY LISTENED, to the words that Cinderella sings?

“A dream is a wish your heart makes…”

“No matter how your heart is grieving, if you go on believing, the dream that you wish will come true…”

Wow.  Walt Disney obviously knew more than a thing or two about real magic.  As I watched (and listened) to the DVD with Caroline today, it was suddenly clear to me why so many of us are drawn to Cinderella’s tale.  This is one well-spoken, very focused, and soulful young woman.  Her genuine approach to life reveals the authentic guidelines of Universal Law.

Amid unpleasant circumstances, Cinderella remains centered on her desire for better days.  Meanwhile, she does not sugarcoat her current reality with delusion.  She surrounds herself with positive companions and carries on with dignity because she knows how to maintain her focus on the true desire that remains in her heart.  In times of strife, she allows herself to experience discouragement.  Then she lifts her head, squints her eyes, and re-focuses on her core being.  She KNOWS who she is.

When she reaches her depth of despair, she reveals her human nature by crying out that she “just can’t believe anymore!”  She is entitled to experience her moment of doubt.  This is when her All-Knowing fairy godmother, better known as Cinderella’s Divine Self, reminds her that she MUST still be in possession of her faith.  Otherwise, her fairy godmother (Divine Source, indeed) would not “BE HERE WITH HER RIGHT NOW.”

Cinderella was not just a dreamer.  A dreamer entertains desirable thoughts without really believing that they are possible.  Cinderella was not a day-dreamer.  Cinderella was a true visionary.

It is no wonder that we are so enchanted with her story.  How did I miss it all these 49 years?!?