Change

The film tells the life story of Srinivasa Ramanujan (Dev Patel), an early 20th Century mathematical genius who devised a variety of groundbreaking theories, mainly by intuiting them from what he considered an unseen divine source. He knew he needed to share these ideas with the world by getting them published through reputable channels, such as the scholarly journals of the time. However, given the means by how he arrived at these notions, coupled with the fact that he was an “uneducated” clerk from Madras, India, he was met with much prejudicial opposition from the learned powers that be, especially those with the clout to give his work a fair review.

During a time of shifts in public opinion and social values, it can be difficult to maintain the status quo, especially among those who are helping to drive those forces of change. So it was in 1914 England with Vera Brittain (Alicia Vikander), a headstrong, self-assured, independent thinker with aspirations far different from those of most women at the time. Rather than be relegated to a life of conventional marriage and homemaking, for example, Vera fought for the right to apply to Oxford to earn her college degree and become a writer, much to the consternation of her parents (Dominic West, Emily Watson). What’s more, despite the subtle matchmaking attempts of Vera’s brother, Edward (Taron Egerton), to fix her up with his friend Victor (Colin Morgan), the idealistic young nonconformist resisted these efforts, insisting that she preferred to live her life without a husband. Clearly, Vera was a force to be reckoned with.

Adaline Bowman (Blake Lively) has led a long and interesting life – a very long and interesting life. Having been born in 1908, the San Francisco native grew up in the Bay Area, eventually marrying Clarence James Prescott, a talented, handsome young architect (Peter J. Gray) and giving birth to a daughter, Flemming. Regrettably, Clarence was killed in an accident during construction of the Golden Gate Bridge, leaving Adaline widowed at a young age. But, being the determined soul that she was, she carried on, raising her daughter as best she could as a single mother. However, nothing could have prepared her for what came next.

According to John Drury, executive coach, retreat facilitator and author, how we deal with change comes a lot from the programming we received earlier in life. But by learning to see ourselves from the inside out, to connect to our greatness, we can develop the clarity, confidence and courage to welcome, use and grow from change. Without the fearing change, we can then live more boldly, authentically and intentionally.

Dr. Joe has spoken in more than 27 countries spanning six continents, with the sole purpose of teaching people how to re-wire their brains, re-condition their bodies and the minds in order to create lasting positive changes and healing in their lives. As an author, Dr. Joe has written Evolve Your Brain: The Science of Changing Your Mind (Health Communications, Inc., 2007), followed by Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One (Hay House, 2012), both of which detail the neuroscience of change and epigenetics. His latest book, You Are the Placebo: Making Your Mind Matter (2014), which is an Amazon Bestseller and hit the NY Times Bestseller List within a week of its release, builds on his previous work.

Way back when, probably just two or three generations ago, you had relatively little choice of what kind of work you would do in your life. Before the Second World War, in most parts of the world, if your father was a carpenter, it was clear what you would do.

Edie Weinstein and Frank Ferrante explore How To Find the Courage To Turn Pain Into Personal Power In 2006, this morbidly obese, drug addicted, depressed man, diagnosed with Hepatitis C,…

The deeper the cut, the redder the blood. The deeper the experience, the richer the wisdom. It has always taken more time to reach the deep than the surface. And…

Your ride to work. Your time at the grocery store. Checking email. Making dinner. Your call with your mother. Your lunch with your colleagues. Your time in front of the television. Your time at an organization. There are so many places in our lives that we have accepted as bland, dull, tedious, normal – ordinary. Why? A lot of it has to do with our brain.

I see this everywhere around me. I’ve lived it far too many times to count. Are you doing it right now? Self-Sabotage looks something like this…

What if your life were a play, all the players and scenes were written by you? If you want more happiness and fulfillment, you can Change Your Script.

How do you feel about change? If you’re like Denise Linn change on the horizon may feel like finernails on a chalkboard… here is how she excels through change

The ‘reality’ is that what you want has already been created on an energetic level (When you think it – whether consciously or unconsciously, it is created. Everything exists in energy; all possibilities exist), it has already been conceived, and in your allowing of it through your energy you give birth to the physical manifestation of it.

I Am Grateful for Every Experience That Life Has Given Me

You cannot change what has happened, but you can use the past as a steppingstone to turn in a new direction and create a different future

Life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you react to it. A change in attitude can make a completely different world

I welcome change and love the growth that comes with it

The fear of not risking change is worse than the fear of change itself. So take a deep breath, smile, and jump in at the deep end!

Do you try to change everything around you but nothing seems to change? Mike Robins reflects on how the real change begins within…