Author: Anne

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CROSSING THE ABYSS

What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves?  This is the most important of all voyages of discovery, and without it, all the rest are not only useless, but disastrous.

Quote by Thomas Merton

Thomas Merton OCSO (January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968) was an American Trappist monk, writer, theologian, mystic, poet, social activist, and scholar of comparative religion.

REFLECTION:

  • Do you measure your self worth by the standards others have set?
  • When you achieve a goal, what is it that you feel inside you?
  • Do you feel disappointed if others don’t honor, idolize you and your accomplishments
  • Do you do things for the love of doing them or for the acclaim of others?

PERFECT OR WE’RE NOT GOING

“Perfect or we’re not going”

When does this rule apply?  It doesn’t apply to anyone we’ve ever hired.  It doesn’t apply to anything we’ve ever purchased.  It doesn’t apply to any project we’ve sponsored.  Or anyone we’ve ever voted for, dated or befriended either.  In fact, it’s a great excuse for the things we’re afraid to do, or where our inclination is to say no anyway.  If you’re hoping for inaction, look for perfect.

Blog posting by Seth Godin

REFLECTION:

  • Is the need for it to be “perfect” preventing you from taking action on something?
  • How can you take a step toward something you want to do accepting possible (probable) imperfection?
  • Release the need for it to be perfect!

WILLING… DETERMINED TO LEARN

“If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you.  If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you.”

Quote by Zig Ziglar

REFLECTION:

  • Are you a continuous learner? 
  • Is there something new you are determined to learn?
  • Why not take a first step…