Author: Anne

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YOUR MOST IMPORTANT VOYAGE

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 importantof all voyages of discovery, and without it, all the rest are not only useless, but disastrous.

Quote by Thomas Merton. 

Thomas Merton OCSO was an American Trappist monk, writer, theologian, mystic, poet, social activist, and scholar of comparative religion. On May 26, 1949, he was ordained to the priesthood and given the name “Father Louis”.

REFLECTION:

  • How satisfied are you with the life you are living?
  • Have you gained all the external trappings (career success, money, plaques, promotions, luxurious material things) yet still feel a void? 
  • Do you try to build your identity from the outside in, hoping to find yourself in the image reflected back upon you in the eyes of others? 
  • What would building your identity from the inside out look like? Explore… journal about this.

NEW WAYS…..

Almost every significant breakthrough is the result of a courageous break with traditional ways of thinking.

Quote by Stephen R. Covey – from his book  Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People

REFLECTION:

  • Is there something you are dealing with that is requiring a new way of thinking?
  • What would a courageous break with your current thinking look like?
  • Brainstorm new and outrageous possibilities.

STARTING OVER

Don’t be afraid to start over.  This time you are not starting from scratch, you are starting from experience.

Quote by James Wedmere

REFLECTION:

  • Is there something that needs to “start over?”
  • What experience have you had that can support you in this new start?
  • What previous learning can you apply?