What if I were to give you a challenge to run to the horizon and back? The horizon is not a real place, it is just a concept. Sometimes we get stuck thinking we have to be perfect, and we are not OK until we get there. Perfection is not a real place either. You can't really even get closer to the horizon because as you approach, your perspective changes and the horizon moves farther away. When I teach boy scouts how to use a compass, I have them get their bearings by finding a landmark somewhere way out there in the direction I want them to go and then move toward that landmark. They are not going TO the landmark, just TOWARD it. Use perfection as a standard only to get your bearings so you'll know what to move toward. And remember, you are not going TO the horizon, only TOWARD it.
This concept has been so liberating to me personally – it really resonates with the authentic soul within each of us.
Very well said and great advise. Stuff we can all use in our lives.
Thanks
Not only is it good to not expect to reach the “horizon”, but it’s a good idea once in a while to take a look back and see how far you’ve come.
Brian
http://www-tooele-homes.com
I really like the example of using a landmark to go toward. I was reading ‘From Poverty to Power’ by James Allen last night and was reminded that progress in life is a step by step journey. I definitely fit in with the immediate gratification society that we live in now. I want all of the changes I need to make to be done NOW… it is good to be reminded that it is a process.
We enjoyed your presentation last night at the Corner Canyon 7th Ward. Thank you for coming. I am glad I was there.
Good timing on this one. I was just lamenting to myself today that if I were perfect, I wouldn’t worry about my responses. Thanks for the note!