I’m working on the tricks to keep goals and discipline alive. It takes constant reminders.
Having an attitude of gratitude is useful all the time. Both as the means and outcome to having goals. It’s not a chicken or egg question; it is the reason we work on ourselves. It may be that as human’s; part of our conflict is from our dual nature of wanting what we want and wanting to get along with everyone.
Working on yourself we run into our conflicting nature.
Aldous Huxley wrote, “Man is a self-adoring egotist, but an egotist who often feels an intense distaste for the object of his idolatrous worship.” This is our hammer of self-abasement that beats us. I don’t think other species go through such self- defeating manifestations.
What can be a constant reminder to wake up to our uniqueness?
Start from the beginning, our birth. Recently my wife attended a baby shower. A celebration hosted by friends and family of the mom to be. The event was full of goodies, gifts, and games. A girl’s only celebration of what is to come. I’d like this attitude of celebrating birth imprinted daily as I practice being me. Because it does take practice. It’s easy to see, feel, and hear the stories that life is scary. Then turn off our sensors. Let the discipline get lost, the goals forgotten, the self- inflicted pain of the ‘hammer’ manifest. But is the memory of our birth enough?
Can I use my power to model those who have maintained the discipline, achieved their goals, and are devoted to doing the practice of truly being themselves? You know them, those who share their inspiration to go beyond fears of inadequacy, of resentment and practice heaven on earth by awakening to this, the only moment we have and being grateful. Appreciation of self can begin with appreciation of others. It is never to early or late to create heaven on earth with your gratitude.
Does nothing in life change until we are grateful?
