We all have to do it.
Posted Thursday, April 16, 2009
Staying on course
Goals and intentions, we are wise to set them. They give us a destination to shoot for. We fuel them with hope, a positive mindset, and by drawing others to support us in realizing these dreams and visions, but it is up to us to make them happen by taking action and reassessing them as we go.
Fears and doubts. We all have them. They tend to be dream busters. How to tackle those fears and doubts and keep ourselves on track is important to be clear about. I recently heard an author talking about an interesting analogy in a television interview. I really resonated with it and wanted to quickly share it with you all.
In regard to growing and evolving as a person and staying on track to reaching our goals, wants, needs, and desires: he likened the journey to an airplane trip. He continued to explain that he had heard that an airplane is off course 90% of the time and that the pilot's job is to keep correcting and correcting to get it back on course. Hmmm… I thought. What am I getting down on myself for? Everybody, regardless of where they are on their path has to do this. That’s what I am doing all of the time in my own life. And, it’s really not such a difficult thing to do.
In fact, it doesn’t take rocket science to make sense out of this. It's our job to say no to the doubts and fears. To "feed our soul" and continuously seek to do what it takes to gain self-confidence, self-esteem, and inner peace. Be it reading books, taking courses, managing our stress through mindfulness, attending a group with like-minded optimistic people, taking our meds, getting enough rest, eating healthy, anything that assists us in leading happy and productive lives.
And so, give yourself a break. Everybody faces doubts and fears. And, we all are busy attempting to keep ourselves on track. As I shared in my book: "No more energy or effort is required to aim high in life-to create happiness, abundance, and health from life-than is required to accept misery, poverty, and emotional pain."
And, I sure am going to work on not being to tough on myself when I am a little off course now. How about you?
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