IT'S ALL A QUESTION OF MATURITY
Graphic courtesy of Wisdom Practice on Facebook who shared Pleasure P's photo.
I am most grateful to these fine souls for stimulating me to draft this particular bulletin, sooner rather than later.
I am most grateful to these fine souls for stimulating me to draft this particular bulletin, sooner rather than later.
1. DIFFERING STARTING-POINTS: The beauty of the thing is that small minds can and do grow larger. It's called maturity -- and each of us is at our own unique stage of development. It's very hard to take short-cuts in our growth -- though, education is a huge help to our direct experience.
Our growth-rates are simply not simultaneous, when more than one person is involved. They can never be simultaneous, since we can never stand in the same place at the same time -- and what we see depends on where we're standing -- and on what fate is revealing to our eyes and ears alone -- and on how we are uniquely interpreting "the lessons" -- and time is always moving and changing things around.
2. SOW'S EARS TO SILK PURSES: "They" are going to say and do awkward, unhelpful things -- because they are where they happen to be in their own growth-cycles. The harm they might do defines THEM, not you.
And, you and your courage (and patient courtesy -- there is such a thing as "humanly love") just might be what teaches them something about "grace and perseverance under fire." You will have helped their maturation -- and your own -- by example -- and that helps us all.
And, you and your courage (and patient courtesy -- there is such a thing as "humanly love") just might be what teaches them something about "grace and perseverance under fire." You will have helped their maturation -- and your own -- by example -- and that helps us all.
3. *"THE MAIN THING IS TO KEEP THE MAIN THING THE MAIN THING," (Stephen R. Covey):
The trick is to satisfy yourself that there is really something in your vision -- that it is feasible and worthwhile -- then give it all you've got -- no matter what -- unless new information changes the picture.
The trick is to satisfy yourself that there is really something in your vision -- that it is feasible and worthwhile -- then give it all you've got -- no matter what -- unless new information changes the picture.
4. THE IRON FORGE: The slings and arrows are fate's way of testing and sharpening your resolve and of making you stronger for possibly sterner tests ahead. Like child-birth, idea-birth is not entirely pain-free. And, if your vision was all that easy to see, it would have been done, long ago. Your vision is the steel in your spine. You are here to make a favorable difference. We are all fate's hammers, tongs, and even her anvils. In this game, everyone matters.
5. FATE'S OVERARCHING AGENDA: You were born to do what you do -- especially the good things. Fate has "assigned" you your mission in this life. Sometimes you have to seek-out that mission -- other times, it seeks you out. Either way, it's all good.
Accepting and perfecting that mission, as you understand it, is the self-justifying duty. Trying to achieve it is half the fun. (The other half is succeeding). And what a rich learning experience is contained in the doing.
And when you finally do go underground, you will have left the world better than you found it -- even if the dream falters. Worthwhile is worthwhile, no matter the final result. It's the best any of us can do --- and it just might be sufficient -- in fact, it has to be.
Accepting and perfecting that mission, as you understand it, is the self-justifying duty. Trying to achieve it is half the fun. (The other half is succeeding). And what a rich learning experience is contained in the doing.
And when you finally do go underground, you will have left the world better than you found it -- even if the dream falters. Worthwhile is worthwhile, no matter the final result. It's the best any of us can do --- and it just might be sufficient -- in fact, it has to be.
At least that's the way it seems to be working out for me, so far.
David Nelson
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