Focus: What is my gift to contribute? What is my heart’s desire?
The monk and mystic Thomas Merton was thought to have said, “People may spend their whole lives climbing the ladder of success only to find, once they reach the top, that the ladder is leaning against the wrong wall.”
Many of the first big decisions we make in life arise either out of opposition to or in compliance with our caretakers and authority figures. Some of us reach the top of Merton’s ladder before we realize it isn’t really where we want to be.
Once we’ve taken stock, we’re ready to consider where we’re going next. As we ponder this issue, we might consider: What is my gift to contribute? What is my heart’s desire? If we do decide to head in a new direction, we need to be intentional, determined, and prepared to succeed.
Bear Warrior
Bear Gonzales
4.11.16
The monk and mystic Thomas Merton was thought to have said, “People may spend their whole lives climbing the ladder of success only to find, once they reach the top, that the ladder is leaning against the wrong wall.”
Many of the first big decisions we make in life arise either out of opposition to or in compliance with our caretakers and authority figures. Some of us reach the top of Merton’s ladder before we realize it isn’t really where we want to be.
Once we’ve taken stock, we’re ready to consider where we’re going next. As we ponder this issue, we might consider: What is my gift to contribute? What is my heart’s desire? If we do decide to head in a new direction, we need to be intentional, determined, and prepared to succeed.
Bear Warrior
Bear Gonzales
4.11.16
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