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I once had my
little list of goals. I carried them on a card in my pocket, stuck them
up on the fridge, laid them on my desk and drilled them into my head in
various ways. I've quit hassling myself about goals and feel much
better. Was it a bad
idea? I have come to think it had more downsides than upsides but it was
a good experience. None of our experiences are lost. They forever serve
some purpose to us. Goal setting taught me that living in tomorrow is
not the best way to live because we are never in tomorrow. We are always
right here, right now, in the present. Living for goals
I paid little attention to the unfolding moments. Everything was viewed
from the perspective of my goals. If it didn't fit my goals, it was
ignored and unappreciated. I shudder to think of how much of my life
slid by without really being experienced because goals had become my
little god. My suggestion is
to make sure you are doing what you love to do and keep moving where
your experiences take you. Be aware of your life as it is, not how you
think it should be. Your life is like
a person. Love a person as they are and they can become more. Reject
them and you retard their growth. Love your life as it as it is and it
can become more. Ignore it while thinking of some great future
accomplishment, some distant goal and it cannot become more because you
are not tasting and digesting it. You are not really living, you are not
really there. You are off in the future. I know most people will argue with this and that's fine. Thinking is not a sin. Questioning what you read is a good practice. I am simply sharing my own experience with you for what it's worth and I have found I do better living in the moment and merely glancing occasionally up the highway to see if it looks like I am going in the right direction. The simple truth is we never know what's up the highway but we do know where we are right now and what we can do to love it and live it. Dalton's website is at www.daltonroberts.com and his writings are gathered at www.ipsfeatures.com.
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