Looking up helps…
The graphic for today’s post is one of those dramatic inspirational shots of someone reaching for the stars. While reaching for the stars may be a metaphor for having high goals, it does cause oner to think about focusing upon bigger and bolder goals in life.
Too often we are focused on short term, very prosaic goals that are just above the survival level. That might be represented by a graphic like this one…looking at our shoes. You can’t even se the higher goals, much less reach for them, if you spend your time looking down and being down all the time.
I have posted here many times about one big reason that keeps us focused upon the wrong things – our inability to let go of things that have already happened or which may happen in the future. It is our need to somehow control things which are out of our control that keeps us focused upon our shoes instead of looking towards the stars and higher goals. One must be able to put the past behind them and accept that they cannot change things that have already happened. They can only change how they react to those happenings. And one may spend some amount of time considering alternative courses of action for the future; but, worrying excessively about things that might happen is just a waste of time and energy. Those are bridges yet uncrossed in directions that likely will not be taken.
Rather than spend your time and mental energy trying to imagine and prepare for all of the worst things that could happen, instead spend that time breaking down the path to your goal into small, achievable steps and preparing for the first step. Once you get started you will find that the momentum that you build will keep you going.
So, go ahead and reach for that new height, that new goal; by focusing upon taking the first step, rather than staring at your shoes and thinking of all the reasons that you should stand still. Have a great day and a great week ahead. You are on your way to new heights.
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