January 1st you’re asking ‘now what?’.
December 31st you’ll be asking ‘so what?’.
Success without fulfillment is failure. Anthony Robbins
Think about it.
Resolutions.
These things we long to do in the next 365 days. Goals, dreams, and a myriad of won’t-dos and to-dos that are as unique as each one is an individual.
And these are good. We set them. We reach them. We progress.
However, they aren’t us and they aren’t you. As hard as we try to hang a hat on them, the hat just won’t hang (or not like we thought it would).
We aren’t trophies, spreadsheets, calories, or accolades.
We are hearts with hands, feet, eyes, tongues, and ideas.
The great David Crowder gave us a beautiful word picture of the heart, its nest, and the force that powers it. He wrote, “What was said to the rose to make it unfold was said to me here in my chest.” To this day, those words take my breath away.
So rather than give 2015 a number, a net worth, or a behavior modification, what if we gave this year the chance to nourish and bloom that thing in our chest?
When something blooms it has arrived at its most beautiful moment. All the soil tilling and stem growth has led to that moment. In that moment a fragrance is offered, its form marveled, and just the simplicity of this bloom on display can change the vibe and feel of a room.
Perhaps when we are in bloom there’s a fragrant offering to the world, beauty released, and a vibe that changes people, moments, and the universe itself?
The heart…guard it. It’s been called the wellspring of life. We must also garden it so it will be given the opportunity bloom and re-bloom again and again.
Happy New Year.
Let the music play and let the flower bloom.
Have all of your answers?
Or
Have wrestled with all of your questions?
Pretty sure our questions respect us more than our answers do.
The easy thing to do is to look around at those nearby to get a sense of what you should be doing. And if you’re lucky (or maybe not so lucky) they’ll even share with you why you should be doing what they’re doing or suggesting.
You don’t want their why. And their what will never be yours.
And then there is the difficult work that is actually coming to grips with what you want. Those moments we look to the stars, then consult the mirror, and then confirm with Destiny that these are the dots we are to be connecting. Herein lies the hardest work, conversation, and commitment we’ll ever face.
But it’s worth it.
You are worth it.
This is worth it.
AKA. be. do. have.
AKA. Begin with the end in mind.
AKA. Surprise, there are no surprises.
Sometimes we need to pause the music to get the music.
Talents.
Ideas.
Money.
Data.
Emotion.
Relationships.
Proximity.
Whimsy.
Belief(s).
Disbelief.
Experience.
Capacity.
Story.
Google.
And so on.
So what’s the good news here?
It’s not all on you.
Ashton.Gustafson 