Awake Beloved And Arise by Linda Huntzinger Calhoun
Author:Linda Huntzinger Calhoun
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-12-06T15:15:14+00:00
Eight
Lay Your Foundation
Alice in Wonderland said to the Cheshire Cat who was sitting on a tree branch, âWould you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?â
âThat depends a good deal on where you want to get to,â said the Cat.
âI donât much care where ââ said Alice.
. . . . . Lewis Carroll
Indeed. That is exactly where many of us are much of the time, scurrying busily on our way to somewhere else, a nebulous place defined best by being ânot here.â While it can be pleasant or even wise to sometimes just âgo with the flow,â if this is our habit we are allowing someone elseâs agenda to direct our livesâwe are reacting rather than taking action. We can do better. Yes, we must work with the current, but use it to get you where you want to go. We are advancing in our journey, seeing clearly now and dealing honestly with the past and the present. Letâs get down to business. We know that we want positive change and our desire is strong. What comes next?
Youâve probably heard this catchy phrase: âPlan your work, and work your plan.â Variations of it are attributed to a number of the worldâs most accomplished people who keep saying it because, as time has proven, it works. It sounds simple enough, but like so many gems of wisdom, it is easy to say and much harder to do. But it can be done, and in some form is necessary to fulfill any objective. Thereâs no getting around it; building anything significant requires forethought and some kind of a plan. Simple or complex, there are many ways to accomplish this. All begin with a foundation.
A foundation is the base upon which everything that follows is built. Its correctness is crucial. In a building, for instance, if the foundation is faulty, it doesnât matter how stunning the architecture is or how dazzling the materials used, if the foundation is not right the structure may be impressive for a time but it will not endure. It is the same in our lives. Thankfully the architecture of our lives is not made of steel and concrete, we can adjust and make improvements as we go along. In fact, growth requires that we do.
When asked what they want, many people would immediately respond, âI want to be a multi-millionaire!â or âI want to be famous!â Or perhaps, âI want a Lamborghiniâred!â There is nothing wrong with wanting and having these. On their own they are neutrals with the potential to be used for any purpose. Yet the glittering goals of worldly successâwealth, status, power, fameâare powerful lures to be approached with caution. Everything has a price, so it is important in the pursuit of any goal to be aware of what might be required. If along the way we develop addictions or habits that damage health or lives, there will be regrets. If we lose integrity, if the price demanded is our character, we sacrifice something far more precious than anything we can gain.
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