We design our life with specific goals, plans and actions
for achievement. Yet, in a moment all can change. We are
then
left to ponder the question, "Have you chosen your life
path, or has it chosen you?"
Even with the best laid plans there comes a time when our
greatest achievement is to surrender to that which life has
put in front of us. Surrender with a sense of acceptance not
defeat.
Acceptance of the inevitable often leads us to our most profound
achievements, left to discover a purpose that may have been
buried deep within our spirit. Like the tides, achievement
has an ebb and flow.
Our greatest achievements reside in the art of possibility.
The possibility that regardless of what circumstances we find
ourselves immersed in we maintain our beliefs, we continue
to grow, learn and expand as a direct result of the situation.
Possibilities, like people, require nurturing and a place
to grow. Our minds house all possibilities, but access to
them calls for a particular kind of self-love and personal
knowledge. Knowing how and when to call forth the possibilities
of your day or your life is an art. There are no project plans,
goal setting courses or prioritized lists that will teach
us to reach into ourselves and elicit the possibilities of
our being.
This is personal work; the personal work of self-care, both
simultaneously powerful and fragile. Possibility must be cultivated
until there is a strength that allows it to stand on its own.
No matter how much evidence we have that life is full of uncertainty
there are those who do all they can to achieve constant certainty.
It is the very uncertainty of life that has us love with intensity,
live with passion and cherish the moments that may have passed
unnoticed if each moment were guaranteed to be followed by
the next. It is the uncertainty of life that pushes us to
achieve.
Uncertainty may well be the catalyst to become our greatest
self, achieving that which we otherwise would not have. It
is that which allows the ordinary to become extraordinary,
the average person a champion in their own right.
A champion is one who understands that time is fleeting and
life is rich with possibility. A champion is a champion first
in their mind and heart long before they are a champion in
their sport. We are all champions in the making. All we have
to do is believe.
Kathleen Gage - Portions of this article are from the
newest book by award winning keynote speakers, authors and
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