Some thoughts on Success … (01/17/15)
Success is not what we have been taught or what we have been told … It has nothing to do with how much money we earn or how much influence we gain or how much fame we reap, and it has nothing to do with how long we live or how much fun we have or even how healthy we are.
No, my Friends, there is a far deeper Truth as to what it means to be Success-full in this priceless life we have all been given — a Truth that each & every one of us will most certainly realize at the latest on our deathbeds, AND a Truth that we are all allowed to realize far earlier than that if we so choose.
And this awakening to real Success requires that we break free of our conditionings & indoctrinations long enough to redefine what Success means in our lives — to make the truly victorious life about serving others instead of being served by them; about liberating others from suffering instead of immersing ourselves in mere happiness or fleeting pleasures; about extending ourselves beyond what is comfortable instead of accumulating instants of ease.
No, my Friends, for our lives to become truly Success-full, our days must reflect Compassion instead of callousness, they must be grounded in Caring instead of convenience, and they must be grounded in conscience over culture.
And so it is that I wish each & every one of you a most Success-full day today … May you have the willingness to examine this new way, may you have the Humility to appreciate it … and may you have the Courage to make it come alive.
Amen … Let it be so.
“Integrity is the essence of everything successful.” ~ Buckminster Fuller
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