purpose

I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.

You have a dream, and you know what it is. Most of us do. In the months that I have been speaking to groups about the Dream Into It concept, I have met only one person who claimed that he had no dream. The truth was that he believed his situation impossible. He was afraid to dream.

It may be helpful to ask yourself a few questions that can stir up a dormant dream. Take a look back, even to childhood. What was it that captured your heart then? What have you “always” wanted to do? What is it that comes easy to you, but that others find difficult? What would you love to spend your time doing, if only you didn’t have to work all the time at something else?

There are two important considerations here. First, don’t think that you have to come up with your absolute-all-time-best dream ever. Any dream will do to get started. Chances are that it will change as you go. The important thing is to begin. Next, it is absolutely crucial that your dream be your dream. Someone else’s dream won’t do. It won’t be able to sustain you through the rough spots. If you choose your direction, based upon what would impress other people, the end result will be resentment. Don’t do that to you. Don’t do that to them.

Spend a little time with it. What is your dream? What is there that seems unreachable, but that you just can’t let go of? What would make you happy and fulfilled. It is not money. Money may be a result of finding and living your purpose, but it is not your purpose.

If you have questions, write to me. I’ll see you on the Road to Freedom.

You know how news stories move from one juicy item to the other, like kids in a candy store, each being overshadowed and replaced by the next? I’m reluctant to do that on this blog. Let’s face it, I’m not a news service anyway, and I’m not bound to talk about much other than turnaround theory. For me, there is a certain fascination here. Aijalon Mahli Gomes and Robert Park are two young men who were inspired to risk their lives for a cause. They didn’t just talk about doing something; they did it. Right or wrong, smart or not–their actions are not mine to judge–these two guys walked straight into the bowels of what may be the most austere and uncertain place on the planet: North Korea.

When Robert Park was released, there was an expectation that he would speak out about his ordeal. It is going on two months, though, since he was granted freedom, and the world has yet to hear his end of the story. A recent article in “Christianity Today” had this to say: [Read more…] about Fasting for Aijalon Mahli Gomes and Robert Park