The Quote:
No one can build you the bridge, and only you, must cross the river of life. There may be countless trails and bridges and demigods who would gladly carry you across; but only at the price of pawning and forgoing yourself. There is one path in the world that none can walk but you. Where does it lead? Don’t ask, walk! . . . It is . . . an agonizing, hazardous undertaking thus to dig into oneself, to climb down roughly and directly into the tunnels of one’s being”. Friedrich Nietzsche
The Action:
This past week has been a tough week. Back from the mountains, away from the mountains. Immersed into the complexity of society, relationships, accountability to the system. The continual obligation to feed the system with my energy, time and resources. My focus, and obligation, though by choice.
The continual lessons presented relentlessly, if I am open, awake, conscious and aware. Otherwise sleep walking, head down, heart closed, eyes shut, mind whirling with continuous thoughts, though not consciously connected to purpose, passion, my path.
What have I learned this week, post mountains. Starting to see with more clarity, certainty, five truths in my life.
Only focus on what I can control. My thoughts, actions, attitude and effort, let the rest go.
The only way to do anything, is the way I do everything. To the best of my ability, to be impeccable, act as if someone is always watching.
Always have integrity to your soul purpose. Never compromise your soul for someone or something else.
Always take the hard choice, the difficult choice. It is in the stretch and the challenge, where the growth lives.
Leverage myself everyday - 1% better, push further, dig that little bit deeper, be constantly moving towards growth, and personal evolution.
The Book: The Tools - Transform Your Problems into Courage, Confidence, and Creativity. Phil Stutz & Barry Michels
This was a reread from 2015. Always so interesting to me, how a book changes directly in relation to how much I change. I am a highlighter reader kinda guy, yellow is the best in my opinion! I noticed that quite a number of my highlights no longer resonated, as I reflected on the impact that this book originally had on myself.
A simple strategy for change, and as many things, if one can build the muscle of action into the awareness of knowing what must be done. I liked the fact that the focus is on the present moment, and what can be done now, to facilitate change. It is not a continually rooting around in the past, and the influences that are now long gone, though we still carry the residue of that shaping.
I particularly enjoyed Chapter four “Inner Authority”, and the exploration of the Shadow, and the influence that aspect of ourselves has in our lives on a daily basis. Very insightful, and helpful. Read 4/5