When I was young my imagination was broad, the doors of opportunity were wide open, and all things seemed possible or at least available. It can be kind of exciting to think that the potential for success in any arena looms before a young person and tempts us all to believe that with desire and stick-to-ativeness that achievement is there for the taking. Our media idols have taken the role of mini gods and goddesses and tempt us to follow their path in order to feel accomplished and important in this life. Anything less than glamour, material gain, and recognition does not feel like success.
Of course, traveling the road of self-discovery reveals a much different picture.
I found the my path of worldly accomplishments narrowed by time and design, but became easier to travel. In other words, in my experimentation to find what I thought I should be and just dabbling in others' life pond of experience, I found out how well I swam or sank in uncharted waters. Either by sinking or swimming, I found out the limitations of the person I was becoming in my life. It's not really a matter of feeling small or someone unable to achieve high goals. I found that finding my path and all the trial and error that went with it was really about knowing who I was. Rather than it being a road of recognition as to what I'm not, it became the road to what I am. It's a formation of character, identity, knowledge, wisdom, and purpose. If we do not recognize and discover our true playing field, the place where our actions and feelings are inspired by conscious purpose and joy, it's easy to get lost. Finding our true "limitations" is like gathering puzzle pieces they finally fit together. They become the formation of the picture that we are, the things that are distinct and unique and meaningful to each of us, and a path of surer footing.
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