What happens when we get too narrowly focused on a single outcome? Perhaps the better question is, “What doesn’t?” I recently summed up one of my past single outcome concentrations with this parable:
I’m just some guy in mid-1800′s America, who just traversed the length of the country to land in Eureka, California. All I’m trying to do is dig a hole for the foundation of my new house, but all this f—in’ gold keeps getting in my way!
Adopt a wide-view when it comes to your pursuits and you won’t miss the treasure that can surface during the course of your journey. For example: you are looking at a computer screen right now, but surely you can see what is on either side of you. Not clearly, but chances are I just brought more of your awareness to that fact. If we were certain that our desires were pointing us in the precise direction we were meant to go, perhaps we could ignore the periphery. But they often don’t and it is what happens along side of our well-intended efforts that can help us true our course, especially in uncharted waters. Bon voyage…
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#1 by Loretta Joan Gooding on April 3, 2010 - 6:23 pm
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Tricky one Dave…alot to chew on! Perhaps we would ignore our bounderies if we were certain we were pointing in the right direction….why would we need bounderies if we were certain? What is one really ever certain of? Our destiny can and probably would be off course when sailed in uncharted waters. How does our well-intended efforts help us true our course?
#2 by Loretta Joan Gooding on April 3, 2010 - 6:38 pm
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boundaries…oops
#3 by David Sonatore on April 15, 2010 - 5:33 am
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I’ve heard it put that life is not a destination, but more a manner of traveling. So, our well-intended efforts can over-focus us on a single road, rather than allowing for other, more adaptably true roads to lay down before us. As we move along in our journey we change, and so too must our course in order to continue toward true north…
#4 by Loretta Joan Gooding on April 29, 2010 - 6:46 am
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I like that….