Hiking Trails, Achieving Goals, and Spiritual Practice
We’re told to set goals for ourselves, to dream big, and strive to achieve those goals. While I don’t question that advice, per se, my experience is that day-to-day my life isn’t about achieving big goals. Instead, I find that each day I’m taking a few steps, sometimes I’m not sure whether I’m moving forward or backward, and, yes, sometimes I fall. Recently, while hiking in the mountains, I thought about goals, the trek, my life, and spirituality. The hike helped me to make connections among things I hadn’t considered, including the spiritual dimension of life. Take a few minutes to listen to this video and reflect with me about hiking, lessons learned, and the spiritual path. Thanks.
Sometimes I’m surprised at how much I am like my parents. I suspect that as we age most people come to this realization. Yet, in the moments when I have insight about these similarities, I’m truly surprised. Some of the similarities I’ve realized are small things. When I sneeze loudly…
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