Recenter, Then Persist #persistence #center

You don't want to forget where you came from and where you want to go. Sometimes, in the minutiae of all the plans that we make and all the goals that we have and all of the planning that we're doing, we start to lose sight of what we were actually trying to accomplish. How often do we begin something that ends up changing somewhere in the middle, whether the point is exactly in the middle or somewhere to the one side of the line? So many forces and influences are out there, so many pressures to conform, to adjust, give way, support, amend, accept, et cetera, that we are pushed and pulled in a magnitude of directions. So re-centering on purpose, revisiting our overarching mission or our vision is crucial to staying on that pathway. Without periodically checking in and adjusting our trajectory, we will probably end up somewhere we didn't intend, much like how the pilot of an or the autopilot, as the flight continues, so we routinely reach out, reach our compass location on the map. It's interesting to think how critical it is that our compass and map are lined up so we can go forward and arrive at that destination. It's critical that we establish a protocol, a process for this re-centering so that it happens as frequently as is necessary while taking into account that certainly stressful situations could require additional refocusing attention. These processes could be as simple as a recurring weekly appointment with yourself to review your long-range goals, your mission statement, your personal vision, or a reconnection with your higher power. For many of us, this reconnection happens on Sundays or in a weekly meeting where we reconnect with the divine in ourselves. Anyway, re-centering on our ultimate purpose periodically is absolutely essential to maintaining a productive direction in our lives. Now, the purpose accomplishment often comes in fits and spurts. As we've reconnected with our purpose and established a bunch of goals and individual steps moving toward our creative outcome, what now? Up to now, we've discussed mostly the process, mental design, and creation of our goals and long-term outcomes, and planned out the steps that are necessary to accomplish these goals and processes. We have planned the work. Next, we need to work the plan. It's important to realize that no plan ever goes exactly as planned. Plans change. Obstacles are encountered. Headwinds and tailwinds and sidewinds are frequent. These adjustments become from an external source that will require us to improvise and adjust on the fly. We have to be willing to take the good with the bad and keep moving forward. There are many attempts before one's success, and much like life comes in fits and spurts, so does success, accomplishment, creation. There will be periods of time when no improvement is made at all, and despite an intense focus on goals and plans and purposes, sometimes nothing improves for a very long time. Then all of a sudden, a major step forward may happen in an unexpected way. This is the fits and spurts method of growth. We have to realize this will happen and be willing to be patient during those time periods of non-growth and challenge. As we look and are patient, we can look forward to the time zone growth that will happen while maintaining a circumspect consideration of our current status. Be patient as you grow in fits and spurts and stumbles. There will be a time when growth actually takes place.