Sunday, September 18, 2016

The Element of Understanding the Path You Are On Today Will Shape Your Tomorrow



What path are you on now?

It is important to answer that question.

The path you are on today will shape your tomorrow.

Are you on the path of knowledge?

The path of knowledge will enable you to respond with skill and judgment when opportunity comes knocking.

Are you on the path of restraint?

The path of restraint will enable you to avoid mines and pitfalls related to unrestrained behavior, and will ensure your plans are not derailed by temptations, greed and lust.

Are you on the path of fiscal discipline?

The path of fiscal discipline will equip you with the resources to take advantage of exciting investment opportunities, as well as enable you to handle life situations such as job loss, unemployment or disability.

Are you on the path of persistence?

The path of persistence will help you aim high.  It will put you in the club to which Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King belonged.

Are you on the path of sacrifice?

The path of sacrifice will make you stronger, and also more loved; selflessness is one of the most admired and beloved of human strengths, there’s no saying what you can do with it, and how many people you can attract in your life.

Are you on the path of forbearance?

The path of forbearance will clothe you with equanimity, and enable you to deal with people and situations of all kinds.

Are you on the path of mastery?

The path of mastery will enable you to break through to higher and higher levels of performance.

Are you on the path of patience?

The path of patience will make every good thing come to you in its time.

Are you on the path of repentance?

The path of repentance will enable you to put your mistakes and bad choices behind you, and win people's hearts back with the reparations you make.

Are you on the path of temperance?

The path of temperance will keep you on the top of your game, and enable you to avoid doing things you regret.

Are you on the path of hard work?

The path of hard work will lead you to a sure and steady improvement in your circumstances.

Are you on the path of balance?

The path of balance will ensure you neglect no aspect of your life.

Are you on the path of simplicity?

The path of simplicity will enable you to easily meet your needs - with time, money, energy, and resources to spare.

Are you on the path of humility?

The path of humility will ensure you always find a way to be productive and of service, and to use your talents, time and energy.

Are you on the path of kindness?

The path of kindness will enable you to make many friends.

Are you on the path of openness and acceptance?

The path of openness and acceptance will enable you to deal with life's changes, challenges and disappointments.

So which path are you on?

Are your thoughts, desires, impulses aligned with that path?

I leave you with that thought today.

As always, thanks for sharing my Journey to Wisdom, Meaning and a Better Life, and have a great day and week….M ……a Pearl Seeker like you.  Thanks to Ajay and Ann for their compliments on my last post, and thanks to the rest of you for your likes, pins, shares, tweets and votes…..much appreciated.

 P.S. One of the paths I am on, is the path to taking control of my health.  I am on a quest to reverse my pre-diabetes.  If you are interested in finding out more, and also in the resources I am using, read my post The Element of Becoming More Focused and Precise in Our Goals, And Its Hope for Experiencing Powerful Results. There are life-changing links in that post.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Breathtaking in its scope, its is impossible to read this post, without sitting down re-focusing, reflecting, and re-orienting your priorities to put them on the right track. Brilliantly conceived, well laid-out and superbly written. Great job, Minoo!
Keep it up!
Ajay