Tying aspiration to action
I was emailing with a friend today, and she made a comment about work and how they aren’t “tying aspiration to action”. I’ve heard her say this before, but today it resonated with me. Since I’m big on eliminating the “noise” in my life, I like this.
According to m-w.com, aspiration means, “a strong desire to achieve something high or great”.
I like that. I have a lot of things I want to do, but what do I aspire to? I’m not sure I really know the answer to that.
I think I like this today because I’m currently feeling a bit like a hamster in a habitrail. Running, running, running, but not really getting anywhere.
I think there is more here, but right now I WANT to get off my computer for the evening and curl up with a book. Tomorrow I think a collage on this topic is beckoning, but that will have to be tomorrow
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After reading your post, I was pondering the aspiration question in regard to my own life’s aspirations and I can’t help but to recall the poem called Success, which is often attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson, but the original authorship is disputed. Anyway here it is:
Success
To laugh often and much;
to win the respect of intelligent people
and the affection of children;
to earn the appreciation of honest critics
and endure the betrayal of false friends;
to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others;
to leave the world a bit better,
whether by a healthy child,
a garden patch
or a redeemed social condition;
to know even one life has breathed easier
because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded.