AOM Meditations: Goals 123112

Goals are simply tools 

to focus your energy in positive directions; 

they can be changed as your priorities change, 

new ones added, and others dropped.

 ~O. Carl Simonton

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To enjoy your goals, 

think of them as signposts, 

pointing you in a certain direction.  

They give you a focus 

and help your energy to get moving.  

The way you go is up to you; 

you can get very uptight 

focusing only on getting to your goal 

or you can relax 
and enjoy the entire journey, 
appreciating every unexpected bend 
and turn of the road, 

every new opportunity 
for learning and feeling.

~Shakti Gawain

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It must be borne in mind that

the tragedy of life doesn’t lie in

not reaching your goal.  The

tragedy lies in having no goal

to reach.  It isn’t a calamity

to die with dreams unfulfilled,

but it is a calamity not to dream.

It is not a disgrace not to reach

the stars, but it is a disgrace

to have no stars to reach for.

Not failure, but low aim is sin.

 Benjamin Mays