Weekly Thought – December 2, 2014
Fred wrote a section of You and Your Network titled Joy in the Journey. He believed fully in experiences. The only exception was family trips when the children were young. He and Mary Alice would pile them into the car after marking the quickest distance between A and B… then off they would go! Fred’s desire to “make good time” seemed measured by a stop watch. While traveling from Cincinnati to Los Angeles, he waved his hand and announced to the family, “There is the Grand Canyon…” and kept on driving. He later understood the value of stopping and encouraged his children to travel with stops.
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Does Success Trump Saintliness? (Part 3)
Thoughtful planning and the marshalling of ego and responsibility energies on a day to day basis is critical. Throughout life we call upon them. It is important to learn the lesson of joy in the journey.
In my judgment, we spend far too much time concentrating on some distant and future destination than in considering the possible ways to get there. We become so convinced that happiness comes in achieving the distant goal that we fail to find the joys and enrichment that come along the way. (more…)