I was commenting to my wife just the other day... and just yesterday to my dear friend as we played a beautiful day of golf...
I often look inside myself for answers, for strength, for purpose
And it leaves me feeling empty...
While perhaps with noble intent, I spend too much time looking inward. And I spend too much time considering my own needs, my own concerns, my own existence.
while I am convinced that we must find our peace from within ourselves, ..
i'm starting to see that I must look outside of myself for purpose, and for meaning...
that might be the magical balance
perhaps as simple as keeping your head down or lowering your left shoulder during your golf swing. ..
perhaps my slices and my hooks in life come from looking inward for meaning when I should be looking outward.
i'm going to try that for a while and let you know how it goes.
perhaps that is how my wife lives, putting myself and my boys first.., and why she seems to struggle so much less than I do.
maybe ironically I've just been looking in the wrong place for all these years...maybe finding my purpose is that simple after all.
maybe my purpose in my meeting is
my Beautiful wife
my loving boys
my dedicated colleagues
my dear friends
Those wonderful young soccer players
The unforgettable memory of my sisters
my aging but ever gracious father and mother
and the kind soul that I bump into at random walking down the street
that feels so right
my strength comes from within
but my worth comes from my purpose in my purpose are my peeps :-)
if my worth is the love I have within my heart
then I doubt nothing
Then I have everything
If my love is my worth
Joy is simply expressing it
happiness is simply experiencing it
And Harmony just simply living it...
Wow
could it really be that simple...
could it really be that powerful...
Here is to living life right down the middle of the fairway...
with a full heart
and a peaceful mind
in harmony
Nestor