I was in the midst of writing an intense article on how to use crisis as a way to grow when I remembered a simple lesson I learned my senior year of high school. It has stuck with me and I think it could be useful now and anytime you are feeling stuck in a pit of despair. Man's Search for Meaning At my high school, seniors were able to take an elective for their theology class. One of my choices was Existentialism (the Jesuits are always up for some interesting discussions). We read a number of texts that really spoke to my angst as a teenager, including Sartre and Camus. But one that has really stuck with me was the classic by … [Read more...]
Do You Know What Happens After You Achieve Your Goals?
I have a question for you. One that may not have an answer. Or maybe the answer is simply another question. "What will you do on the day after you achieve the thing that you are working so hard for now?" I'm not looking for an "I'm going to Disneyworld!" answer. Yes, assume that you are going to celebrate your hard-won victory. But then what? Each Goal is Just a Chapter On a trip to Lisbon, Portugal, I was struck by the history of the place. The country was reaching it's dominance on the world stage around 500 years ago. So go back to the founding of the United States, and then go back that same amount of time again. That's … [Read more...]