I think most of us, if not all, would like to do Great Things (those words with quotes, underlined, highlighted, and bold). Of course we don’t define either ‘great’ or ‘things’ and leave it as a kind of unknown and undefined goal and accomplishment. This act leaves us free to have this as a goal … out there and perhaps not something we can or could do anything about(?). If that sounds callous, unsympathetic, and harsh… is it also true?
I really don’t believe any of us grow up believing that the highest they can attain is mediocre. Why set so low a standard? Most children start out with high expectations for their lives. No one says I’m going to grow up as a criminal and end up in prison. But sometimes ‘something’ happens between our joyful high expectations as children and the reality we find ourselves in later on in our lives. And if we are or become dissatisfied, unhappy, and verging on depression – this is to be expected when we enter ‘life’, yes? Whatever happened to those Great Things we were going to do?
There really isn’t a time stamp on our goal achievements and being reminded (if only by ourselves) that “time is running out” or we are letting life “slip through our fingers”, rarely is inspirational. You can’t use age or lack of ability or lack of resources as your excuse. This may be real but it can never be an excuse, they are only factors to be considered. At any time we can reassess our Great Things and do them (at least on some level). Would we, why would we abandon them?
If this describes you then stop moaning. Yesterday is no more – look at today, what’s at your hand and act. Be. Do. Plan for tomorrow. If you do have to reassess then don’t give up your dream, put it in the context of who you are and what you can do. Great Things may need redefining but they don’t necessarily mean you can’t still have that driving force to become all that you can be – your best you. Great Things haven’t left you… dare to believe you can do what you can and rejoice in this.
