Paths and Directions

There are two things related to how life works that I am passionate about. Anyone who has known me for some time knows that I have a passion for demonstrating the process for transforming one’s thoughts and beliefs. Reshaping thoughts and beliefs is a skill that everyone has but very few use. The other thing that I have a passion for demonstrating is the process for supporting the body’s self-regulation capacity. The body maintains itself with its many self-regulating mechanisms. We’re either supporting those mechanisms or fighting against them.

When reaching a fork in the road, most of us are faced with a decision to choose the fellowship path or the self-power path to accomplish what we desire in life. The fellowship path is the path that is usually chosen by those with ambition. Recognition and acceptance is the reward on this path; it is more important to them than any of their other interests or beliefs or aims in life. The self-power path is the narrow road taken by a few people. Self-respect is the reward for those on this path; they have a deep and compelling conviction that some belief or aim or interest of theirs is more important than anything else in life. I have observed that some people are traveling on one of those paths.

There is, however, a third path that the majority of people are traveling on. The majority of people do not make a decision to travel either the fellowship or the self-power path. They find life satisfying as long as they can attain something the same or slightly better than the original environment that their parents set up for them. As long as they can have food, clothing, shelter, and recreation by merely holding down a job or getting governmental assistance, they are satisfied. Where are you? What path are you on? In which direction are you headed?