A Meditation About Seeking Greatness

So, why am I here?

Such a powerful question

This path to greatness


I want to grow, to become more, do important things, make a positive impact upon this place I love. That is what I mean by “greatness” . But that’s only a part. How I need to define my goal. 

As Thich Naht Hahn said, “The path is the goal”. It’s a fluid, moving target, evolving as my soul grows. I find this beautiful. 



Today’s Haiku: Seeking Greatness

As I seek greatness
I look for something richer
Than mere dominance

Greatness

​Every great thing

At the start

Was against the

Odds

Evaluating Life

Evaluating
Are actions aligned with goals?
Deliberate change

Doing some personal evaluation right now. Clarifying my goals: what I want to do, what I want my life to mean. Hard, but necessary, especially when I put everything on the table: nothing sacred, all challenged. Ensuring only what is truly enriching remains.

This kind of work is hard. Rewarding, but hard. Hard to look at decisions and paths thinking “is it time to let this go”? But that’s the only way to keep moving forward. 

Morning Meditations

Another morning 

Dreaming crafting the greatest future 

Sitting silently 

To seek greatness as a poet

I love poetry
I seek to achieve greatness
First: to define that 


The more I study poetry, the more I see the idea of “greatness” is illusive. A slippery dream, laughing as l try to grab hold. I see that it’s a personal journey, connecting to my deepest within. 

To seek greatness as a poet

I love poetry
I seek to achieve greatness
First: to define that 


The more I study poetry, the more I see the idea of “greatness” is illusive. A slippery dream, laughing as l try to grab hold. I see that it’s a personal journey, connecting to my deepest within. 

Find Your Greatness


Face adversity

Fill yourself with grace and strength

Find your own greatness

Meditation on Greatness

One cannot achieve greatness 
Adhering to the status quo.  
Mediocrity, numbing the 
Quiet desperation, drifting 
Through life barely creates 
Fertilizer for poppies.