January 24: Visioning, Next Round
1/20/2010 Yoga Notes (thanks, Laurie)
Third criteria - Is my vision realistic?
How do I know if it’s realistic? Having a realistic sense of myself, my world, my gifts, my limitation–these are loving assessments, not wet blankets that I’m throwing on my creative dreams.
1. I am not in denial of the reality of my physical conditions. I am clear about what actually can grow in my garden (i.e. We can’t grow tropical fruits up here in CNY, but we grow great apples. Similarly, I’m too old to realistically have a vision of becoming an Olympic gymnast, and am too short to play in the WNBA.)
2. I’m clear about what would I have to pay for it. I’m clear about the resources that will be required (time, energy, money, people’s cooperation and support) and have a plan for how to gather and disperse those resources.
3. I have taken into account pre-existing commitments that are important to me (for example, commitments to children, jobs, etc.)
4. I am clear about what I can and cannot control in the process, the things that can and cannot be changed. My vision is grounded in this wisdom.
5. I am not expecting myself or someone else to become a completely different person.
6. Because of forces beyond my control, it’s possible that I can do everything right and still not get the result I want. Accepting this reality in advance, I practice non-attachment to results.
7. Finally, I am clear that my vision doesn’t rely on magical thinking. I can see that my vision will materialize as the outcome of my own planning and actions, not metaphysical voodoo or any kind of wishful thinking.
January 24, 2010
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