Purpose

I just read "Heroic Leadership: Best Practices From A 450 Year Old Company That Changed The World" by Chris Lowney.

He is a former Jesuit priest turned corporate investment banker. He describes Jesuit practices of how to become a better leader and one of the practices is to meditate for 5 minutes three times a day.

I wish to record the meat of my meditations...to keep me focused and moving forward.

The first focus is that divine love pours out into the world without end. It is not a limited quantity. This means knowing I and everyone around me is a "loved person of unique dignity and potential...". I don't have to respect the person but I do need to respect their divine spirit.

The next focus is to meditate on my key personal goals. Career, Relationships, Financial, Home.

The next focus is to take stock of my actions thus far in the day to see if they helped me reach my long term goals or moved me in the opposite direction. In the words of Al-Anon or AA, take a "fearless moral inventory" twice a day based on my actions. And if they were in the opposite direction to ask for divine help in moving me in the right direction.

The final focus is a "restless drive to imagine a greater project, or a better way of accomplishing the current problems". It also touches on motivation. What goals motivate you that you would go beyond 100% effort to achieve them. That idea of athletes going beyond what they thought possible to achieve the impossible.

So the meditations are:

-Key goals
-Divine Love
-Fearless moral inventory
-Motivation

Monday, April 18, 2011

18 April 2011

LOVE:

The more I focus on love the more I have to give. That is such a dichotomy in my head. It doesn't seem like it should or could work that way. But it is true! When I am filled with love I have more than enough to give. It is a beautiful thing to be in control of!

GOAL:

I am employed full time based out of New Orleans working in the oil and gas sector helping to save lives by engineering safer systems! With a supportive boss and an environment which promotes continual learning. This is gonna stick for a while I think!

INVENTORY:

I didn't do much yesterday and am not planning on doing a whole lot today, but I am enjoying the break before my birthday tomorrow. It is nice to be able to get some downtime and enjoy the break! I did get my resume to the PETE department as requested so it isn't like I haven't done anything, but I am still taking it easy!

So I am still struggling with how to reframe my fear of going homeless and jobless forever and ever into something less scary, but I am having trouble so I am going to turn that one over to the divine and ask them for help with the solution. That is one of my main "attachment" points and I need to be able to give that up in order to achieve my goal! The goal isn't saving lives for one company but saving lives in general! So this is one "attachment" which isn't serving my higher goal!

MOTIVATION:
By saving lives I will be an inspiration to others to achieve the same. I want to be the driver of safer practices!
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