How's that view from the summit?

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So how's that view from the top of your summit? What's that, you're not there yet?  That's OK, the big question is, are you at least at a point where you can anticipate reaching the top?  Still not sure? What about this:  have you at least made the determination where you want to go?  Oh, not even that.  OK, maybe we need to take a step back and rethink a few things.  Today I want to focus on what you really want, why you want it, and most of all, the power behind your desires.  One of the worst feelings in the world is when you really want something, and at the same time you have zero confidence that you are ever going to have what you want.  Many people say they want something, but when push comes to shove, they are unwilling, or unable to do those things that need to be done, in order to obtain the things they desire.  In reality the desire, or the need, did not outweigh the effort required.  

One of the first things I think about when I'm thinking about what I want or what I desire, is why?  Why do I want it? Why do I want a million dollars?  Why do I want a new home, or car, or job?  The reasons behind why something is desired can offer lead us to the answer as to why the things you want never manifest in your life.  If your desire for more money is simply to have it to lord over others, well your motivation is just a bit out of whack, in my opinion.  If on the other hand your desire to manifest abundance is so you can reach others with it, well then kudos to you.  Your desire to help others is indeed a noble quest, and assuming your focus does not change, it's a pretty good bet that ultimately you will achieve what you desire to achieve.  

Everyone's summit is different.  When we reach our summit will also be different.  Some people achieve their goals early in life, while others seems to take to the very last moment.  The key to reaching any goal is not taking your eyes off the goal.  The key to achieving your golds is believing that you are deserving of obtaining them.  The key is you, and and only you.  Certainly there will be people put in your path that will be there to assist you, but the absolute key to any successful endeavor is you, and your understanding that success is for you.

When you look at any mountain from afar it is easy to see the top.  When you are at the bottom, just starting out on your trek up the mountain you may not see everything, as terrain may block your view.  It is so important to remember that no matter what you see, at the end of your journey you will be at the top. Life is filled with things that may keep our eyes off the end, but that should never change what you know to be truth, and that truth is why you were put on this earth in the first place.  

Let me ask you this question:  do you think that you will only have one summit to climb in your journey of discovery?  Do you think that once you reach the summit, that there will never be another task to complete?  I guess the answer to these two questions is largely dependent on you.  If you are content with where you are in the moment, if you feel as though you have completed everything there is to complete in life, well then simply sit back and enjoy the view, you earned it.  If on the other hand you have this desire to do more, then do more.  There will always be mountains to climb.  There will always be adventure in life.  That being said, only you can make the decision to continue to climb.  

Why am I talking about this today?  There are many who have become weary, tired, afraid, and doubtful.  There are even others who have decided to give up.  Trust me, now is not the time to give up on your dreams, your desires, the conquering of your mountains.  When trials comes, as they will for most people, it is paramount that you keep the goal in focus.  Too many times in life people quit way too soon in the process.  Trust me, I've been guilty of that a few times in the past.  You hear all kinds of stories from quote, unquote, successful people who will tell you that they never gave up.  What separates success from failure? What determines reaching the summit, and just staying at the bottom?  It really comes down to you to be truthful.  Either you believe you are cast in the creator's image or you do not.  Either you believe that you are worthy of obtaining your dreams and desires, or you do not.  I can't make you believe.  Certainly I can motivate you, but I can't make you.  Trust me, if I had the power to snap my finger and your every dreams would come to fruition I would.  Well at least the dreams that run true to who and what you are.  

The view from your summit is going to be spectacular, just don't give up before you reach the top.  There will be times when each of us question why, what, and how.  That's pretty natural to be honest.  The key is not to let the why get in the way, or the what, or even the how.  If we will get out of the way and allow God to be God, we might find that things work out, that what was complex becomes simple, and what we never really though would be, is.  We as humans have a tendency to complicate matters.  We want to insert all kinds of things that really have no significance, but insert we do.  We need to believe that we will reach the summit.  We need to understand that what we have in our hearts to do, is in our hearts because we are supposed to do it.  As easy as it is to believe that the sun will rise again tomorrow morning, that's how easy it should be to believe that you have a calling, a purpose, a destiny.  In said calling, purpose, and destiny, you have been born with all you will ever need to accomplish what you were sent here to accomplish.  

If you have yet to reach the top of your summit, don't fret.  While you are climbing it's important to remember that you will change lives in the process.  While you're making your trek up the mountain it's important to remember that there will be lessons to learn, and these lessons will allow you to teach others what they need to know.  Very rarely are the lessons we go through in life meant just for us.  There will be a person half the world away that needs to know what you have gone through because they maybe faced with a similar issue.  We are all one, we are all connected, and when you come to understand that, you will understand why we go through some of the things we go through.  When you can accept that we are all one, you can draw on that oneness to get you where you need to be.  When you hold on to the oneness, you will have an easier journey up your summit.  

The view from the top is magnificent, but boy half the fun is getting to the top.  Never neglect an opportunity to enjoy every aspect of your journey.  There are no wasted movements when it comes to the universe, so you might as well accept that what needs to happen will happen, and they happen for a reason.