I teach a course in child homelessness.
I am re-reading some materials on this issue. How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character, by Paul Tough (I love that his last name is Tough and he writes about Grit) demonstrates that success is possible no matter our circumstances.
According to those who study success, resiliency is key.
The Transpersonal Dimension of Growth In Psychology and
Expanding the Phenomena of Otherness
Neal Klein, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology, Lesley University
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Finding lasting joy, success and inspiration are wonderful goals. However, what most of us don't take into account is that it's not about reaching the goal, the mountaintop, that holds much of the potential for inspirational change. It is the journey or steps involved, the moment to moment sense of wonder the leaks into our very being.
When you read a good mystery novel, or watch an exciting movie, is it the end that holds your interest? Certainly getting to the end matters, but what holds your interest? It is the events leading up to the final outcome, the clues and explorations that help unravel the mystery. The moment by moment excitement the builds to the final outcome.
In your life, what holds your interest? What excites you? What final outcome will your journey bring you to? What mountaintops call to you?
