St. Patrick had a vision to convert the Druids to Christendom. He said he received it from God. So this young man set out to bring his vision into reality.
St. Patrick was a brave man. It always takes courage to do something you never did before and it takes a ton of courage to have a really BIG vision, such as he had. He wanted to convert all of these people away from a religion that was there centuries before he arrived. It was probably entrenched in the culture. What a tough job he chose for himself.
But he did it. He spend many many years working on it. He never gave up and I’m sure there were countless obstacles in his way. He probably had all kinds of people telling him he couldn’t accomplish this. I’m sure there were periods of time when he was in despair and wanted to give up. But the point is, St. Patrick didn’t give up. He picked himself up and just kept going, taking every piece of good news as a sign of success.
It’s not easy to pursue your dreams. It isn’t for anyone. We can look at the success stories of those who succeeded but we also must acknowledge the pain and sacrifice they liklley went through. Anyone who’s ever been successful had to make decisions, had to walk through fear and self doubt, had to take risks, and above all, had to BELIEVE in what they were doing and WHY they were doing it.
It’s not an easy road. But neither is a life of denial where you stand PAT and stubborn about pursuing your loftiest goals. Then you will surely suffer. And it’s not pretty. Depending on your particular institutional weakness – Chinese medicine teaches that we’re all born with weaknesses – somewhere in your body will be affected. Remember what I say about there is NO separation between your mindset/emotionset and your body last time?
Like St. Patrick, you have to be aligned by your goals and your determination to get where you want to go. It’s not easy, but it definitely makes life an adventure and worth living!
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