Reflect upon the things that you are learning and experiencing so far in this course. What are you looking forward to learning and experiencing? What did you learn from the readings and videos this week?
Be sure to comment on the key takeaways from the 22-minute video "A Hero's Journey" in this journal entry.
As I've been reading and studying this week, I've been impressed by how very important it is for me to use the spiritual gifts I've been given, to develop them so they aren't lost or weak. It's also been impressed upon my mind and heart to seek for certain necessary gifts of the spirit that are yet to be mine.
In reading "Are Successful Entrepreneurs Born or Made: Is the Secret to Success: Skill, Character, or Luck?" it was confirmed to me that everyone is born with the power to succeed at whatever they are drawn to or wherever they find themselves. It's what we do with that power that makes all the difference. Drawing on spiritual gifts enhances the power to succeed. If I don't have a necessary spiritual gift or talent to do well, I have every right to seek that gift of the spirit. It can grow and develop within me so long as I work at it prayerfully and faithfully. I read that Calvin Coolidge once said, "Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan "press on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race." I really think he was on to something. By replacing "persistence and determination" with "faith and endurance" I feel more confident with the sentiment.
My key takeaways from the video "A Hero's Journey":
- I have a mission in life, and it will succeed beyond my wildest dreams IF I have faith and courage, and I choose to ACT. This process of acting with faith and courage will change me into a creature that right now only the good Lord can fully understand. I am excited and invigorated by this truth.
- I need to become world-class at something! I need to seek the observations of others in determining what my specific excellence in this life really is. By seeking these observations from those who know me, I will be able to see myself--my abilities, strengths, talents, and gifts in new light. This light will be immensely valuable in figuring out what I can, ought, and need to do with my life.
- There is great power in finding someone in my life for whom I'm truly grateful, but have yet to thank. I am to write a one-page letter to this person, find them, and read it to them in person. Talk about vulnerability! But this charge to express gratitude in this manner is humbling and lovely too. I am considering my life, the people who have come and go within it, and pondering on the gratitude I've yet to express.
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