THE RIGHT WAY TO REACH THE TOP
EVER SINCE I CAN REMEMBER, all the way back to Little League, I’ve been called a “pusher.” I’ve been told I have fierce and intense drive, a quality that is celebrated in our society. Striving can indeed be a desirable quality, one that nourishes the heart and mind. But it can also be a negative quality, one that makes us feel rushed and scattered and takes us out of the present moment.
As people committed to spiritual practice, how do we reconcile striving with presence, doing with being,