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Ambition, or the lack thereof, will lead somewhere, even if that somewhere is nowhere. Ambition doesn’t mean getting rich and famous as our society and commercialistic culture define or dictate. We tend to become engaged in costly activities that do not satisfy us as we expect them to. It’s quite natural for us to seek and try to be like someone else because in our eyes it appears the grass is always greener on the other side, when all it could be is bright green artificial turf.

I believe everyone has ambition (aspirations, goals, intentions, willingness, objectives, etc.), a strong desire to do or to achieve something, typically requiring determination and hard work. The degree to which our ambition is mobilized, however, is individualistic.

Whether we are overly ambitious, under-ambitious, or utilizing our aspirations just right, according to our abilities, and avoid falling prey to unrealistic and worldly role models, we can determine where we’re going or at least where we want to go. The path(s) we take may not be laid out before us with precision, but they are formed by the choices we make using the tools we have and the essential tools we may pick up along the way. These encounters help us to take the necessary actions and embrace the experiences along our road to discovery. Reconditioning our thinking can be liberating. Forge your own path! Do you know where you’re going to? Do you like the things that life is showing you?

 

Source: Where Ya Going? | From Behind the Pen