Success and What It Really Means to You

 

When people speak of "success", they generally mean a position of importance in the world's eyes, or a job that yields lots of money and all the ‘whatever’ the material pleasures and comforts that it implies.  Success, “in terms of the deeper issue of vocation, is a highly individual thing that means different things to different people.”   Whether you work in one of the “pure arts or in more composer or cook,” you may tend to suffer from a kind of “divine discontent,“ with whatever work you do.  You have a powerful connection with subtler levels of reality that are not usually acknowledged in  ordinary life.  Your sense of being part of a larger unity is very deep and insistent, whether you work in one of the “pure arts as in fields such as sculpture,  drawing and painting, designing.   You are open to many subtle levels of life which others do perceive.  And you long to be able to create things which serve as a bridge between this world and those other levels.  The outer world is not the enemy; it is made up of individual humans like yourself, many of whom are not able to perceive the inner world as you do, but who might be open and receptive to what you have to offer provided they can grasp it. Try to acknowledge the importance. Recognizing your innate limitations can help you to focus your energy in the right direction and get the maximum fulfillment from your work. As an inspired painter or composer, or cook, everything depends on where your loyalty is really given.  Focus on what inspires you from within, and seek to understand its nature as best you and your work need be-firmly rooted in what makes your heart and soul sing, not in how large the salary is.  Art school, music school, or drama school might provide you with suitable training if you are unsure of your skills, even if you do not wish, inevitably, honesty and realistic understanding of your fundamental strengths can help you to orientate yourself in the world and put your energy into areas where you can hope to shine and achieve at least many of your most cherished goals.  “Bring Balance to the Inner Mind, and the Outer Mind with The Spiritual Side of your reality.”–Michael Ramirez 05/20/2012