Goals and Aspirations

I like to think about myself as a goal-oriented person. To emphasize the importance of having a clear goal in life, I tell my students--as, no doubt, someone once told me--"If you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there."

And yet, now that I have my own little piece of American-made nirvana (a 2004 Harley-Davidson Sportster), I have come to see the wisdom in taking "any road" as it strikes my fancy. What a delight to get off the beaten track in life, which brings me to the idea of exploring the hidden recesses of memory for golden memories with no real intention other than to go where the mind takes me.

Try this: Let your mind wander and see where it takes you. One of the wonderful things about not having a goal or destination is that you can change your mind and your direction and start again at any time, so do that if you find yourself somewhere you'd rather not be. Keep wandering until you get where you want to go.

What did you discover... about yourself?