This is not a thought from today… please forgive me.  I am too confused at this moment to think and communicate, so I am going to share an old thought.

About four years ago, I was filling out a questionnaire for a business networking group.  One of the questions was:  How do you define success?  Here was my answer…

• How do you define success?
  • “A man who has unreasonable expectations of himself… is a man without a reason.  If he creates a life with clear goals and objectives; he can achieve genuine purpose and add real value to his life and to those that he touches.”
  • “A man who has unreasonable expectations of the world… is a man confined by his own blindness.  If he accepts the world and those within it; his view will be filled with bright light and infinite beauty and love.”

I have kept a copy of this answer posted in my office ever since.  I guess that I thought it was a pretty good answer.  However, I don’t really revisit it.

I am not going to take any time to contemplate my old answer at this time.  I think that my answer would be modified if I were to address it with my current perspectives and insights.  I am evolving and so is my perspective.  But, I am not going to mess with it… I am going to let it stand as it is.  I like that I have something that represents my mind at a given point in time.

So… why am I sharing this thought with you?  I believe that sometimes we are compelled to do things to raise a question to ourselves.  The ‘why’ we do things is not a prerequisite to the action.  I have a feeling that I need to present this question and it’s four year old answer to myself.  If I come to understand why… I will let you know.

Otherwise, i am just sharing…