Focal Points

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I'm currently reading, or more accurately, working the book Renaissance Soul. A key trait of a Renaissance Soul (RS) is that we have an abundance of interests, ideas and passions. We struggle to manage them all while attempting to fit into the world's definition of success.  Traditional success usually involves a career in one or two fields over the course of a lifetime and the significant monetary rewards yields.  Successful people have fancy titles, nice cars, big houses and other material trappings, right? Well, no, a Renaissance Soul defines success differently and often follows a passion for a relatively short period of time but achieves significant satisfaction. An RS often has many "careers" and defines success as satisfaction with life or impact on the world vs title and material trappings.

One of the tools Margaret Lobenstine provides is the "Focal Point Sampler" which is like an ice cream sampler or the more adult example, a wine flight.  You select several passions to focus on for a period of time.  The period of time is undetermined, you just focus on the "samples" until it feels like time to change flavors.  I have created my first "Focal Point Sampler" or "Focal Point Flight".  The "flavors" are: LGBT Issues, Learning New Things, Creating Something, Spirituality and Living With Diabetes.

Now that I have the "flavors" to sample, let's see what kind of sundae I can imagine.

Martha Wash's It's My Time..... Inspiration I Need!

It's My Time Lyrics

I can see it clear

I'm getting close

I'm almost there

It's indescribable

It's my time to shine

It's my time

We all have dreams

We all have goals

With laughter and tears,

That's what we're living for

It's my time to shine

It's my time

Keep on walking your own path

Never let anyone hold you back

When you feel like giving in,

You get right up and try again and again

Be who you are

And you will go far

There's a place for everyone to be a star

It's my time to shine

It's my time

Keep on walking your own path

Never let anyone hold you back

When you feel like giving in,

You get right up and try again and again

It's my time (ohhh!)

It's my time (yes it is)

It's my time (ohhh!)

It's my time (yeah!)

I can see it clear

I'm getting close

I'm almost there

It's indescribable

It's my time to shine

It's my time

Keep on walking your own path

Never let anyone hold you back

When you feel like giving in,

You get right up and try again and again

It's my time

My time

It's my time

My time

Lyrics by Helena Johansson