All Hail to the Christ Within,

Today we will begin a series of posts on the subject, “Impeding Your Own Success”. This is a subject that must be addressed because too many of us impede ourselves from becoming all we can become. In this post we will deal with the idea in general then expand to more specific examples in the posts to come.

To become successful, we must start an inward journey. Yes, education, opportunity, and knowhow are important to successes but getting our inner life in order is critical. In fact until we properly arrange our inner life, our chances of sustained success are near zero. Notice I said “sustained success”. Anyone can get a once in a lifetime chance or opportunity. But if the inner life isn’t in order the golden opportunity will turn into useless dust.

We have to want more than superficial signs of success; we have to want sustained success. Having money and material objects is not success. Having multiple educational degrees and honors is not success. Having golden opportunity after golden opportunity before you is not success. These can be signs of success but they are not success in themselves. In each instance we can find an example of a person who had these and became pure failures in the end. So until we get past the superficial definition of success so many go by we will never have sustained success.

So I will leave you with these thoughts to ponder and comment on. I believe this is a good subject to examine as we end our calendar year and people prepare to make useless New Year’s resolutions. God bless you! Peace and love!

I have the honor to be your obedient servant,
Rev. George H. Latimer-Knight
Written November 21, 2009 at age 28