This is a Cornerstone of Your Purpose

I don’t like it when someone baldly states that they prefer not to know something or learn something.

I don’t like it when people say things like “I’m just bad at it.”

It may be true, but the reason is usually because they’ve never tried.

For children, this is fine.

For adults, this grinds my gears something fierce.

It irritates me that people willingly accept their limitations or ignore opportunities or facts.

It implies a certain acceptance of the status quo in their lives.

The truth is that I fight against my own nature when it comes to this kind of willful ignorance.

I know my flaws and view them with a certain disdain and disgust.

They’re unaddressed scars from previous knife fights that I’ve held with myself.

• my fear of failure

• my fear of commitment

• my fear of abandonment

These are things that I didn’t try to tackle until I started writing daily.

Now they’re right in my face every single time I sit down to share my thoughts with you.

It’s why it’s taken me so much time to finally write with a purpose.

Creating “The Digital Heirloom” is only the beginning.

Parenting has a way of taking all three of these fears and slinging them into your face repeatedly.

There’s nowhere to look, nowhere to run, and nowhere to hide.

For many parents who face these issues, their children bring it to the forefront.

I’m scared that my wife will leave me for someone better.

It’s why it took me so long to even pursue a relationship with her.

I was so sure that the moment she found out enough about me, she would take off like a rocket in the opposite direction.

If I was wrong about that, then perhaps I’m wrong about a lot more.

I chose to be willfully ignorant of this part of myself.

I can’t afford to any longer.

It’s why this is my enemy.

Now that I see it for what it is, I understand why the world is messed up in many ways.

More than anything else, I want to make sure that my children have a way to face their own fears and flaws well.

Figuring out what you’re willing to fight against sharpens your purpose and hones your mind.

What do you fight against in your life?

If you don’t know, I’d suggest you reflect on it.