The verb form would have you "ASPIRING" towards a goal or greater objective.
But before we launch off into our typical tirade and practiced rant - I want you to calmly look at this humble word and try to connect to it.
- What does this word mean to you?
- How do you see and treat this concept?
- What and where do you find yourself moving towards?
I aspire for fame and fortune, for happiness and content.
However when the accolades in our heads have died down - where are we along the ladder of our aspirations? Are we really aspiring to move and propel ourselves towards a greater good?
What are those dreams that propel you? Do you even know?
The better question for me would be what my dreams and "Aspirations" (another use of aspire) are worth? Beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder and my eyes have beheld the grand place held for me should my aspirations be achieved.
We are all success stories waiting to be written and even if our "books" read like a testament of hardship (the human animal detests pain and suffering) the lessons learned are worth the investment in pain, sweat and blood...
I regret not believing in myself earlier - I regret the lost time spent wishing about better situations but I will not be held back because I arrived at the party "late".
If it comes to that I'll start a party for myself all alone.
When it looks the most like success seems impossible that's when I should stubbornly refuse to yield and focus - aspire and aim towards those goals that drive me...
Reality is after all the here and now and since I control that by my beliefs and what drives me - I control the direction of my fate and life.
We all aspire for success in our chosen endeavors - we all want the inner acknowledgment that comes from deep within particularly when we have attained all or part of our aspirations.
Success has a lot of bedfellows but before it got there it was often a lonely journey.
The deeper and inner conviction that we can is part of the chain of aspiration - that which binds our dreams and goals to our purpose to attain.
Remember that to aspire is to inch towards that which we truly seek - our dedication and commitment and perseverance is required for true success.
Aspire towards that dream.
