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Quote ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

Faith is taking the first step even when you can't see the whole staircase.

Reviewing Changes with Insight from your Life Path

You can look to your Life Path to help guide you in your questions around change, personal fulfillment, fear, curiosity and accomplishment.

Your Life Path is a good place to look when you are feeling a little stuck or confused when evaluating personal changes. I've provided a list of some great questions to consider, especially when you're looking to create or bring about major change in your life.

Life Path questions:

• Who has encouraged my progression along my Life Path?
• Where have I limited my own progress on my Life Path?
• Where do I need the most support on my Life Path?
• How has my Life Path helped me to make past changes?
• How have you inspired others through your living of your Life Path?

When pondering the above questions, it may help you to better focus on those areas of your personality that have matured, and those that can still mature and grow. After all, you know your own strengths and weaknesses.

Another good step to take is to find time to sit down and record thoughts about your Life Path. How do you feel about it's importance in your life? Spend as much time as you can and write down everything that comes into your mind. After you have answered the questions, you'll need to set them aside and come back to them later. You'll want to have enough time and space to compassionately review your responses. The review process isn't about criticizing yourself in any way. It's simply about being a compassionate observer of your past and present. You may wish to record your answers in a journal, and periodically review past answers to these questions. You may be amazed at how your answers change, or develop, over time. You may also see how certain strengths shine through for you in times when you want to tackle a major challenge.

When answering the questions above, you should try to simply write about whatever comes to mind, without thinking about or analyzing your responses. You may want to consider writing about personal traits, abilities and attitudes that have helped you to live up to your Life Path. You may also want to write about those traits that may have hindered or obstructed your pursuit of your Life Path. After you have reviewed your answers you may feel exhilarated, as you come to realize that you have accomplished far more than you ordinarily think about. You have found ways to believe in yourself and to be accountable. Perhaps, you can share your experiences and learning with others, as acting as a mentor can help to encourage others to pursue their own Life Path.

We take a risk when we open our hearts because the truth is, if we open our hearts, we will get hurt. You can’t open your heart and not have some hurt because you’re in a human experience. Even if it’s the love of your life and you have many wonderful, deepening, growing, powerful years together, it’s a human experience and that person will pass over. Love takes courage. Be courageous. ~ Mary Manin Morrissey

Teen brains and risk

"Teenagers seek out these sorts of rewarding experiences, and this provides a little explanation for that. In the long run, it may help us understand how addictions start and develop." --- Russell Poldrack, University of Texas

Russel Poldrack and his team have discovered that adolescent brain is especially receptive to the signals that are generated from events that are more exciting or rewarding than expected. In their research with adolescents the teams worked with a concept called "prediction error". Prediction error basically describes the difference between the final outcome of an event, and what you expected to actually happen. What they ultimately found with teenagers is that they are willing to take risks, because the rewards seem exciting and so much bigger than any negative possibilities.