Some wisdom from my teacher, Ann McMaster, senior trainer in the More To Life programme:
In olden times, when an archer missed the bull’s eye on his target, it was called a “sin.” Then he faced a choice: either to throw away his equipment and give up archery, or to assess the direction of his miss, take another arrow, adjust his aim and shoot again. And again, and again, all the while improving his accuracy, honing his skill, developing his mastery.
A spiritual warrior does the same thing with his life, concerning any target he wants to hit – being more compassionate, more assertive, accomplishing specific results, being a better parent, friend, professional, whatever.
So set the target, go for it the best you can.
Now evaluate whether you hit it or not.
Let’s say you missed. Does it make any sense to moan and complain? Why not simply measure how widely you missed the mark and discern the reasons why. Then re-aim. Go for it again. And again.
This is one of the secrets of self-mastery.
