“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” – Rumi

Steve Jobs revolutionized the world of personal computing. However, he was thrown out of the very same company he had created and fostered into a leading technology giant. “I was out — and very publicly out,” he recalled in a commencement speech at Stanford University. “What had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone, and it was devastating. I was a very public failure.” After such public humiliation, many people would have chosen to slink away into obscurity. Instead, Steve used this experience to work on his shortcomings and come back stronger, taking Apple to new heights. Often the biggest wounds or biggest crises in our lives carry the largest potential for transformation. They drag us out of our comfort zone, forcing us to explore new ideas and approach to life.

In our book “What You Seek is Seeking You” Brian Tracy & I share that we are a part of existence and hence all the dreams we seek are already a part of our existential consciousness. In short, the universe endorses our dreams. You would not have had the desire if the universe did not will it. Hence Rumi exhorts us to never give up on our dreams because hidden in those dreams is our roadmap for growth and evolution.

Life can only be truly experienced by the brave. The more security you crave, the more you end up distancing yourself from life. In spite of all measures, life cannot be predicted or contained. Hence, we should live our lives consciously, intensely, and fiercely. Our fears can limit us only to the extent we allow them to.