Life is a Culmination of Stepping Stones
- Mike Paul
- Oct 14, 2018
- 2 min read
Life is a series of stepping stones. We’re born into this world as a creation, full of innocence and purity. As we begin our journey, we find the road will be paved with joy and sadness, moments of clarity and confusion, happiness and anger, peace and struggle, faith and doubt, success and failures, challenges and obstacles.
3 Ways To Better Your Stepping Stone Mentality Throughout Life
Embrace each step as it comes
Life will present many times where your level of personal growth will be tested. Embrace the growth and learn from the past mistakes or failures and aim for higher levels within yourself.
Remember your previous steps
Everything you encounter in life happens for a reason. Reflect and take a look back at how far you’ve come as opposed to how far you have to go. Then take that momentum to continue on the path towards continued growth.
Take full steps
When you step, make every step count with all that you have. Practice the art of full commitment and immersion and you will find that great rewards and experiences are on the horizon and your life will be enriched.
“Every now and then one paints a picture that seems to have opened a door and serves as a stepping stone to other things.”
As we go through life, we will also encounter other types of stepping stones—through loss and grief.
Recently, I attended a memorial service through my work and one part of the service focused on grieving stones. The Chaplain highlighted on the importance that each human being has their own journey and story, in our temporary world from birth to death and then in eternal life. Loss and grief will happen to everyone, we cross paths with so many people in our lifetime and become part of their story as they become part of ours. Here are the 5 grieving stones and their meanings.
The White Stone
The White stone represents our moments of denial, the whitewashing of our feelings.
The Blue Stone
The Blue stone represents our moments of depression and sadness, the times we feel “blue”.
The River Rock
The River Rock represents our moments of bargaining, making promises to the God who made the earth to stop a painful situation.
The Black Rock
The Black rock represents our moments of anger, the blindness of rage that overshadows our world.
The Clear Rock
The Clear rock represents our moments of clarity, the parts of us that begin to truly heal and see a clear path forward.
Conclusion
Life is a series of stepping stones. We’re born into this world as a creation, full of innocence and purity. What defines us is the legacy we leave behind, the journey of a thousand miles really does begin with a single breath and a first step. Dedicate yourself to living each day one step at a time and make each step you take matter with sheer will. Life is a series of stepping stones, remember tho, we all have the ability to strive for greatness.
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