In Permanent Ink Somewhere I’ll Never Miss It
Today I want to chat about how I spent last Father’s Day with the kids.
Hint: We went to Blindside Tattoo in Austin, Texas to add some Heroic targets to my forearm in permanent ink.
Before we go there…
As you may recall, , we talked about Admiral McRaven’s Hero Code and the virtue of perseverance.
He told us about the fact that it was PERSEVERANCE that helped many of our favorite Heroes weather the inevitable storms of their Heroic quests en route to the summit of fulfilling their Missions.
I think this is so good that it’s worth repeating:
Now…
As I read that passage and reflected on the power of perseverance, I also thought about the fantastic ancient Sanskrit word for being a hero in the beginning: arambhashura.
As Eknath Easwaran tells us in Conquest of Mind: “In Sanskrit we have a word which means “heroes at the beginning”: people who take up a job with a fanfare of trumpets but soon find that their enthusiasm has tiptoed down the back stair. Those who go far in meditation are the ones who keep on plugging. They may not be very spectacular; they may never hear a trumpet. But they keep on trying day in and day out, giving their best in every situation and relationship, never giving up. Such people are bound to reach their goal.”
And…
Now, it’s time for that fun trip with the kids Father’s Day trip to Blindside Tattoo with the kids.
I created my Note on The Hero Code on the Monday after Father’s Day.
On Father’s Day, I took Emerson and Eleanor with me to go get a tattoo. (Yes, that’s like me! Hah.)
As you know if you’ve been following along,
As we’ve discussed, science says we increase our odds of achieving our goals by about 42% if we write them down.
So…
I figured I’d write my most important goals somewhere I’d never miss them and let them serve as a constant reminder to PERSEVERE (just one step at a time!) through all the inevitable obstacles in a good heroic quest.
Every morning I start my meditation by looking at down at my arm and saying to myself,
All in. Day 1.
Here’s to PERSEVERING through the inevitable storms on our Heroic quests as we take JUST ONE MORE STEP…
Today.