What Is Spiritual Goal Setting?
When goals become partnered with awakening to God, it yields a process I call “spiritual goal-setting.” Spiritual goal-setting is a tool for much more than simple acquisition of things and management of life’s confusion. When goal-setting is spiritualized, results are not the main focus; it is the process we care about. Through the process, we grow, learn, and awaken. The goal itself is merely icing on the cake. Spiritual goal-setting works in partnership with desire — a tricky combination. Desire creates energy, but it must be steadied with equanimity, compassion, and a growing sense of being spiritually complete exactly as you are. Otherwise, it spins you in circles, treading over the same tired ground, generating an inexhaustible drive for more. The ultimate purpose of spiritual goal-setting is to explore and strengthen qualities of being that bring enduring happiness: loving-kindness, courage, composure, tenacity, generosity, compassion, insight, and humor. These qualities are beyo
