Day (and Night) Dreaming...

So I promised I'd write a little more about my experience at Boundaries Bootcamp. One of the things that came up in the talks at the conference was that in order to have good boundaries, you have to have a good sense of who you are and what you value. John & Henry encouraged all the participants to take some time when we got home to think about our values, and then also, thinking about who we are and what we want to accomplish with our lives and then set boundaries that protect or enhance that vision.

This reminded me a lot of what Matthew Kelly wrote in his book "The Rhythm of Life" and so I went back and started looking at that.

Since the conference, I've been trying to do a little bit of soul-searching and have spent some time thinking about this more. It's hard work! To be quite honest, I know what I value, but I do not know what I want - what I want in life, what I want to accomplish, etc. I've been floating through life, doing lots of useful and good and wholesome things, but I don't think I could say that I have a clear sense of where I'm headed or what my life's meaning is.

Then I stumbled across a friend's facebook page which had some really helpful questions pulled from John Maxwell's book Put Your Dream to the Test: 10 Questions That Will Help You See It And Seize It. Here are the questions:

A dream is an inspiring picture of the future that energizes your mind, will, and emotions,
empowering you to do everything you can to achieve it. (xiii)

1. The Ownership Question: Is my dream really my dream?
2. The Clarity Question: Do I clearly see my dream?
3. The Reality Question: Am I depending on factors within my control to achieve my dream?
4. The Passion Question: Does my dream compel me to follow it?
5. The Pathway Question: Do I have a strategy to reach my dream?
6. The People Question: Have I included the people I need to realize my dream?
7. The Cost Question: Am I willing to pay the price for my dream?
8. The Tenacity Question: Am I moving closer to my dream?
9. The Fulfillment Question: Does working toward my dream bring satisfaction?
10. The Significance Question: Does my dream benefit others?

I guess I have some more thinking (dreaming) to do.