The Three Levels of Enlightenment: Which are you?

I didn't write this article; it is currently circulating on Facebook, and it is such a good clue that I wanted to post it here, where I can remember to find it later.

Blessed are the Trudgers

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.   Henry David Thoreau, Walden 

The journey of 1000 steps may begin with just one step, but it is still 1000 steps long:  one foot in front of the other, consistently, persistently, whether you're feeling it or not.  When you're in the flow, it's great!  Everything you touch is golden:  your work is brilliant, you are joyful and at peace, in harmony with your world.  During these times, the journey seems effortless and it feels reasonable to hold big dreams.

PROSPERITY PROJECT: How Much Money Do You Really Need?

During the course of the Prosperity Project exercise, in which we began with $1000 and every day had to spend $1000 more than the day before, we found that we very quickly ran out of things we wanted to buy.  After about four days, the amount of money we were expected to spend became ridiculously large.  When the game got to that point, many people stopped playing ...  I mean, we were clearly being forced to spend unrealistic sums of money, so why bother?  Those of us who stuck with it for the full 28 days -- in which we had to spend yet another $28,000 in one day after already having spent $27,000 the day before and $26,000 the day before that, after having already bought everything we've ever really wanted -- were forced to really stretch our imagination in order to complete our assignment. The exercise was not a pointless one, however, because we can't learn where our limits are if we never attempt to move beyond them (ask any teenager).