Today we don’t have the stasis that is required for the formation of a mythic tradition. The rolling stone gathers no moss. Myth is moss. So not you’ve got to do it yourself, ad lib … We’re all without dependable guides.*
Joseph Campbell

Instead of threats and scarcity, and instead of compliance and control, we have the opportunity to help people become significant.**
Seth Godin

Myth adapts because we need it to,
We need our guiding stories despite our science;
Resourced by thousands of years of megamyths,
We’re discovering our personal chronicles of meaning and purpose.

It is quite normal for us to uncover our story
through struggle and challenge and failure,
As we come to understand and appreciate
these are the lively elements of a myth.

We not only find our path to follow,
We also become guides for others as they seek their own way;
As we understand the importance of myth and story for human existence,
A new generation of guides are appearing – you may be one of these.^

It’s our interpretation of, and approach to, our past that generates resilience … “Do not be a victim of your past.^^

*Joseph Campbell’s Pathways to Bliss;
**Seth Godin’s The Song of Significance;
^My friend and guide Alex McManus is preparing to publish his new book FutureU – I’ll be sharing more when it appears;
^^Victor Strecher’s Life On Purpose, quoting Henry Nyombi.