In life, too, the peaks decide the meaningfulness of life, and a single moment can retroactively flood an entire life with meaning.*
Viktor Frankl

If you haven’t decided what to master, pick anything that scares you, fascinates you, or infuriates you. Don’t ask, “Is this the real me?” or “Is this my passion?” Those questions lead to endless searching and disappointment.**
Steven Pressfield

You are probably already experiencing some aspect or other of
what it is you want or need to focus on more with your life.

There’s a simple way for bringing these into sharper focus
so that you can explore them more, towards shaping them as your path.

Try carrying around a notebook or zine for a couple of weeks,
Making a note of the what, why, who, and when of your high energy moments.^

These will highlight the things you must do,^^
The activities and practices and rituals in which your abilities, energies, and values come together.*^

*Viktor Frankl’s The Doctor and the Soul;
**Steven Pressfield’s Do the Work;
^You are basically noticing what your body is noticing in terms of energy or excitement: What are you doing?, Why are you doing this?, Who are you doing it with or for?, and, When are you doing it (as in the beginning or end of something, or the time of day)?
^^You may also keep a list of the energy-draining moments, again in a what-why-who-when format. These become the things to avoid, or at least manage – and you will manage via your high energy abilities;
*^It is likely that we’ll begin to see how these things have arisen out of so much of our more difficult moments in life. As always, you can drop me a line if you think I can help: geoffrey@thinsilence.org.