— ENGINEER LA FORGE. ARSENAL OF FREEDOM. 41798.2

Sounds a lot like our lives, doesn’t it?

The ride can be bumpy at times. Things happen fast. And the physical sensations can easily distract us from what we’re doing—or what we’re supposed to be doing. We get carried away with the thrills and turn the trip into a pointless joy ride. Or, more likely, all those bumps frighten and disturb us, and getting rid of them becomes more important than getting to where we’re going.

The Inner Voyage helps us, first of all, by preparing us for the fact that the ride is bumpy. And if we expect all those bumps, maybe we’ll be less likely to overreact.

More importantly, the Voyage reassures us that it’s “we” who are going somewhere, not just “me.” “Let’s focus on what we’re doing,” La Forge says, as if to remind us that we’re all on this ride together; that we depend on one another; that if we concentrate on our own assigned duties we may not even notice the bumps anymore.

And the mission—our lives—will be a success.

Today I will be alert, yet calm, focusing on my duties rather than my comfort, and thereby allow others to focus on theirs.

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The above meditation is taken from Going Boldly on Your Inner Voyage © 1999-2004, IF Books.

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