Step Into My Phase

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Life moves with us as years progress. Along the way, we ponder our purpose, our impact, our affect on loved ones, our community and the world. As we expand our thinking to imagine that our life experience follows a flow and pattern similar to others, we learn that moving through these phases results in a dynamic symbiosis between the Spirit within and the resonance of what we experience.

Phase 1 - What You Do Effort, labor, stamina, and work epitomize this initial phase in our lives. During this time period, we gather information and knowledge through a variety of learning opportunities. The rigors of daily school tasks, followed by tests and requirements of academia occupy our youth in demanding ways. Here, we explore the various methods of receiving information and assimilating it (learning) and with any luck, discover which delivery method works best for us. Many Phase 1 "entry-level" jobs are labor intensive and require onerous physicality for little pay. Often, they are repetitive, menial and tiresome. Remember, this type of work is fact-gathering, information accumulating and not meant to be your life's purpose or the end of the employment vista. The back-breaking jobs are the "paying your dues" jobs that serve to bolster us in years to come. We're paid for what we do.

Phase 2 - What You Know Learning never ends. Phase 2 is the time to apply all we've accumulated in the world thus far and capitalize on it! It's the glorious time for creativity, expansion, insight and the application of knowledge. When we embrace learning, our light shines in the darkness. In our career path, Phase 2 is the time we see recompense for all the effort expended earlier in life. Acquired skills coupled with the ability (and most importantly, the desire) to continue learning, pay handsomely during this large portion of life. In this phase, we are paid for what we know.

Phase 3 - Who You Know While Phase 3 isn't the "end," we see it as a pinnacle of our active lives. Think of Phase 3 as the corporate CEO of your life. He's probably flipped burgers (Phase 1), worked hard to achieve success in his profession and establish a kinship between his work life and spiritual nature (Phase 2). In this phase our value to others is measured by the ability to bring together-the relationships we established along the way. While this phase rarely requires or expects manual labor, it does demand a special insight into the ways of the world and how to get things done. The best - and sometimes only - way to ensure forward success is knowing who holds the knowledge, wherewithal, and desire to accomplish a task, then assembling a team of those individuals to perform specific functions to reach a goal and keep them all in balance and happy. In Phase 3, we are paid for who we know.

No matter where we stand in life, it's only temporary. In the world of "be-do-have"
all that remains is who you ARE.