When I hear the word “destination,” my first thoughts are of a location and the road between where I am and where I want to be. To me, destinations are always in the future. Frequently, they are aspirational, especially when my destination is a business model I want to create and bring to life. A random bottle in the local grocery store challenged me to examine the destinations in my life.
As I walked ahead, working to fulfil my shopping list, I began to imagine how destinations are more than a milestone to be achieved in the future. Destinations include how I think, the process I use when I want to achieve a goal, and my preferred way of responding to different challenges.
Methods and processes I have previously used successfully may not work in the present. This is not to say that the past was flawed or incomplete. It is an observation that experience gives one a foundation to see and understand more than one did in an earlier moment. Being aware means I have an opportunity to improve and be more effective than I was. The bottle on the shelf reminded me of several dishes where I tried using Asian cooking techniques to make and serve Western dishes. The results surprised my imagination. It was as if I had adopted an old observation about Divinity; “When the Messiah arrived, high priest of the superior things of this new covenant, he bypassed the old tent and its trappings in this created world and went straight into heaven’s ‘tent’ – the true Holy Place – once and for all.” (Hebrews 9.11)
Collaboration is the key to more. I have long realised that I need Divinity in my life. I am still learning how powerful family and friends can be. Inspiration from a climbing wall, courage from achieving a near-impossible milestone with family, and friendship that transcends logic are leading pointers. Life offers me at least one pointer a day that helps me become a better version of myself.
Reaching a destination begins with the next step.
