{"id":5169,"date":"2013-05-28T16:01:56","date_gmt":"2013-05-28T20:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/blissblog\/?p=5169"},"modified":"2013-05-28T16:01:56","modified_gmt":"2013-05-28T20:01:56","slug":"worthy-accomplishments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/2013\/05\/worthy-accomplishments.html","title":{"rendered":"Worthy Accomplishments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a id=\"overlay_image_anchor_214197\" href=\"\/photo.php?imageId=214197&amp;searchId=63298c76a6ac2248675267bf5595d7e4&amp;npos=11\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"overlay_image_214197\" title=\"P2243645.JPG\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/everystockphoto.s3.amazonaws.com\/everystockphoto_214197_m.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Just finished lunch, from my favorite Chinese buffet near my day job. Cracked open the requisite fortune cookie and these words jumped out at me: &#8220;Some people dream of worthy accomplishments while others stay awake and do them.&#8221;\u00a0 When I read them, I smiled, since I am both\u00a0 dreamer and doer, visionary and actor on my visions. There was a time, when I lingered in the first realm since it felt easier and safer. I had grand and glorious dreams that I told myself &#8216;someday&#8217; would come true. It is like the four words that my little surrogate grandson utters every time we open a book and read together. I will ask, &#8220;What does that say?&#8221; Two year old Collin will giggle and spout out &#8220;Once upon a time.&#8221;\u00a0 &#8220;And how about that?&#8221;, I query, pointing to another phrase. &#8220;Once upon a time.&#8221;\u00a0 For him, it is a game, a joke, a silly exchange, since he knows it can&#8217;t ALL say that, and yet, how often do we as adults get stuck in musing &#8216;once upon a time&#8217; mode, because we are intimidated by the rest of the story? I know I was and on rare occasions, still am.<\/p>\n<p>When I look back on my life, I want to be able to say for sure, that the things I accomplished were indeed worthy; worthy of the potential, gifts and talents bestowed upon me at birth, worthy of the work and sweat I put into them, worthy of the people who are served by them, and worthy of the investment my family and friends place in me. When I succeed, it isn&#8217;t just for me. It reflects on the folks who stood by me and cheered me on. When I witness other people&#8217;s accomplishments and feel that in some way, I have contributed, there is a basking in their reflected glory, a &#8216;kvelling&#8217; (Yiddish for overflowing with pride). I want those in my circles to feel that way when I reach a milestone as I do with them. I have many successful friends in various realms:\u00a0 artists, writers, musicians, entrepreneurs, students, teachers, healers, parents and when I hear about something they have accomplished, I want to shout it from the rooftops. So why, I wonder, do I have such a challenge with comfortably doing that for myself? I start out being &#8216;shamelessly self promoting&#8217; as I encourage others to do and then I retract, wondering &#8220;What will people think?\u00a0 Am I being too visible, too attention seeking?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Instead of hiding your worthy accomplishments, I invite you to use your God-given gifts and talents to serve the world and as a result, discover the fortune that need not be freed from a cookie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Just finished lunch, from my favorite Chinese buffet near my day job. 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