Different people focus on climbing different ladders: career; family; money/possessions; reputation; knowledge; popularity; pleasure; security; individuality and self-expression; comfort; a better world; the moral high ground; fill in the blank.
Many people invest a lot of time and energy in climbing a ladder, only to arrive at the top and discover it’s leaning against the wrong wall.
It may not feel like it, but this is good. Now the deeper soul work can begin.
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