“We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”   ~Joseph Campbell

Even as a child I was an excellent planner.  I saved my allowance and babysitting money and planned trips and purchases, while my sisters impulsively squandered their capitol.  As I grew, I perfected planning to a fine art, constantly gathering information, making lists, and then working it out in my head, long before any eventuality arose.  I never considered the possibility that there might be another way.  From my perspective the world was made up of good planners and bad planners and I knew what side of the spectrum I belonged.  That was until I discovered that there is something beyond planning.  Rather than a question of either/or—this other alternative transcends the need and replaces it with intentionality, heightened awareness and an interconnected whole. [Read more…]