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By Carl Studna
Have you ever been driving on a long-distance road trip and not listened to the signs when you’ve started getting drowsy? Before you realize it, you begin to hear and feel the vibrating thumping of your tires as they begin to cross into the dividing lane. Hopefully, you wake up out of your daze and course-correct your tires to stay on course to overt danger. Your heart immediately begins to beat quickly as you realize that you could have been seriously injured or crashed to your death.
You realize that you’ve just experienced a serious wake-up call, yet have you to continue to drive with the commitment to reach your destination regardless of the blatant signs to stop. How often do we respond similarly throughout our daily life experiences? Beginning at an early age, we’re so programmed in Western culture to bust through all barriers in order to accomplish our goals…..but at what cost?...