There are some people on this earth, who are hugely profound and exceptional. While others seem either less than ordinary… or worse yet….  terribly evil.

There are those who think and do.  Those who are complacent.  And then, those who undo.

I often wonder what makes an Albert Einstein… an Albert Einstein.  And a Charles Manson… just that?

Genetics?  Environment?  Both?

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”

When I was little, I always thought I would grow up to do something amazing.  Super Hero Good.  I thought I would make a significant impact on the world…..

And five decades later.

I have come to think this.  Perhaps the most of us are supposed to be in the fourth category, not mentioned above.

The Wonderful Ordinary.

Not Rock Stars, Not Gold Medal Athletes, Not Leaders of Countries, or Wildly Famous.

Perhaps the most of us are meant to live with goodness in our hearts, dreaming our dreams, but helping others along the way.  Quite possibly success is measured by doing the common things in life, exceptionally well.  With radiance, and gladness.

Yep.  When I grow up, I hope to be just like amazing and sensational you.

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.” – Aristotle