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To all those over the hill already:
R’ Tatz (in his book – “Thinking Jewish Teenager’s Guide to Life) has a seemingly simple way of defining who you are and what your goal in this world is. In short, he says to draw a circle and write whatever you are inside the circle and everything you’re not outside the circle. Everything inside the circle are your tools and everything outside the circle are your fantasies. Your task is to use your tools to their max as they define your role in life.
So there are 2 phases in this discovery: 1) realizing what your talents are and closing the circle. 2)working through life utilizing the tools inside your circle to its fullest.
My question is, at what point in life are you supposed to close the circle? I feel immature because I know who I am and who I’m not, but I still can’t bring myself to close it. I feel I would be limiting myself as opposed to freeing myself to fulfill my role in life. Is this a feeling I will outgrow? Or is it something deeper that I have to work on?
I actually heard him give that lecture many years ago and read it again in that book. I DO want to answer but can’t from my ipad. If I can get my act together, I would love to offer my own thoughts.
Put your qualities that you actually have (not the ones that you ‘want’ to have) in the circle and work it through your life. When you feel that you’re finished with it then proceed to the next step to make your fantasies come true.
If a particular Moshol doesn’t work for you, pick another one.
why do u have to close the circle? the fantasies are tools to your goals or are they your goals themselves?
thanx:) been keeping an eye on all the cr chitchat.. now i can let all the ppl know my mind 🙂
k now to u-
why cant your fantasies become reality?
think about this- why do u want those things for urself?
do u respect ppl who have that?
can u give an example so i can udnerstand better?
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