The goal digger

Every commemoration of Christ’s resurrection from the dead is a reminder for every human being not to give up on his or her dream. That “He is risen” is a proof that each one of us has to dig deeper into our goals to realize them. Every story of Resurrection is a tale of love that comes with the promise of a dream to be realized further. Each tale of Resurrection makes us a goal digger.

Digging for a goal starts from burrowing from our very core, from the mantle of our own existence. Self-love should be one of the precious finds in this excavation. The discovery of self-love is a eureka moment — of joy, happiness, fulfillment, serenity, peace. But not all find a quick and easy access to self-love. This leads to desolation. 

People become lonely because they have not yet dug the path to loving themselves. They have crucified their thoughts to only Good Fridays and Black Saturdays not knowing or hoping that Easter Sundays are coming.

The cruelest kind of loneliness is not knowing oneself that leads to not loving oneself. Many busy themselves in finding their soul mate, in finding the one, when in fact they have not yet gone to the core of their soul. The minute we recognize and revere the soul that we keep inside us is the moment we acknowledge that we have a loving companion within us — our selves.

Self-love is the spade that helps us mine for our further goal of loving others, knowing fully that a string of happiness is found in the fact that when we are capable of loving others, more blessings are found underway. Self-love may be the beginning of digging for our goals but it is in caring for others that we find the fulfillment of our dreams. Then we realize that    self-love becomes the seat of conceit when it does not give birth to thinking of the welfare of others.

From finding self-love to loving others, we continue the journey of being a goal digger. Our dreams keep us on our toes without necessarily stepping on other’s toes. Since we believe in the power of dreaming, we continue the voyage. From time to time, we encounter stumbling blocks but our belief that we can achieve our aspirations fuels our enthusiasm to really, really conquer our goals. As we sprint or fly, our enthusiasm will soon burst into passion then it adds fire to our soul and lifts our spirit.

The only thing that matters between the goal digger and what he wants in life is the will to pursue his ambitions and the faith that it is possible to acquire them. Indeed it’s true that to get what one has never had, one must do what one has never done before. Dreaming is one, finding ways how to enact the dreams is another.

The beginning of our success is in our capacity to be a goal digger. Our goals in life turbo-prop us to the doorstep of victory. No triumph is won without us digging deeper into our goals. Every time we become goal diggers, we become closer to God — because we know that we cannot do it alone. We always need a heavenly conduit in realizing our dreams, in harnessing and celebrating blessings big and small.

Every success story has its own spark of divinity. Whether or not you believe in God, your triumph is not purely your own doing. No amount of denying God can erase His handiwork in your success.

The need to become a goal digger is as important as the need of the body for oxygen. Goals keep us going. They keep us on track because goals have morality. If the goal is self-defeating, let go. If the goal will harm others, forget it. A successful goal digger holds on to the promise that his or her goal will bring him or her the opportunity to better himself or herself; and in the process making others better, too.

While nailed to the cross in the Calvary, Christ was mocked several times. His being the Son of God was questioned. He did not choose to spare himself from mockery, not even from death. In His suffering, He was a goal digger. It was His ultimate goal to save man from his sins. So He died for him. No “ifs” no “buts,” He readily gave us His life so we may live.

His Resurrection is a Post-it note that says every trial is a triumph in the making; that love conquers all; that every failure is the cornerstone of success; that death is not the end of life but simply the beginning of a new life. 

We are a work in progress and every day is a blessed opportunity for us to reach for our dreams. Every celebration of Resurrection reminds us that no dream is impossible to a goal digger.

(For your new beginnings, please e-mail me at bumbaki@yahoo.com. I’m also on Twitter @bum_tenorio and Instagram @bumtenorio. Have a blessed Easter Sunday!)