Dear friends, supporters and colleagues.
On 17th October 2011 I turned 40. Some months before the birthday I
took a retreat to reflect on what life has taught me so far. The 40
year mark is a critical turning point for most individuals.
Symbolically, it repesents the end of ones first half of life and the
begining of the second and the last half. It is a time for rethinking
ones priorities and values. It is a point when the question, "how do I
want to be remembered?" takes more significance henceforth. For the
religious, the question,"how will I account for my life when I meet the
Master?" becomes more real and conscious. It is a time when growing up
stops and growing old begins (physically speaking). Spiritually I think
it is the time when growing up really begins.My reflection in the retreat focused two streams in my life - the professional journey and the spiritual journey I have traveled so far. My conscious spiritual journey began in 1986. My professsional journey as an Organization Development (OD) practitioner began in 1999. As I moved towards the 40 year mark I had this intuitive feeling of the convergence of the two streams, the confluence of which almost coincided with my 40th birthday. The reflection......
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