Among the many sculptures and works of art in Washington D.C. is a piece titled "The Awakening," a large aluminum sculpture of a man either struggling to rise from, or being consumed by the Earth. Created by J. Seward Johnson Jr., the sculpture has drawn many visitors since it was first installed at Haines Point in 1980 as a temporary display. It has since been moved to a permanent location at the National Harbor. Not bad for a "temporary" work that doesn't depict someone on a horse.

What intrigues me about "The Awakening" are the many interpretations of its meaning, or what Johnson was trying to say. "Experts" are always ready to explain the artist's intentions and there are all sorts of explanations about what the work means. The best though is the explanation from the artist himself in an interview I read some years ago in the Washington Post. Simply stated, he said he didn't really have any particular meaning; he just liked the way it looked.

Inner Wisdom - Tapping Into What You Already Know
By Lisa Princic

Do you find yourself waiting for a sign that you are on the right path to doing what you are meant to do and being who you are meant to be?

The chances are you have probably already received these signs and many of them. Most of us under-estimate what we already know.

Are you one of those people who is waiting for the time when you feel 150% certain about what you want to do before you try that path. Well guess what?... You could conceivably never be in that position where the path looks absolutely certain. Realistically there is always some risk. We could wait in the wings forever just to get our plan perfect, but then we might be missing out on the opportunity to start feeling really good, RIGHT NOW.

Here is how you can start connecting to your source:

Do successful people think differently than unsuccessful people? John C. Maxwell thinks so and has written another book, based on the premise that successful people have one thing in common -- how they think -- and that anyone can learn that skill.

Maxwell identifies 11 different skills of thinking. As he says in the introduction, he isn't trying to tell the reader what to think, but rather help the reader learn how to think. Many of us know people who claim to think carefully about a decision, but in reality are just reviewing their own narrow thoughts, fears, and prejudices. That isn't real thinking though, at least not the way Maxwell would describe it. As he succinctly explains each thinking skill, one begins to understand an underlying theme. Good thinkers are open minded and thirsty for knowledge. They are willing to reach beyond their own beliefs to uncover what is really true. They approach a subject realistically, yet can be creative and are able to explore all the possible angles.

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