The Effect of “Specialness”
“Pursuit of specialness is always at the cost of peace”
This is an interesting teaching from A Course in Miracles. This line resonated very strongly with me. I have always been a very goal-oriented person, and often this aspect of myself has caused me a great deal of stress. What is the purpose of goals? Many of them revolve around personal aspirations and achievements, and therefore are ego-based, hence there is a desire for a person to be “special”. This type of thinking separates us from other people. I am certainly not suggesting that people need to give up their goals, but this is a personal reminder to myself that having loftier and more altruistic goals may make me happier in life.