Well was I mistaken in thinking that in Steve's article tears weren't just metaphorical but rather were literal? I saw comments where people suggested that the tears were not to be taken literally, and I saw Steve correct them and said that the tears were to be taken literally.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not necessarily hung up on 'tears.' I more want to be thorough with the exercise. If what it takes to do this exercise properly is tears, then I don't want to prematurely assume I've reached the goal when I haven't.
When I did the exercise I felt certain things I wrote that came closer to touching my heart than others. It's not like I'm just waiting around to discover the purpose of my life before living it. I live a pretty interesting and satisfying life. I am for the most part happy, but lacks a strong sense of direction. It's this direction that I wanted to get a better feel for.
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