Recently I was in London and visited St Paul’s Cathedral. There was a service starting just as I arrived so I stayed to listen. One line from a reading stuck in my mind
“whatever is not from faith is sin”.
The real and historic meaning of the word “sin” is “missing the mark” from the Greek word “hamartia” . This idea is far from our usual ideas of sin as being something which is “bad” or “wrong”. So for me this line is about how if you do not believe in what you do you, you are missing out because you are not on the right path for you. It’s worth stopping and checking that you believe in what you do. Lack of faith may prevent you from expressing who you truly are and lead to the worst kind of prison to be in, the one created by your mind. Whereas faith can give you focus to achieve and be.
This idea stuck because it caused me to reflect on the many professional hats I wear. Often I feel as if I am doing too many things at once. But all of them are interlinked and part of my life and I find it difficult to separate them. All of the techniques and tools I use have served me well and that’s why I feel confident about sharing them with others. It also means that I’m quite careful about what I suggest to clients. If I haven’t had some sort of personal positive experience of it then I am reluctant to offer it as a solution.
This concept also works for my clients. Those I see who believe that the work we are doing together is right for them at this time, make much quicker progress than others.
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