Imagine you had a GPS system that slowly lost its calibration.
When freshly updated, it’s precise to the centimeter.
But, when left ignored too long, it starts deviating in miles.
This is how our inner GPS system works. It’s not a calibrate “once-and-done” kind of system. It’s more like your smart phone and needs frequent software updates to keep it precise and up-to-date.
Now, you don’t need to do every single update (I know I don’t). But, if you skip too many update opportunities… that’s when centimeters start turning into feet which start turning into meters with start turning into miles…
The difference between outdated phones and inner GPS systems is you won’t be able to notice an outdated inner compass as easily. The only way to check the inner calibration of your compass is to do careful and deliberate inner work. Which is, in many ways, counter-modern-culture.
If you can’t remember the last time you calibrated, it’s likely you’ve skewed off course—and possibly in a big way. How much can only ever be determined by you.
This isn’t to say that inner calibration is needed every day—but, it sure doesn’t hurt to do some calibration daily.
The bottom line to meditate on today is this: inner calibration needs to be a regular priority—are you making it one? …Because the destination of your life depends on it.
P.s. Need help calibrating your inner compass? The guide I recently created, The Art of Forward, can help.