Legacy

Today, on the Sacred Travel trip to Arizona, we had the amazing opportunity to meet with a Hopi leader and healer. He shared a number of amazing bits of knowledge with us from his life, and allowed us to ask many questions. I found it very sad that such a gifted, intelligent, and learned man would not have a legacy. He was no longer part of the Hopi reservation and lived alone. From what he shared, many of the younger generation are no longer interested in the Hopi traditions and are more concerned about making money or going through the motions on rituals. He had an interesting perspective as he talked about it not being the fault of the younger ones but of his generation for not teaching and training.

It got me thinking about my responsibility to pass on the gifts that I have received – not only my God-given gifts, but also the gifts I have learned from others. I have been blessed with amazing mentors in my life, especially Drs. Bob and Judith Wright. I have changed my life significantly using the skills and practices I have learned and received at Wright. It is my responsibility to mentor others, and to help train the next set of leaders as I was trained. I would be stingy and small and competitive to not. What a tragedy it would be if all I have learned about leading and maximizing my potential and living life as an adventure were not passed on to others…

- Rich Lyons