ARETE

Arete is an ancient Greek word that means "Excellence!" Not excellence like, " you did an excellent job", but excellence in the sense of you are living up to your FULL potential and capability. One of the greatest obstacles to pursuing Arete as a way of life is the acceptance of mediocrity as a way of life. Mediocre literally means, "middle of the mountain." This is the person who climbs to the middle of a great mountain and stops because it's "good enough." They don't want to put the effort in to climb to the top and experience the grandeur, beauty and satisfaction that can only come from getting to the top... Most people, if they are honest with themselves, will admit that they are not living up to their full potential. Whether it's professionally or personally, most people live a life that they accept as "good enough." The problem is that as the years go by, people begin to experience great regret for not doing more to better the only life that they were given. The Arete Center is..