Unearthing The Essential March 3, 2014
Posted by nrhatch in Happiness, Life Balance, Mindfulness.comments closed
Refraining from snap judgments about people, places, and things makes sense given our limited vantage point. We should keep our eyes and ears open and mindfully observe life with alert curiosity rather than a rush to judgment.
But . . .
As we observe the world around us ~ seeing people, places, and things with alert curiosity ~ we are going to see patterns which enable us to conclude, suppose, or conjecture about what we’ve observed.
Based on our observations and experiences, we may be drawn to some people, places, and things, while being bored or repelled by others.
And . . .
Maybe that is as it should be.
If we are to honor our own life purpose, we have to allow ourselves to be the arbiter of what we are drawn to and what holds little or no interest or appeal. After all, there is not enough time for all of us to do it all. We have to pick and choose those pursuits and interests that work for us.
* The minute you choose to do what you really want to do, it’s a different kind of life. ~ Buckminster Fuller
Recognizing that something is “boring” is OK. BFF loves flipping through car magazines. I find them boring. I would rather watch paint dry.
That’s a clear signal that cars have nothing to do with my life purpose.
* Take charge of your life or someone else will. ~ Herman Millman
The key to sifting through options and possibilities is to do it mindfully and with alert curiosity ~ a conscious effort to sift through what is “extraneous” to us so that we can unearth the “essential.”
* Once in a while it really strikes people that they don’t have to live in the way they have been told to. ~ Alan Keightly
Aah . . . that’s better!
Related posts: It’s Boring (Candid Impressions) * Judging and Kindness (Find Your Middle Ground)
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