We all know that we ought to “do what we love to do.” Yet, a common misunderstanding prevents us from actually implementing. This essay takes away the fluff and uncovers the essence, the real truth about what it is that gives us life.
In a hurry? Read the digest version.
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Many of us [...]
Note: This is a digest version of the original entry on Path over Destination.
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If you choose careers and vocations, or even projects based on the benefits and destinations, you’re sure to have an unenjoyable life.
Because life is what happens when you’re on the way.
Instead, choose based on how enjoyable the process is. Because [...]
Imagine yourself on a crowded bus, or a train. You’ve secured yourself a seat. Lots of people standing.
One of them is an oldish looking lady, with a few bags that look heavy.
You get up out of your seat and gesture to her that she can sit down.
Her disgruntled response: “Hey, don’t insult me. [...]
Many of us love our anonymity. We don’t have to carry the burden of being watched and analyzed — you don’t have to be on your best behavior all the time. But that is actually an illusion. Our actions are making impacts all the time, whether you realize or not. In this post I discuss [...]
I used to be scared of uncertainty. I still do, sometimes.
Unknown is always scary — or at least so they have us believe.
Think about movies and TV shows that are designed to scare you. You know the most scary part?
The anticipation. The build up before you get a full glimpse of the threat, or the [...]
Today, I was reading books to my daughter, and was reading Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus.
It’s a sweet book about a little tiger boy, who can’t read, write, or eat neatly. His father is naturally concerned, but the parents just decide to wait patiently for their son to “bloom.” Eventually, they even stop [...]
Habit: A recurrent, often unconscious pattern of behavior that is acquired through frequent repetition. — Answers.com
So we’re all creatures of habits. We get used to doing certain things in certain ways, and allow our minds and bodies to not only be accustomed to the same pattern, but expect and yearn for it.
This is [...]
It wouldn’t be an earth-shattering revelation if I were to tell you that there are varying degrees of relationship compatibility, would it?
Some relationships are meant to be close. Others aren’t.
Doh.
In fact, all relationships have an ideal distance. I’m not talking just about soulmates or significant others. Friends, families, the distance between you and your work, [...]
To grow old is to acquire fear.
When we are born, we are fearless. Well, mostly. There are some instinctive fears.
But most of the fears, we gain over the course of our lives.
And that’s a good mechanism, for our survival. If you do something once and get hurt, you don’t do it again. [...]
It really pains me to see this, all the time.
People getting caught up in small details.
Have you ever felt like you are toiling away at your daily life, only to feel like you really accomplished nothing at the end of the day?
You wonder, where did my time go? I worked so hard, yet not [...]
