How do you think most people would respond the the following question:
"Do you want to know the truth?"
What would you say?
I know that for myself, I'd like to believe that I always want to know the truth - especially about things that affect me directly. Even more so about my own motivations, desires and closely held values. Although, like many people, I can be slow in accepting it or acting on it.
Here's a radical idea: How much does something mean to you? The answer is how much time and energy you put into it - what is the degree of your commitment? I believe that one of the best ways to be fulfilled and on-purpose is to better align our ideas about what's important to us with our daily actions.
We all have obligations but that can become a black hole of circular logic. When does it become your life instead of what you "have to do" to get by? Every choice carries benefits and drawbacks. The question is what areas of focus allow you to become your best self?
I eat healthfully, get the rest my body needs and exercise regularly so I'm in really good condition. I hold spiritual growth highly among my priorities, so I read a bunch of material. But I also know a daily practice, like the discipline I adhere to for physical health, would further my spiritual development. But I'm sporadic about that, and my results, in terms of a deep sense of peace and transcending the emotional bumps and bruises of daily life, are spotty and inconsistent. Finally, I have great ideas to expand my business and become much more financially successful and free of the work = money equation. But the other areas of my life (health, spiritual growth, time with my friends and family) are more important to me, so I spend very little time developing those business ideas into actuality. And what has materialized reflects exactly that degree of effort and commitment.
So, if you want to know the truth about what's important to you, look at what you're doing now.
The answer may surprise you.
"Do you want to know the truth?"
What would you say?
I know that for myself, I'd like to believe that I always want to know the truth - especially about things that affect me directly. Even more so about my own motivations, desires and closely held values. Although, like many people, I can be slow in accepting it or acting on it.
Here's a radical idea: How much does something mean to you? The answer is how much time and energy you put into it - what is the degree of your commitment? I believe that one of the best ways to be fulfilled and on-purpose is to better align our ideas about what's important to us with our daily actions.
We all have obligations but that can become a black hole of circular logic. When does it become your life instead of what you "have to do" to get by? Every choice carries benefits and drawbacks. The question is what areas of focus allow you to become your best self?
I eat healthfully, get the rest my body needs and exercise regularly so I'm in really good condition. I hold spiritual growth highly among my priorities, so I read a bunch of material. But I also know a daily practice, like the discipline I adhere to for physical health, would further my spiritual development. But I'm sporadic about that, and my results, in terms of a deep sense of peace and transcending the emotional bumps and bruises of daily life, are spotty and inconsistent. Finally, I have great ideas to expand my business and become much more financially successful and free of the work = money equation. But the other areas of my life (health, spiritual growth, time with my friends and family) are more important to me, so I spend very little time developing those business ideas into actuality. And what has materialized reflects exactly that degree of effort and commitment.
So, if you want to know the truth about what's important to you, look at what you're doing now.
The answer may surprise you.
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