Ikigai Thought for Today: Contradiction
A quick thing to ponder.
Ikigai is about experiencing your essence and purpose in harmony with whatever you do.
This definition of Ikigai intentionally avoids the word balance. I’m not a fan of the concept of work/life balance, for example.
Balance implies equality.
Work equals your life outside of work and vice versa.
Instead, I offer the idea of harmony—things working together in agreement and accord, like a concert.
Much like an orchestra performing a concert, there are times when the brass section will be bold and the woodwinds quiet and other times, the woodwinds will be featured, and percussion will take a lesser role.
Life is like that.
It is in contrast that the music reveals its depth and beauty.
With that in mind here are two contradictions I want you to ponder.
Plan like an adult yet hope like a child.
and
Be open to the miraculous, down with what happens.
Quest well!
I wonder what children feel about adult plans? Like is that different than embodying the things we dream or the same? 🤷♀️
Balanced like an orchestra…. Fascinating metaphor.
My world seems to be a bit more of the hard rainy showers, spurts of sunshine, a blast of a wind gust, followed by a prediction of hail. 😎 (and that’s all in the last hour here! True story!)