Ikigai Thought for Today: The Next Action
From the Thought Library
I keep a ‘thought library’ of ideas, quotes, and insights.
It is my habit to randomly pull on one of those ideas I’ve saved to ponder.
I invite you to join me with the one I’m contemplating today.
“We cannot simply sit and stare at our wounds forever.
We must stand up and move on to the next action.”
Haruki Murakami
🌀 These questions come to my mind.
What does Murakami mean by ‘move on to the next action ’?
Is that different from simply moving on?
Is ‘standing’ an action or an attitude?
Sitting and staring are actions, aren't they? Or are they?
Quest well
Yes. Those are actions. We were already wounded. We were already sitting. We are already staring at them. It's time for the NEXT move. We can evaluate how long we allowed ourselves to stay in those first three.
To me this is a clear case of how to recognize Fixed /Scarcity /Victim mindsets. Someone who chooses to dwell in the clouded space of what they can complain about - what's missing, what things keep happening to them - refuses to activate gratitude in order to recognize the abundance they already have. Unknowingly, they drive themselves deeper and deeper into a victim's hole, and the longer they stay there the more likely events and conditions become self-inflicted.
I sometimes look at my legs and find bruises or cuts that I can’t remember doing them. When I think about them, then the memories come to mind. I think that’s what Murakami talks about. Don’t keep looking at your wounds, they’ll keep you back. If you forget about them, you’ll keep walking towards good things.