Writing and music are in my heart, and I can truly say that I do them for the love and enjoyment of them. I'm barely making any money out of them, but the satisfaction and joy I get from them, to quote the Master Card commercial, are priceless.
Great topic David and funny where life has so many distractions that people pay $ to simply escape from it. Quest for many may be to develop a habit of finding a time for contemplation/oneness from within each day....yes each day. People exercise daily to build up their bodies to be tuned well, people read and comment on LinkedIn and so many other endeavors to keep the mind sharp...why is ones soul usually last on the list? For those that have heating systems in their houses that require a pilot (gas) to be on...is not the pilot always on...does it not require continued maintenance and gas and a spark to keep ignited....always be it Summer for heating water or Winter for heating water and our homes and all in between. The Soul is always on....it is up to us to recognize it's importance and if we need that type of warmth and source in our lives!
This is a deeply insightful and wonderfully helpful reflection, David. Thank you! I love the perspective of creating efficiencies for the purpose of freeing up time to focus on the vital things that catch my heart. And the fact that "play" and "enjoyment" should often be those things is a liberating and joyful realization. It struck me that one thing that "caught my heart" since retiring from corporate life has been investigating, documenting, and preserving my family history. It's fun (i.e. play) to me in the sense that it personalizes my passion for history. It's rewarding in that it feeds my innate desire to structure and organize things. And it feels deeply purposeful in that I sense I'm building something of value for my family and those who come after me. You've helped me realize that I am living out my Ikigai as I work on my genealogy - researching, discovering, capturing, organizing, and preserving "vital things" for my family.
Writing and music are in my heart, and I can truly say that I do them for the love and enjoyment of them. I'm barely making any money out of them, but the satisfaction and joy I get from them, to quote the Master Card commercial, are priceless.
Great topic David and funny where life has so many distractions that people pay $ to simply escape from it. Quest for many may be to develop a habit of finding a time for contemplation/oneness from within each day....yes each day. People exercise daily to build up their bodies to be tuned well, people read and comment on LinkedIn and so many other endeavors to keep the mind sharp...why is ones soul usually last on the list? For those that have heating systems in their houses that require a pilot (gas) to be on...is not the pilot always on...does it not require continued maintenance and gas and a spark to keep ignited....always be it Summer for heating water or Winter for heating water and our homes and all in between. The Soul is always on....it is up to us to recognize it's importance and if we need that type of warmth and source in our lives!
Devoting the non-renewable resource that is time...to reverence & gratitude...for me and by extension...the magic all around.
This is a deeply insightful and wonderfully helpful reflection, David. Thank you! I love the perspective of creating efficiencies for the purpose of freeing up time to focus on the vital things that catch my heart. And the fact that "play" and "enjoyment" should often be those things is a liberating and joyful realization. It struck me that one thing that "caught my heart" since retiring from corporate life has been investigating, documenting, and preserving my family history. It's fun (i.e. play) to me in the sense that it personalizes my passion for history. It's rewarding in that it feeds my innate desire to structure and organize things. And it feels deeply purposeful in that I sense I'm building something of value for my family and those who come after me. You've helped me realize that I am living out my Ikigai as I work on my genealogy - researching, discovering, capturing, organizing, and preserving "vital things" for my family.