Monday, February 28, 2011
What do you do?: Life's Work.
We all have times when our worlds are spinning so fast that we can't think straight. Clarity seems to evade us along with focus. At times this causes us to conflate, condense, and confuse reality. At times this causes us to lose hope in the potential realities that we passionately yearn for and envision. Often it does both. I think this is where we must cultivate and reaffirm a sense of our "life's work" which acts as a compass to guide us through uncertain waters.
"And what is life's work?" It is what fulfills, inspires, exhilarates, invigorates, and speaks to the intrinsic reality of you. Life's work is not merely contained in one pursuit, or even just in any number of pursuits but in the cultivation and exploration of the self and the ability to contribute radiant beauty in this world. Life's work persists only with integrity, love, and hope.
Einstein's "three rules of work:" are just as applicable as rules of life "Out of clutter find simplicity; From discord find harmony; In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity."
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Well said, Trenton. Way to bring up a really interesting subject.
ReplyDeleteAfter the thrill of winning is gone, are you still satisfied?
"Life's Work" is what you have left over after you've accomplished all your goals and done all the things you said you would do.
So in each thing we do, we must consider the quality of our life apart from the accomplishments and failures. To love our lives despite wins and losses--that is our "Life's Work".