February 9, 2011

Oh I’m so busy…yah right, busy doing what?

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From the moment that we know what we want, we should increase the amount of time that we invest on what we really care about and reduce or eliminate the time that we spend on non-important things. We should try to be aware as often as possible. I mean COMPLETELY AWARE.

Over the last couple of years, I came to realize that I was wasting time by trying to accomplish too many projects at once. By wanting to do too much , I ended up do much less than expected. I had to learn to say NO to very interesting oppornunities in order to say YES and to focus completely on THE MOST IMPORTANT.

The intensity of your desire on the project will influence how long it will take you to accomplish it.

Most people are busy, some are very busy, the question is: Are they busy doing what they really care about?

 

August 31, 2010

Come On, It’s Time To Wake Up… Wake Up… Wake up.

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Awake

Open your eyes.

REALLY love those around you.

Do everything, everyday like it matters.

Taste.

Smell.

Feel.

Your beauty will be felt by all.

Never forget the magic of life itself.

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Hugh MacLeod

 

April 21, 2010

Full Consciousness and full acceptance

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Only when your consciousness is totally focused on the moment you are in can you receive whatever gift, lesson, or delight that the moment has to offer.

Barbara de Angelis

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It seems to me that we are stubborn students of life.

Life seems to tell us; here is a situation you need to face for your own developpement, and yet, most of the time, we will try to avoid the lesson. Why? Because it’s too damned hard! The funny thing about this is; the lesson we try to avoid seems to come back to us in many unexpected ways. Somehow, we can’t escape it.

When we focus on the moment and accept to face what we have to, it is difficult, but it is one of the best way to grow.

What does this post have to do with time?

The sooner we understand this concept and that we put it in practice, the more time we will save to do other activities that we really enjoy. Have a nice day.

 

April 4, 2010

Are you aware or not ?

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“The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware,

 joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.”

Henry Miller (1891-1980) US novelist

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When I am completely aware and living in the NOW, it is easier for me to accept the things as they really are and not as I want them to be. It’s when I’m preoccupied with the potential problems of the future that I lose most of my awareness. This is why it is so important for us to put things in perspective, especially a long-term perspective. If I ask myself questions like the following ones;

What will I think of this particular problem in 1, 5 or 10 years?

How will I feel about this frustration a week from now?

Why am I so annoyed with this person?

How can I keep my calm when I’m stuck in a traffic jam?

Who cares if this stranger is insulting me?

… you can continue with your own questions here.

When we think of it, it is often these petty annoyances that disturb us the most.

After we take the time to answer these questions with a long term perspective in mind, we can start to live in the NOW again, and that improves our quality of life. Awaress is in the NOW .

 

Why does it take so much time to so many of us to understand this simple reality?

Or if we understand it, why is it so difficult to practice in our own lives?

 

 

March 25, 2010

We are so busy…Oh yes? Busy doing what?

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From the moment that I know what I want, I should increase the amount of time that I invest on what I really care about and reduce or eliminate the time that I spend on non-important things. I should try to be aware as often as possible. I mean COMPLETELY AWARE.

The intensity of my desire on the project will influence how long it will take me to accomplish it.

Most people are busy, some are very busy, the question is ; Are they busy doing what they really care about?