It is up to each of us to explore our lives by repeating the following: Observe with curiosity the activities around us and within without judgement while maintaining our connection to our environment. Orient ourselves to the possibilities presented to us that have the capability of bringing about what we truly want in a given… Read More
A Few Quotes for Christmas
I hope you enjoy these quotes as much as I do on this fine Christmas day whether you believe in Santa or not and whether you celebrate Christmas or not. The quotes are not specifically about Christmas but definitely relate to the biz of you. The life that I aspire to live No man proposeth… Read More
Do You Answer?
We all look for answers outside of ourselves at times. We look in books, follow spiritual gurus, seek truth in relationships, religions and elsewhere. Sometimes we go back, reread, review and rehash things over and over agin. Why? Did we actually learn? Were the answers we found not good enough? Did they not fill our… Read More
How Do We Find Our Passion?
As we discussed last time, passionate living is finding the playful eagerness within ourselves to live and create the life we value. How are we supposed to do that? The key to unlock our inner doors of passion is exploration. The word explore is from the mid 16th century Latin ex- (out) and plorare (utter… Read More
What is Passionate Living?
I recently came across a couple of things speaking of passion. The first was Isabel Allende giving a TED talk telling “Tales of Passion.” The second was a blog I follow on WordPress about “The Follow Your Passion Fallacy.” Both were interesting in their own right. However, I was struck with their relation to the… Read More
Forming Objectives
To form objectives that support our vision, it is of value to explore the environment and day to day situations we find ourselves in. We have to look at how we operate within our world. Every moment affords us new opportunities and new paths provided we are open to see them. To witness the unfolding… Read More
How do We Make Our Vision Real?
The impetus to explore is inherent within us. It is born out of our sense of wonder and not knowing we should fear the unknown. After coming out of the womb we breathe, move, eat and poop followed by opening our eyes at which point our exploration starts in earnest. We explore through our touch,… Read More
Finding the Essence
There is a feeling, thought and spirit that is you. Do you know it? Within this feeling, thought and spirit is our fundamental essence which has intrinsic value, usefulness and worth. It is the root of our experience. It is the basis of our interaction, integration and interconnectivity with our universe. It is also the… Read More
Our Business is Growth
I went to lunch with a couple of colleagues that I consider people who exemplify the principles of this blog. They manage their business. They not only have an idea of what they want out of life but they follow their own purpose. Their actions serve both the greater good of the systems they integrate… Read More
When it is Time to Move On, just Live with Life
Three colleagues of mine recently announced they were moving on. One is moving on to pursue her dreams as a flight test engineer. Another is letting go of the working life for a few months to hike from Sweden to Greece. The third is taking a job with her husband at the same company… Read More