04-19-2019, 05:27 PM
How do we judge our condition? Already this labeling sucess/futility is black and white. It doesn't take into account small steps and alternatives. And can we really compare with others? Everyone is unique after all.
Phoenix, maybe life is full of oppurtunities, possibilities, joys ... just in front of you ... but we are blind to them because our sight is focused on something, filtered through our beliefs ... Everything else is blurred or hidden. That's how our brain functions. This on itself is not a problem. It's how it should be but if we are not aware of this "blindness" (or narrow-sightness) we can get stuck.
My example: it took me about ten years of studies and ten years of job in one field to realize it's not for me and started thinking: this is not the only thing I can do in life, let's see what else I could do ... And something more: I am not so fond about my job but this is not the only thing I can enjoy and get better in life. I have a family, there is nature, music etc. etc.
I've got some encouragement from 12 Rules For Life. This is rule no. 4:
Phoenix, maybe life is full of oppurtunities, possibilities, joys ... just in front of you ... but we are blind to them because our sight is focused on something, filtered through our beliefs ... Everything else is blurred or hidden. That's how our brain functions. This on itself is not a problem. It's how it should be but if we are not aware of this "blindness" (or narrow-sightness) we can get stuck.
My example: it took me about ten years of studies and ten years of job in one field to realize it's not for me and started thinking: this is not the only thing I can do in life, let's see what else I could do ... And something more: I am not so fond about my job but this is not the only thing I can enjoy and get better in life. I have a family, there is nature, music etc. etc.
I've got some encouragement from 12 Rules For Life. This is rule no. 4:
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