Read This If You Don't Know The Meaning Of Life
Hang with me on this one.
I'm going a little off-script and into more retrospection that I usually do, here.
You have your own set of challenges.
Your personal life, individual experiences, and DNA have led you to where you are.
It's a mixed up, nuanced, convoluted interaction between who you are, where you're going, where you've been, what you envision, and what the world is telling you.
My point?
There's no wrong way to eat a Reese's.
I've had enough bad days to know that there will be plenty more.
I've had enough good days to know that it's worth getting through the bad ones.
At some point, we make decisions about who we are, where we're going, etc.
The way we go is the way we go.
There's no right or wrong, here.
It's just true.
It seems that knowing this, our broader purpose is to conquer ourselves and teach others to do the same.
This might sound too much like my attempt at explaining the "meaning of life," but I'm okay with that.
This is truthfully about as close as I've gotten to answering that question.
The reason we're here, with all our sentience, is to quiet those inner demons, conquer ourselves, and train the next generation to do the same.
I'm sure this isn't the meaning of life, but I'm also just as sure that I'm either close or directionally aligned.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on this, so please reply/comment.
2 Minute Action
Take a second to reflect and evaluate the following:
- What voices do you have that contradict your mission?
- How do you engage them when they are noisy?
- What might you do to help the next generation learn this skill set?
Take 2 minutes to reach out to someone in your life and ask "how can I help you?"
This small gesture just might be enough to move the needle for someone or give them the courage to go after something they desire.
The Most Overlooked and Practical Application For Trust
Missed meetings that stay on the calendar.A pile of to-dos.In fact, a big long list of to-dos with dates that are WAY overdue.Seems innocent, though, right?What harm could it do?You're just adjusting. You're still striving. You're just on your way there, right?
Here's the problem:
When you stray from the structure you've laid out--whether it's a calendar event, to-do, or whatever--you're building distrust.You're teaching yourself that you can't trust the calendar to tell you what's important because sometimes there are events you can miss.You're teaching yourself that you can't trust your to-do list because it's packed with tasks that don't matter and clog up your view of priorities.You're teaching yourself that you can't trust yourself to get things done or honor the schedule.If your calendar is sacred, you will trust it.You'll have a good relationship with your calendar and you'll enjoy using it as a tool--because it will actually be useful.You'll have a good relationship with your to-do list and you'll enjoy using it because it will also be useful.
2 Minute Action:
Scan your calendar for the week. Delete anything you KNOW won't happen. Reschedule, kick back, block off a chunk of time to get something done--whatever you need.Do it now.In tomorrow's post, I'm going to tell you more about how to prune and reset your to-do list.