find out what you don't want to do. Sometimes being clear on what you don't want can point you straight in the direction of where you need to go.
What not to do….
Flow state – Evolution of mankind
His talk got me thinking that we should have a curriculum in school where we are taught to get into the states of flow along with reading, writing, and arithmetic. Inducing the state of flow might just be what leads humans into the next stage of evolution which is a race of disease-free, happy, creative, peace-loving humans.
Mentorship – A myth that needs to disolve
We need to break out of this industrial model of a production line, where everything is fashioned according to a working prototype. We are all unique and we all have a voice to contribute, like the planet Earth we are to come together the hot and the cold, the soft and the hard, the high and the low, the deep and the shallow, and create a masterpiece that is ever changing, ever evolving, ephemeral yet persistent.
Rock bottom- The only way is UP!
All bets are off, all debts wiped clean. You get to start over. You no longer have to carry the burden of inherited rules and expectations. You get to go crazy and live that dream, start that business, take that trip, learn that course, explore that alternate lifestyle, and write that book.
The winner’s mindset
The precursor to enthusiasm is giving a damn. Find something that you deeply care about, and work from there. For example, are you self-conscious? So you care if you end up looking like a fool? Excellent play to that, tell yourself I NEED to do this and if it fails, I'll look like an idiot. I NEED this to work. I'm giving it my 100 percent because failure is just not an option.
Inspired by situations and not solutions
Sometimes in life, you need to get lost to find your true north. You don't know what you are made of until you are tested in the fire of pain, suffering, and rejection. So next time you fall and are lost, rejoice, it's a chance to find out what you are truly made up of.
The lady with no face
There is something very primal about fear, the theory of Good versus bad, angels and demons, God and Devil, fear always had a label. And we fear Fear more than death or pain. why? It's our need for an identity. Stories of past lives, rebirths abound because the thought that we are nothing and will return to nothing is appalling.
Find your itch
Doing things because you are passionate about it is the key to success and fulfilment. Chasing fame, glory, money etc, is transitory and often fraught with misery.
Defeated by words
In life you don't get a chance for revision. Once you speak out your words, you can't press backspace or delete. Even a sorry cannot erase the effect of your words, no matter how much you explain and try to justify yourself. You are forever defeated by your words, for they refuse to die and fade into oblivion.
My Story
Over the past few months I have been pressured to write blurbs about my book, about me as an author and while I can voraciously pen down descriptions and my views on life, I falter. My blurb is weak, my description of my self, uninviting. This has got me to question myself, even doubt my talent... Continue Reading →
The silent killer
It's our own biases that distort our understanding of the world. Half the pain we inflict on ourselves is because of our rigid beliefs on how things should be. We could not enjoy the technology of flight for the longest time because we as a society held onto to the rigid belief that anything heavier than air would fall down. It begs the question what other beliefs are still tethering us to the ground?
Ask yourself …Do I exist outside my history?
It's the questions that really matter, not the answers, for it's in the asking, in that silence when your memory, your learned observations haven't yet kicked in, that you know what you have always known. You are what you choose to be, so choose wisely.
Extracting the essence of humanity
what do people do with all their dreams and hopes? These tiny sparks of creativity, of love and inspiration? They neglect it, let it die a slow painful death by rejection or they expose them to the harsh conditions of the world where norms and popular opinion crush it before it even gets a chance to see the light.
The humble question
Because sometimes in order to learn from life, the great teacher, we need to humble ourselves and try to see what is being taught. We need to put ourselves second so that we may learn what nuggets of wisdom we may extract from our experiences.
To conform or not to conform? That is not the question, it is who am I?
In this brief summary, he has captured the conundrum that faces humanity. 'Cogito ergo sum' –translation, I think therefore I am, but whose thoughts are you thinking? Are you a sum total of your culture, family beliefs, society’s protocols, and a need for alignment with your peers or the leaders of your world?
Antonia Rapheal