Source https://zenhabits.net/transcendence/
By Leo Babauta
The way most of us take on our work, or anything else in our lives, is that we do it because we’re supposed to, we have to, we’re obligated to, we’re expected to, we should.
What this creates is a life of obligation and burden, of churning out things just for the sake of churning them out. A life of pointlessness and exhaustion.
What if life could be transcendent? Alive? Expansive? Lit up?
While there’s nothing wrong with always having our nose to the grindstone, and having every day feel the same as the last … what would it be like to open to something different?
Transcendence is an idea that might feel strange or out there, because it’s often associated with traditions or approaches that feel so foreign or off-putting. But I promise you, this is fairly simple, practical and doable stuff.
Let’s take a brief look and see what we can find.
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Source https://zenhabits.net/transcendence/
By Leo Babauta
The way most of us take on our work, or anything else in our lives, is that we do it because we’re supposed to, we have to, we’re obligated to, we’re expected to, we should.
What this creates is a life of obligation and burden, of churning out things just for the sake of churning them out. A life of pointlessness and exhaustion.
What if life could be transcendent? Alive? Expansive? Lit up?
While there’s nothing wrong with always having our nose to the grindstone, and having every day feel the same as the last … what would it be like to open to something different?
Transcendence is an idea that might feel strange or out there, because it’s often associated with traditions or approaches that feel so foreign or off-putting. But I promise you, this is fairly simple, practical and doable stuff.
Let’s take a brief look and see what we can find.
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