One amongst the many current lessons of my life:
You have to learn when to let go. Perform your work as much as is expected of you - good enough effort will do - and then disengage and come to rest. There is much value in unpressured, stressfree, calm, loving presence.
The urgent and important should certainly be seen to. Sadhana and duty can't be compromised in the name of recreation. Healthy discipline is truly the pathway to stillness and calm. But once you've effectively executed your essential duties, in a responsible manner, it's TIME TO FEEL OK ABOUT YOURSELF and your life, a sense of noble, legitimate, guiltfree leisure and rest.
So don't forget moderation, don't forget when to stop and take time for stillness, presence, gratitude, self-acceptance, self-care. Because BEING is as essential as DOING, ACCEPTANCE is as important as TRANSFORMATION, GRATITUDE for what is is as essential as ACCOMPLISHMENT and PRODUCTIVITY, SELF-LOVE is as important as SELF-DISCIPLINE.
Let's celebrate life's wonders and all the beautiful blessings of the Lord! Let's take time to affirm and cherish the good and magical about our lives, about ourselves, about others, and about the Divine! Let's take a break from work, performance and productivity! Let's smile, be happy, dance, sing, play, dine! Let's take time to be free, grateful, and content!
You have to learn when to let go. Perform your work as much as is expected of you - good enough effort will do - and then disengage and come to rest. There is much value in unpressured, stressfree, calm, loving presence.
The urgent and important should certainly be seen to. Sadhana and duty can't be compromised in the name of recreation. Healthy discipline is truly the pathway to stillness and calm. But once you've effectively executed your essential duties, in a responsible manner, it's TIME TO FEEL OK ABOUT YOURSELF and your life, a sense of noble, legitimate, guiltfree leisure and rest.
So don't forget moderation, don't forget when to stop and take time for stillness, presence, gratitude, self-acceptance, self-care. Because BEING is as essential as DOING, ACCEPTANCE is as important as TRANSFORMATION, GRATITUDE for what is is as essential as ACCOMPLISHMENT and PRODUCTIVITY, SELF-LOVE is as important as SELF-DISCIPLINE.
Let's celebrate life's wonders and all the beautiful blessings of the Lord! Let's take time to affirm and cherish the good and magical about our lives, about ourselves, about others, and about the Divine! Let's take a break from work, performance and productivity! Let's smile, be happy, dance, sing, play, dine! Let's take time to be free, grateful, and content!
1 comments:
Amzing, isn't it, that life's greatest pleasures are it's simplest? How unfortunate is it that we've learnt to be content with discontentment in so many spheres of our lives...thank you for writing so sweetly & with so much depth, Ramtin!
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