I had a good night sleep even though
I spent probably the first 3o minutes twisting and turning. My best friends and
I had one of the most meaningful conversations yesterday evening.
It started when
I recommended the book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less.
From there, we had an awesome exchange of ideas of ways to nurture ourselves.
It's one of those moments when I realized I have never truly appreciated my
friends for who they are. Every time they talk about religious doctrines and
stuff, I always feel small and inexperienced but yesterday, I didn't. I read
all their messages and I found myself thanking God for their existence. That's
not to say I wasn't grateful in the past but I was underappreciating them. And
it wasn't until yesterday that I have seen the beauty of having this set of
friends. They help me question and eventually improve my spiritual
aspect.
I also learned
this in Essentialism- you need to distinguish the vital few
from the trivial many. I believe faith comes first among everything else. And I
have never encountered a more straightforward advice: remove activities (yes,
even the good ones) that do not really help or are not aligned to your core
purpose. That way you could focus all your time and energy to make that highest
contribution- to operate at that point. It's not just liberating but an
eye-opening advice I have gotten from an author who really lived his words.
I woke up and still realize I haven't completely
removed that instinct to please and impress people but I paused and told myself
that it's a process- a gradual one for that matter. So I'm doing just fine.
Committing in this kind of philosophy is gonna be
hard for me but I shall make it. I'm gonna pursue it like my life depends on
it- because it does.
(March 8, 2017 9:56AM)
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