Wake up. Go to work. Then catch
the metro to school. Have classes. Meet for some group projects and do my
assignments. Get on the metro back home. Do some more work. Check my emails.
And then sleep. Don't forget to insert "eating" two times somewhere
there. That pretty much sums my weekdays and I'm sure its similar for most of
us. In the professional world, "work" replaces school and classes.
But the point is our day is so regimented that we barely have time to think and
reflect. It's really no one's fault that life's that way. Businesses have deadlines
to meet and need employees to work their butts off. In school you have to do
your homework in order to pass.
Now let's treat all these as
constants (as we know we can't change constants). The only variable we can
change is ourselves and our approach to these constants. Our approach to life
determines everything. Often times, people fail to enjoy the moment and just
experience the now. Living in the moment means just taking each day
and situation as it comes (whether it be good, bad or ugly) and having a
positive outlook on things. This means appreciating our employees, classmates,
colleagues, family and the people around us.
This is the mantra that I adopted
about a year ago and I encourage you to adopt that same philosophy. During
whatever monotonous task that you do, appreciate the moment and always be
grateful for what it is. To end off, I'll quote one of my colleagues' response
whenever she is asked how she's doing. She always replies "just living the
dream".
Everistus, I loved this post. Living in the moment is something that I've always struggled to do; I'm constantly beginning to stress out about what I have due next week, next month, etc. And I lose the experience and the lessons, whether good or bad, of right now. You always seem at peace, so this mantra must work! I will try and adopt it as my own. Also, love the reference to Jess in the end!
ReplyDeleteEversitus, I'm so honored! I absolutely agree with your philosophy, and I do my best everyday to remember & practice it, even in the small ways. I think you're right - it's the best way to experience our lives and the many elements that encompass it. I especially think this is going to useful in business as well - I loved your metaphor about constants, and how WE are the variables.
ReplyDeleteKeep livin' the dream, man.