I met with my good friend Dan today. It's always a pleasure to see him, and his great words of wisdom always inspire me to write a post.
We talked a lot about sustainable life practices and the importance of feeling that you contribute to a greater cause.
As contributors, it's essential that we all feel our participation- in whatever we do- is recognized as a vital part of the nurturing of an ideal that is higher than personal gain. Without it, we risk feeling alienated and bored, seeing our work as nothing more than a mundane task with no actual purpose. This way of working can never be sustainable, because it is contrary to how the human mind works. We are designed to explore, learn, and be curious.
We talked a lot about sustainable life practices and the importance of feeling that you contribute to a greater cause.
As contributors, it's essential that we all feel our participation- in whatever we do- is recognized as a vital part of the nurturing of an ideal that is higher than personal gain. Without it, we risk feeling alienated and bored, seeing our work as nothing more than a mundane task with no actual purpose. This way of working can never be sustainable, because it is contrary to how the human mind works. We are designed to explore, learn, and be curious.
Sometimes we're in a situation where we can't change our jobs; for now. But we can look at other aspects of our lives, where we can seek out higher purpose. Perhaps volunteerism or working on a community project. A huge problem that I see frequently in my practice is that people are over extended in their lives, but not necessarily with activities that produce more meaning; but are more a product of social status pressures to keep up with what others are doing.
If you haven't found greater meaning at this point, perhaps it's not going to reveal itself where you're looking. Maybe you need to speak to some different people or take a course in something you're interested in. One thing is for sure, meaning has to be sought out, it doesn't come and find you.
If you haven't found greater meaning at this point, perhaps it's not going to reveal itself where you're looking. Maybe you need to speak to some different people or take a course in something you're interested in. One thing is for sure, meaning has to be sought out, it doesn't come and find you.
