|
|
Creating right livelihood and the importance of being authentic and originalThis topic was suggested by a visitor to the site on Sept. 8, 2000. I have posted a short article as an opener. Comments from visitors are posted below in chronological order. As of Sept. 2004, we have had to remove the comments form, as explained below: We'd like to hear your views on this topic. Unfortunately, we are finding recently that the majority of what is being put on our forms is ads and links to sites that we would not choose to promote or to link to. Therefore we are temporarily removing all forms from the site until such time that we can format them differently to prevent this problem. Please accept our apologies, and if you would like to add a comment to this page, please Readers Comments:Date: Sept. 30, 2000 Comments: Ask yourself this question, and try to give a truly honest answer: If you were not getting paid, would you show up at your job? I believe that even before you can begin to address the question of right livelihood, you must get in touch with your deepest desires. This is the stuff that most of us lost touch with during the long years of schooling, obeying someone else's schedule for many hours every day, and studying things arbitrarily chosen for us, rather than the things we were passionate about. If you could only do one more thing before you die, what would you choose to do? After you answer this, give yourself a second and a third thing, to form the triad of your deepest inner desires. As much as possible, your time should be spent moving toward these three things. You are truly blessed if you can find a way to receive all your needs through making these very same efforts. But if not, then try to reduce your physical needs down to such a level that a very minimum of your time is spent in meeting those needs, and the bulk of your time is free to pursue your deepest goals. Getting in touch with your deepest inner desires, and then finding ways to pursue them, naturally leads to creativity and authenticity. -Capt. Betsy Visitors' Responses
CommentsYou see, when one achieves goal number 1, (or 2 or 3), one's goals change! Or one may realise that what you thought you wanted was not what you wanted at all! Is it trial and error?! And is the grass always greener, just over there???!!! CommentsIt is true that your goals do change over time; this is natural, especially when you have achieved one or more of them. Suppose you start with a relatively superficial goal and achieve it; the next time you ask yourself the question, you may reach a deeper answer. Continuing to reach for your first, second, and third (as opposed to the 4th, 5th or further down on the list) leads you to deeper and deeper levels of awareness of yourself. Spiritual and psychological growth are continuing processes, not endpoints to achieve.
CommentsIf I were not getting paid, yes, I would continue in the same work. Perhaps I would do a little less of it and do more that taps my natural aliveness. As a right livelihhod coach I am honored to walk the brave path with clients as they seek to attract, discover and create the work they were meant to do. Buechner said that vocation is where our deep gladness meets the world's deep need. Are you engaged in work of your deep gladness? Is not now the time to choose it? Everyone has a unique contribution to make. If not now, then when? Tom Volkar Coresight
Commentsbeing authentic and original is our natural state,one that we rarely ever visit since we re to busy being someone else,from which we assume is who we really are because someone else said so who is also working from the state of what someone told him/her...
|
You are visiting the Floating Neutrinos website: www.FloatingNeutrinos.com ©1999-2006, Floating Neutrinos. All rights reserved. For information, contact floatingneutrinos@fastmail.fm Special Thanks to Wiel |