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Post by rayancaleb on Jan 23, 2018 8:15:32 GMT -5
Hi, Ever since I was a kid, I’ve had a dream. I knew very early on what I wanted to do with my life, and I’ve always considered myself lucky for that, for having found my life’s purpose so early on. I’ve seen the confusion and desperation in those who haven’t, a sense of feeling lost. Whenever I meet such people who are willing to open up for the more profound and more meaningful conversations, I always find that they try to “fit in.” They listen to what other people think they should do, what society expects them to do, instead of listening to themselves. What they think they should do. If there is such a thing as a mission here in life, I’ve found mine, and I’m so thankful for it! But I’m still confused… For years I was stuck in the rat-race. Fuelled by consumerism, brainwashed by media to the point where I couldn’t tell right from wrong anymore until a depression came along and gave me the red pill. Once you see the truth about our western (and soon global) society and what this consumerist lifestyle is doing to us and our planet, you start going the opposite direction. Lately, I’ve been moving towards a much more minimalistic lifestyle. I haven’t got rid of everything though. I still find certain “stuff” of great use, and they give me great joy, but I don’t let the things take control of me. To me, having things isn’t bad, having too many things is bad. Thanks, For More Details:- Tutoring Solution Video |
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Post by stardustpilgrim on Jan 23, 2018 12:27:00 GMT -5
I'm 65 and still don't know what to do with my life.
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Post by zendancer on Jan 23, 2018 18:13:36 GMT -5
I'm 65 and still don't know what to do with my life. I would argue that you've always known what to do with your life. You've imagined not-knowing what to do as an act of imagination, but in each moment of every day the body has known exactly what it had to do. Sometimes you've clearly and consciously known what to do (I want to go see a particular movie, read a book, eat at a particular restaurant, etc. etc), but much of the time you've told yourself a story about not knowing what to do. This is because you've seen or known people who were passionate about some major life activity, and you've imagined that this is what it looks like to "know what to do with your life." I know a woman who, at the age of eighteen, got introduced to ballroom dance, and that has been her passion ever since. She dances almost every day, was a national champion a few years ago, and she teaches every day in the same way that she competed--full out, 100%--and she loves it, lives it, and breathes it. She's like a monomaniac. People like that know what to do, and they do it, but you do, too, even though you may not have one single long-term all-consuming passion. You know when it's time to go to the bathroom, when to eat a meal and what to eat, when it's time to go to work, what to do at work, what football game you want to watch on the weekend, and all else. There may be times when you don;t consciously know what to do, but just watch the body. It has no doubt whatsoever. If you go deep enough, you'll realize that it's not "your life" at all. It's possible to discover, consciously, that THAT which is living your life always knows exactly what to do, even when it's thinking, "I dont know what to do."  |
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Post by zin on Jan 23, 2018 18:32:21 GMT -5
I'm 65 and still don't know what to do with my life. I can't write like ZD!  Fyi just wanted to say that I've decided to dedicate my life to examining the 'law of three'! |
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Post by stardustpilgrim on Jan 24, 2018 9:59:42 GMT -5
I'm 65 and still don't know what to do with my life. I can't write like ZD! Fyi just wanted to say that I've decided to dedicate my life to examining the 'law of three'! Yes, it's everywhere. You can find it every hour of the day, and then more (IOW, find examples). Everybody knows yin and yang, but third force is illusive. |
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Post by stardustpilgrim on Jan 24, 2018 10:04:02 GMT -5
I'm 65 and still don't know what to do with my life. I would argue that you've always known what to do with your life. You've imagined not-knowing what to do as an act of imagination, but in each moment of every day the body has known exactly what it had to do. Sometimes you've clearly and consciously known what to do (I want to go see a particular movie, read a book, eat at a particular restaurant, etc. etc), but much of the time you've told yourself a story about not knowing what to do. This is because you've seen or known people who were passionate about some major life activity, and you've imagined that this is what it looks like to "know what to do with your life." I know a woman who, at the age of eighteen, got introduced to ballroom dance, and that has been her passion ever since. She dances almost every day, was a national champion a few years ago, and she teaches every day in the same way that she competed--full out, 100%--and she loves it, lives it, and breathes it. She's like a monomaniac. People like that know what to do, and they do it, but you do, too, even though you may not have one single long-term all-consuming passion. You know when it's time to go to the bathroom, when to eat a meal and what to eat, when it's time to go to work, what to do at work, what football game you want to watch on the weekend, and all else. There may be times when you don;t consciously know what to do, but just watch the body. It has no doubt whatsoever. If you go deep enough, you'll realize that it's not "your life" at all. It's possible to discover, consciously, that THAT which is living your life always knows exactly what to do, even when it's thinking, "I dont know what to do." . The key is not saying I to imagination. |
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Post by explorer on Jan 28, 2018 14:55:50 GMT -5
There have been some nice answers to the statement, "I don't know what to do with my life." My answer is that "your life knows what it wants to do with you." Listen carefully to your intuition, be patient and open, and watch what emerges little by little.
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Post by Reefs on Jan 30, 2018 7:51:40 GMT -5
Could spiritual teachings cause suffering and sadness? Certainly. Especially the positive thinking stuff (ironically). |
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Post by Reefs on Jan 30, 2018 7:52:08 GMT -5
I'm 65 and still don't know what to do with my life. That's sad, SDP.  |
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Post by stardustpilgrim on Jan 30, 2018 13:10:30 GMT -5
I'm 65 and still don't know what to do with my life. That's sad, SDP. Well...I plan to live to 104...so... |
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Post by someNOTHING! on Jan 30, 2018 16:21:55 GMT -5
I'm 65 and still don't know what to do with my life. Welp, to be honest, I've never really known what to do with life either. Making it up as the bubble floats along is the general take on it. No one ever really knows...and that's OK. |
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Post by stardustpilgrim on Jan 30, 2018 16:55:05 GMT -5
I'm 65 and still don't know what to do with my life. Welp, to be honest, I've never really known what to do with life either. Making it up as the bubble floats along is the general take on it. No one ever really knows...and that's OK. Yes. I've found that when I - know what to do- things don't necessarily go so well, maybe even more times than not don't go well. And then you can get yourself in ~messes~ that are difficult to extricate from. Patience is good, tiptoeing is good. |
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Post by someNOTHING! on Jan 30, 2018 17:18:48 GMT -5
Welp, to be honest, I've never really known what to do with life either. Making it up as the bubble floats along is the general take on it. No one ever really knows...and that's OK. Yes. I've found that when I - know what to do- things don't necessarily go so well, maybe even more times than not don't go well. And then you can get yourself in ~messes~ that are difficult to extricate from. Patience is good, tiptoeing is good. That hindsight stuff has the potential for making trouble. Notice that's where all the "wrong call" labels and self-doubt are born. They come from the same place one steps into when one enters the smoke-and-mirror hallways of our mind-based fantasy world. Shoulda/coulda/wouldas ad nauseum... Y'a damm right it can get messy. Soooo, don't forget the smashing part, hehe.  |
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Fyi just wanted to say that I've decided to dedicate my life to examining the 'law of three'! 
