Learn To Do Everything Lightly
Accepting The Little Facts of Life
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Okakura Tenshin points out that this focusing on the meaning of our lives tends to make us too heavy and self-important, “How can one be so serious with the world when the world itself is so ridiculous?”
Andrew Juniper • Wabi Sabi: The Japanese Art of Impermanence
If we really attend to death, listen to it, and talk about it, instead of trying as hard as possible to pretend it doesn’t exist, it can teach us three lessons—not how to die but how to live a worthy and fulfilling life.
Mo Gawdat • Solve for Happy: Engineer Your Path to Joy
My deepest belief is that to live as if we’re dying can set us free. Dying
Anne Lamott • Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Death Awareness Gives Better Perspective on Problems Thinking about mortality helps you get better perspective on daily challenges and problems. Things that seemed big and stressful become less overwhelming.