on not living a paper-thin life
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on not living a paper-thin life
The problem is when security dominates our passage through life and leaves no room for taking risks. Reflection, risk and contribution—three pillars to a meaningful life. Perhaps we can better express it in an equation: Reflection + Risk = Contribution
Gregg Krech • The Art of Taking Action: Lessons from Japanese Psychology
Which is why each of us needs to sit down and examine ourselves. What do we stand for? What do we believe to be essential and important? What are we really living for? Deep in the marrow of our bones, in the chambers of our heart, we know the answer.
Ryan Holiday • Stillness Is the Key
I mentioned that implicit conviction “comes from something deeper than the cause and effect we perceive in the unfolding of events.” What exactly is this deeper -something? My first attempt to answer this question happened spontaneously, over a decade ago: “Some companies have a soul,” I found myself saying to a friend over lunch, “others are just ... See more
Anonymous • Conviction
When we do not fully know ourselves we cannot fully trust ourselves. And when we cannot fully trust ourselves, we cannot be strong, confident, and grounded, at least not in a genuine manner.
Brad Stulberg • The Practice of Groundedness
They speak with a kind of authority that does not come from credentials or confidence, but from the integrity of their lives. Their judgments are not always perfect, but they are trustworthy. And that trustworthiness has been earned.
Luke Burgis • Basic Instincts
the experience of conscious involvement in the project of life integration through self-transcendence toward the ultimate value one perceives. It is an effort to bring all of life together in an integrated synthesis of ongoing growth and development.