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Authenticity: Beware the barrenness of a busy life… ~Socrates
Beware the barrenness of a busy life. ~ Socrates
There is never a time when new distraction will not show up; we sow them, so several will grow from the same seed. ~ Seneca the elder
You better train yourself to manage your attention. Focus determines the quality of your life
These above are all quotes… We read them we nod, or not, and we continue not having a clue why our life sucks.
Your experience is what you agree to attend to. Not necessarily with words: you agree with your actions, what you pay attention to.
Your attention determines the experiences you have, and your experiences add up to the life you live.
You mostly pay attention to what you don’t want… we can say: you have an antenna for it… you even invite it, while you only pretend to pay attention to what you claim you want. If you wanted it, really, you would work towards it.
By the way, this is where the gap between your ambition and your desire show up. Ambition is what you are willing to…