Saturday, January 7, 2012
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Total Commitment
"If you don't make a total commitment to whatever you're doing, then you start looking to bail out the first time the boat starts leaking." ~Lou Holtz
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Confusion
I love this quote by Dogen:
"If the least like or dislike arises, the Mind is lost in confusion."
from "Fukanzazengi: Universal Recommendations for Zazen,
quoted by John Daido Loori in his "The Art of Just Sitting."
"If the least like or dislike arises, the Mind is lost in confusion."
from "Fukanzazengi: Universal Recommendations for Zazen,
quoted by John Daido Loori in his "The Art of Just Sitting."
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Take Action
I just started reading "Organizing Magic: 40 days to a well-ordered home and life," by Sandra Felton, The Organizer Lady. Within minutes I came across this brilliant bit of wisdom:
"Ideas become real at the point of action." ~Sandra Felton
I am what you might call an idea man, definitely not a man of action. But until I take action on some idea, it has little if any value. In a sense, it's not even real. But when I take action on some idea, that is the point at which it becomes real. This is so important for me to learn, as I can get so lost in the realm of ideas and end up getting nothing done. Not much value in that! Action wins the day!
"Ideas become real at the point of action." ~Sandra Felton
I am what you might call an idea man, definitely not a man of action. But until I take action on some idea, it has little if any value. In a sense, it's not even real. But when I take action on some idea, that is the point at which it becomes real. This is so important for me to learn, as I can get so lost in the realm of ideas and end up getting nothing done. Not much value in that! Action wins the day!
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