A concept of time

If we do it now, we’ll never run out of time.

Anonymous

I really like this idea.

From a rational standpoint, you will run out of time eventually. But you won’t care as long as you are acutally present and working on something with focus and passion.

Have you ever worked yourself in some sort of frenzy over something? You probably have, but let me share this personal memory of mine:

I can clearly remember young me playing with lego bricks just for the sake of doing it. I did not know how much time I had and I did not care.

5 minutes? Go play Lego! 5 hours? Go play Lego!

Apparently the concept of “Meh, it’s not worth to start now, I just have some minutes left” is a mindset that we adapt as we get older but I want to encourage you to forget about it every now and then.

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Because, let’s be honest: Those moments when we forget about time and everything around us, when we focus just on the task we are doing, the game we are playing, the book we are reading, the person we are talking to, those are the moments that actually make us happy, the moments that make us feel alive.

Those are the moments we want in our lives.

When was the last time you were so absorbed in an activity that you completely forgort about your surroundings? If the answer is not ‘today‘, make a ‘today‘ out of it today!

And now excuse me, I might have to fish my Lego out of the basement.

/phil

Live the life!

The meaning of life is that it is to be lived, and it is not to be traded and conceptualized and squeezed into pattern of systems.

Bruce Lee

There are uses for systems and routines, but you have to be careful not to get stuck in them.

It is about spontaneity, living in the present and enjoying every single day with a clear mind. Routines do not necessarily destroy these ambitions, but they often make it very hard to just live and enjoy it.

/phil

Think positive

Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.

Zig Ziglar

/phil

Remember to put the glass down!

A psychologist walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they’d be asked the “half empty or half full” question. Instead, with a smile on her face, she inquired: “How heavy is this glass of water?”

Answers called out ranged from 8 oz. to 20 oz.

She replied, “The absolute weight doesn’t matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it’s not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have an ache in my arm. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb and paralyzed. In each case, the weight of the glass doesn’t change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.”

She continued, “The stresses and worries in life are like that glass of water. Think about them for a while and nothing happens. Think about them a bit longer and they begin to hurt. And if your think about them all day long, you will feel paralyzed – incapable of doing anything.”

Remember to put the glass down.

 

With this in mind, enjoy your weekend!

/phil

It’s up to you

Either you run the day or the day runs you.

Jim Rohn

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Be young, be foolish!

A little nonsense now and then is cherished by the wisest men.

Roald Dahl

 

/phil

What’s with that attitude?

Our attitude is the crayon that colours our world.

Allen Klein

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Your personality, your life

When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.

Lao Tse

/phil

Use your imagination

Boredom is simply the lack of imagination.

Julie O. Smith

You are young, privileged and speak english fluently? Oh, tell me how boring your life is, please.

Honestly, we life in a generation of endless posibilites. You can (in many cases) travel the world, work in a lot of different jobs, learn languages, meet people, read books, listen and make music, do sports, eat good food, cook good food, I could go on forever.

Why be bored? Enjoy life! Now you chose: Either you find an excuse not to, or you just stop being bored and get going.

/phil