photo credit@vickilsullivan 2015
Beautiful view, isn't it? Jogging this morning, thankful my knees seems to be holding up well as they brought me up a small hill, I stopped to take this picture. The road looked peacefully empty of traffic. And, peace and solitude is what getting out there is mostly about. I wanted to capture the moment of the empty road with the distant mountain view standing stately as it was just at that moment. I wondered if those folks who pass along the road ever look up, take time to notice the view, and appreciate it.
Life will pull us along at its' pace unless we ourselves from take a break from the hectic pace of it and make time for the truly important parts of life.
Getting centered within our own person and taking one's life where one wants to go, rather than following others in just plainly unconscious living, like a sleepwalker going through a mundane existence, is critical to living a self-fulfilled life. Self-fulfilling meaning, "to realize one's deepest desires and capacities through one's own efforts by fully using ones' own abilities and talents.
Today, for so many in our culture, "self-fulfilling life" means following the social crowd on twitter, facebook, texting, or other social media. The enjoyment of conversation is becoming extinct when groups sit with heads hung over looking down. For me "self-fulfilling life" means face-to-face building upon peaceful and loving inter-dependent relationships with family and friends characterized by mutual support and enjoyment. And, yes, even when the goal requires hard and difficult personal work.
Interpersonal work is exactly like being out on a run and struggling uphills and downhills until one completes the task! Getting through both is rewarding and fulfilling.
I hope your Thanksgiving will be characterized by warmth, loving family, good friends, and exercise! Well, of course, delicious turkey on the table or your traditional favorite meal.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Life will pull us along at its' pace unless we ourselves from take a break from the hectic pace of it and make time for the truly important parts of life.
Getting centered within our own person and taking one's life where one wants to go, rather than following others in just plainly unconscious living, like a sleepwalker going through a mundane existence, is critical to living a self-fulfilled life. Self-fulfilling meaning, "to realize one's deepest desires and capacities through one's own efforts by fully using ones' own abilities and talents.
Today, for so many in our culture, "self-fulfilling life" means following the social crowd on twitter, facebook, texting, or other social media. The enjoyment of conversation is becoming extinct when groups sit with heads hung over looking down. For me "self-fulfilling life" means face-to-face building upon peaceful and loving inter-dependent relationships with family and friends characterized by mutual support and enjoyment. And, yes, even when the goal requires hard and difficult personal work.
Interpersonal work is exactly like being out on a run and struggling uphills and downhills until one completes the task! Getting through both is rewarding and fulfilling.
I hope your Thanksgiving will be characterized by warmth, loving family, good friends, and exercise! Well, of course, delicious turkey on the table or your traditional favorite meal.
Happy Thanksgiving!
