"We searchers are ambitious only for life itself, for everything beautiful it can provide. Most of all we love and want to be loved. We want to live in a relationship that will not impede our wandering, nor prevent our search, nor lock us in prison walls; that will take us for what little we have to give. We do not want to prove ourselves to another or compete for love."

James Cavanaugh (via aubreyroad)

"Choose your language. Instead of saying “I don’t have time” try saying “it’s not a priority,” and see how that feels. Often, that’s a perfectly adequate explanation. I have time to iron my sheets, I just don’t want to. But other things are harder. Try it: “I’m not going to edit your résumé, sweetie, because it’s not a priority.” “I don’t go to the doctor because my health is not a priority.” If these phrases don’t sit well, that’s the point. Changing our language reminds us that time is a choice. If we don’t like how we’re spending an hour, we can choose differently."

From this Wall Street Journal article on being busy

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As the sun sets its’ pink and golden hues trail in a violet sky
The grown-ups clamber from their caves to bathe in a glory which they see as honest
Only for a moment
They point their shiny black cameras to the sky and capture an image
apply a filter
and share it with faceless people
and say “look at what I’ve done”

A little boy stands in the garden with his eyes to the sky
his golden skin glows
his little hands sway, sifting air, innocently
breathing quietly beneath his conscious
Amazed and delighted
Awed
Embraced and consumed within wonder
Singing a happy song
He is filled with joy, a raptorous intent
Ready to jump and dance and shout
His mum’s sweet voice calls. A sweet melody
He sprints in for dinner
Overwhelmed. Sustained. Living.

Living this way

• Jump straight out of bed and get right into it. From first light till dark, Produce, Effect, Progress.
• Don’t worry about making a difference. Just do what I love. If I’m not doing what I love, change the situation.
• Know what must be done. Or at least know what must be done to know what must be done.
• Keep lists. Always know the next action. Always have a clear vision of the desired outcome.
• Don’t have a plan B. Just be agile to take a new road if the current road ends.
• Make priority time to exercise and eat well. Health is crucial. (It’s often too late once I lose my health to do much about it)
• Make priority time to “be with” my wife and son. Don’t neglect or forsake them. They make life worth living.
• Never eat alone.
• Write a thought, plan, strategy, lessons learned, or prayer every day.
• Pray every day.
• Cultivate an attitude of thanksgiving. Give thanks to people and to God every day.
• Don’t complain. Critique, if I really care and are working to improve or change a situation. Otherwise, shut up and move on. Love it or leave it alone.
• Find a problem and solve it every day. Share the solution.
• Make decisions quickly and on my own. Don’t default to someone else. Collect the essential information and make a decision quick.
• Listen to my gut. Be in tune with my body.
• Always have a new challenge on the agenda. Keep on learning new things. It’s never - NEVER – too late to learn something new.
• Cull. Eliminate waste and excess and non-essentials.
• Minimise. Life is fuller with less clutter.
• Read something – scripture, poetry, or story every day.
• Drink coffee because it’s delicious. Any time’s a good time for coffee, but…
• If I’m tired, sleep.
• Don’t snack.
• Walk a lot.
• Dress well.
• Have my own style. I’m unique. Don’t look like the others.
• Do what I know must be done. Don’t worry about what others think or do.
• Don’t compromise my values.
• Don’t gossip.
• Value authenticity.
• Appreciate art.
• Make friends with an artist and encourage them in their work.
• Make art.
• Appreciate good design. Make it the number two criteria for my purchase decisions.
• Live sustainably. Shop Ethically. Make this the number one criteria for my purchase decisions.
• Volunteer my time to help people.
• Give money to the poor.
• Love people. Not what they can do for me.
• Don’t fall in love with things. Just use them and appreciate them.
• Go the extra mile for me loved ones. Give my life for my loved ones. Don’t try to change them. Just be a light.
• Be myself.
• Do new things all the time. If I don’t know something, learn it.
• Day dream, but don’t let my  day dreams go to waste. Write it down and do something about it.
• Travel.
• Start a business.
• Don’t worry about what people think. Don’t worry about what people think. DON’T EVER WORRY ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE THINK. I am my own person with my own unique individual purpose / destiny / life / story / vision. Give my all, all the time, live my life and don’t worry about what people think.

Early Sunday morning thoughts

Things on my mind lately…

The use of story-telling and culture in life long learning (drawing on ancient ways)

Health & fitness - how to propagate the hunter-gatherer lifestyle among families and young adults (I believe lifelong health starts and ends with what we put into our bodies)

Sustainability in every aspect of production and consumption, in every business model. Possible? I believe so (though, the uber rich may become a little less rich)

The real value and intrinsic dignity of every human being first and foremost in our culture. That society will re-realise that people are to be loved and not used (and that shiny things will take their rightful place and be used, not loved)

Coffee roasting and brew methods (thinking of how I can expand coffee culture in Asia)

Writing (writing on a variety of topics, from kids stories to wisdom cultures. At the moment, just writing a little every day and learning about story structure)

Indonesia (I like this place, a lot. I’d like to spend a lot more time here growing businesses, teaching, helping, writing, basking in the tropical warmth)

Fashion (frustrated with the homogenisation of fashion. we’re all unique. We should dress in a way that’s a continuation or expression of our person)

Majestic

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Truth!

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