Author: meemster

In the time since I last posted I’ve been growing and changing as an individual, navigating my way through the chaotic world. A TEDx Talk I watched the other day really resonated with me, and helped me reach new levels of clarity on what it means to pursue one’s passion. These terms may make it seem as though the speaker had invested herself entirely to one subject, but the exact opposite is true.
Lucie Fink was inspired to set herself up to try new things. This included anything from waking up early, to leading a lifestyle by the tenements of Danish Hygge (basically translating to coziness). Through her many documented trial periods of adopting a new activity or method to her daily life, she found joy in the adventure of trying new things.
This passion for being open and willing to alter her daily routine and habits to focus on one change at a time, gave me an opportunity to see the beauty of the mindset related to her endeavor.
See the link below to check out her amazing talk!
Lucie Fink TEDx
While its difficult to make large changes overnight, small things can be accomplished by taking things one step at a time. Yet, things that don’t work or don’t fit your lifestyle — can be chucked! There are more items on the list waiting to by tried, and if not, you can come up with more!
In a philosophical light, you are what you make yourself up to be through the habits you choose to maintain. The main theme here being CHOICE. Where and how your energy is spent is up to you!
To be successful doesn’t mean only choosing one thing to focus on, for some people such as Lucie it appears to be the opposite, the ability to try multiple things out! When I started this blog I had the idea that through writing I would manage to discover what I was passionate about. I still aim to find passion, but know that I may find more than one thing that fits the bill, and that is totally acceptable!

So here’s to the renewal of this passion seeking adventure!

I just started reading (well, listening really) to a book called The 4-Hour Work Week By Timothy Ferriss, it has been an inspiring read so far so at this point I do recommend it! But, it got me thinking about the different “ways” of life that people have. This includes religious beliefs, cults, systems, fundamental laws, or whatever other variation of ideas that guide the way one lives. It may seem strange that a book about how to shorten your work week would get me thinking about these sorts of things, but I am an existentialist at heart and tend to take a giant step back to view the cosmic themes that such works have.

The conclusion that I came to after pondering this topic is that everything essentially comes back to attention. The very essence of a lifestyle is determined by what you do and or don’t pay attention to. After writing this statement, it may seem quite obvious and almost so basic that its a form of unspoken common knowledge, but looking at the fundamentals of things can often bring about great ideas.

What I am getting at with this idea of attention being the basis for a lifestyle is that the way humans, especially in modern day, attention is everything. By simply deciding to attend to one thing or another more often than not, or refuse to attend to something, one can drastically change their lifestyle. Now more than ever, we as a species really have the opportunity to pick and choose where our attention goes, and how it is “spent.” The mobility that advancements in technology have given us, looking at the very recent past, is a big contributing factor in my opinion.

Through having a device such as a smartphone, tablet, computer etc. and being somewhere with access to wifi, a person has the ability to put their attention towards almost anything of their choosing. Which hypothetically means endless possibilities. Yet, it doesn’t.

Attention is a limited resource and there is only so much of it to go around. Another limiting factor is time. There is only so much time in the day. But if you can come up with the right combination of the two, you can really do anything you put your mind to, and that is really cool. Despite my long tangent, this theme is essentially what Timothy Ferriss’ book is getting at. By making the right choices about time and what you give your attention to, you can change your life entirely and be “successful” in whatever way you want to be.

Despite writing being something that I have done since about age 5, if not before, there is still a learning curve to be had for how to go about writing this blog. I will be doing some research into how others have accomplished this task, but am always open to critique and comments.

Thank you for your support!