Meeting Self
When is the last time you made an appointment with yourself?
Does this sound like an absurd statement to you? Why do I have to make an appointment with myself when I work, shop, eat and commute with myself everyday? Without a doubt, everyone has always been with their own self 24 hours a day and they have never been separated with themselves.
A normal day can start with waking up, washing up, commuting to work, working, commuting back home, eat, watch tv and sleep. A weekend can be waking up, washing up, going out, watching movie, shopping, dining, going home, wash up and sleep. Most people live their life in such routine order and they have never include a very important appointment and that is with themselves.
Getting to the point, what I really mean by making an appointment with yourself is to actually find a time slot where you can get in touch with your inner self. Meeting yourself and getting out of the routine schedule to communicate with your inner self to know what it has to say to you. To put this self into a more physical form, it is actually your thoughts which shaped your discipline, love, happiness, goals, dreams, attitude and all the important element that made up your very self.
“Most people spend their life earning a living rather than designing their lives”
I start to realize the importance of setting an appointment with myself when I started blading. I start to realize that most of my philosophy blogs are written on days where I went blading and was able to sit in front of the ocean, watching and listening to the wave. Surrounded by such serenity, I am able to calm my soul, steering away from all external distraction and start connecting with myself. It is during such time where I start to align my thoughts with my dreams and ponder upon what obstacles is in front of me that hinder me from the happiness I seek. The self appointment allows me to reflect on what I have done since my last reflection and see if I have strayed from my goals, attitude and thoughts.
When a rocket is launched, 99% of the time before it reaches its destination, it will be re-aligning its direction so that it will stay on its course till it reaches its destination. Most people live their life in such routines manner without breaks to re-align their direction in life and they end up like a rocket that will be lost in space, never being able to reach its destination.
I believe in constantly getting a self check to see if I have strayed from my goals so that I can stay on my course towards success in life. The universe to me is contained within yourself as the world is known only by how you perceived it and the universe is just a reflection of your self.
“He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still” Lao-Tzu
The whole point I am driving at is to remind people who are stuck with mundane pleasure or work to make appointment with yourself. Without doing this for a long time will result in a person roaming on earth for 10 years and realizing one day that he is still directionless and lost in his own life. Start making appointment with yourself to know more of yourself and you can attain success as you align yourself despite your hectic lifestyle.
“Constantly make appointment with yourself or you end up making frequent appointment with confusion and failure in your life”
James Tan
Does this sound like an absurd statement to you? Why do I have to make an appointment with myself when I work, shop, eat and commute with myself everyday? Without a doubt, everyone has always been with their own self 24 hours a day and they have never been separated with themselves.
A normal day can start with waking up, washing up, commuting to work, working, commuting back home, eat, watch tv and sleep. A weekend can be waking up, washing up, going out, watching movie, shopping, dining, going home, wash up and sleep. Most people live their life in such routine order and they have never include a very important appointment and that is with themselves.
Getting to the point, what I really mean by making an appointment with yourself is to actually find a time slot where you can get in touch with your inner self. Meeting yourself and getting out of the routine schedule to communicate with your inner self to know what it has to say to you. To put this self into a more physical form, it is actually your thoughts which shaped your discipline, love, happiness, goals, dreams, attitude and all the important element that made up your very self.
“Most people spend their life earning a living rather than designing their lives”
I start to realize the importance of setting an appointment with myself when I started blading. I start to realize that most of my philosophy blogs are written on days where I went blading and was able to sit in front of the ocean, watching and listening to the wave. Surrounded by such serenity, I am able to calm my soul, steering away from all external distraction and start connecting with myself. It is during such time where I start to align my thoughts with my dreams and ponder upon what obstacles is in front of me that hinder me from the happiness I seek. The self appointment allows me to reflect on what I have done since my last reflection and see if I have strayed from my goals, attitude and thoughts.
When a rocket is launched, 99% of the time before it reaches its destination, it will be re-aligning its direction so that it will stay on its course till it reaches its destination. Most people live their life in such routines manner without breaks to re-align their direction in life and they end up like a rocket that will be lost in space, never being able to reach its destination.
I believe in constantly getting a self check to see if I have strayed from my goals so that I can stay on my course towards success in life. The universe to me is contained within yourself as the world is known only by how you perceived it and the universe is just a reflection of your self.
“He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still” Lao-Tzu
The whole point I am driving at is to remind people who are stuck with mundane pleasure or work to make appointment with yourself. Without doing this for a long time will result in a person roaming on earth for 10 years and realizing one day that he is still directionless and lost in his own life. Start making appointment with yourself to know more of yourself and you can attain success as you align yourself despite your hectic lifestyle.
“Constantly make appointment with yourself or you end up making frequent appointment with confusion and failure in your life”
James Tan
posted by James at 1:00 AM
1 Comments:
like this post of yours, especially on this quiet night where i can get in tune with myself. thanks for sharing =)
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