Licking the Razor's Edge (2015)

Essentially, when we follow this guidance, we choose to transform our hollow acts of
unconscious doing into Joy -full acts of conscious Living … When we act, we are acutely
aware of Why we are acting, and that Why must involve the service of others. And when
we do not act, we are consciously aware of the Why of not acting, and know that our Why
must always be filled with Gratitude for the beautiful life we have been given.
With this method, the What of our action (or our inaction) is essentially irrelevant. We
are simply focused on consciously avoiding all forms of vacant, purposeless
“productivity”.
*Whenever we catch ourselves working unconsciously, we pause and either consciously
re-engage the work for another’s benefit, or we choose to stop working entirely and
simply BE grateful for our life.
*Whenever we catch ourselves working simply to work, we pause and either consciously
re-engage the work for another’s benefit, or we choose to stop working entirely and
simply BE grateful for our life.
*Whenever we catch ourselves working for personal approval or to gain the respect of
others, we pause and either consciously re-engage the work for another’s benefit, or we
choose to stop working entirely and simply BE grateful for our life.
In this way, we can – regardless of external circumstances – always fluidly return to
either being actively Kind with our bodies, or actively Thankful with our minds.
And when we do so,
everything in our lives
becomes vibrant and
Meaning-full …
“Doing nothing”
becomes Doing
everything fully …
… and “being
productive” becomes
Being filled with
Purpose.
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