… Until the universe begins to repeatedly smack you over the head with it.
Want a relationship with someone? Back off and see if you’re good enough friends. If you are, people will start asking if you’re a couple.
Want to earn money doing what you love? Back off and see if you do enough good work. If you do, people will start asking if you’re for sale.
Want more friends? Back off of the chase, go to places you like, and be yourself. If there’s friend material around, they’ll come to you.
Bottom Line: Just set your goals and have fun. When the time is ripe (and in most cases, overripe), you’ll have an abundance of results, especially when you’re not looking.
And if you’re the impatient sort, remember that the more stuff you do (and the more fun you have), the quicker they’ll come.
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Are we wasting time, or do we have a purpose?
If we’re just wasting time, then it makes sense to pass the hours buried in the nonphysical. Instead of doing anything, we want to “relax,” sitting in front of the TV, not having to think. We’re not building any skills, just letting our minds drain away. We may think it’s rest, but don’t we have sleep for that?
In fact, sleeping too much is just as detrimental. We do nothing. We do not think.
If it’s possible at all that we have a purpose, wasting time is idiotic. We have a limited amount of time, and if nothing else, we should build the skills we need to expand it.
If there is no purpose, then anything but pure, blissful happiness is also a waste of time. Spending any moment unhappy when it’s so simple to become happy is a terrible thing to do.
If you have a purpose, it’s silly to spend any moment not working towards it. If you don’t, it’s silly to spend any moment not being happy.
Neither of these possibilities include idle sitting time. They both involve movement, action.
Bottom Line: You cannot properly exist, whether or not you have a central purpose, without constantly doing something you like. Following your passion is not an option. It’s a necessity.
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