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Today's
Quotation:
Seek
out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel
most deeply and vitally alive, along with which comes the
inner voice which says, “This is the real me,” and when
you have found that attitude, follow it.
William James
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Today's
Meditation:
Who
are you? This is one of the most important questions
that we can ask ourselves, yet one that we don't explore
very often with the kind of depth and attention that we give
other issues in our lives. We may be willing to spend
hours researching the best prices for hotels or airfare, or
we may spend years researching our family trees, but how
often do we look in that ever-important mirror and ask
ourselves, "Who am I?", fully expecting a
satisfactory answer?
Many
people define who they are based on outer things such as
clothing or possessions or even spouses. Others define
who they are by their hobbies or their professions.
None of these aspects of our lives, though, comes anywhere
close to answering the fundamental question of who we are as
human beings, truly unique individuals who are here on this
planet for a relatively short while to make lives for
ourselves as best as we can.
What
is "that particular mental attribute" for
you? Is it compassion? Gratitude?
Creativity? It may even be working with numbers or
working with words, or sharing information and ideas as a
teacher. Who knows? In your heart, you know, and
that's where that voice will come from that will tell you,
"This is who I am." And perhaps three years
from now that voice will tell you something different, but
three years from now truly doesn't matter-- what is that
voice telling you right here, right now?
Unless
you listen for it, you'll never know, and unless you trust
it when you hear it, you'll never know whether it was right
or not.
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