Rumi was a Persian Muslim poet, jurist, theologian and Sufi mystic. He lived from September 30th 1207, until December 17th 1273. Classical Sufi scholars have defined Sufism as “a science whose objective is the reparation of the heart and turning it away from all else but God”. Wow, imagine yourself making choices in life based on that principle. In a world where everything seems separated, you search for wholeness in all that you do. You try to avoid anything that drives you away from being whole which basically makes it ‘healing by conscious choice’. Or a proactive form of healing. He once said: “Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart”. So to find your work in life, (and I don’t mean your job, but the reason you are here for, on earth), look into your heart. Take the time to really listen and hear your heart speak. Don’t let the mind take over when at first there seems not much to listen to, but try to be attentive, patiently waiting for any sign. The more you do this, the clearer these signs will get. And these signs will help you discover your purpose in life. Including your dream job. The answer, lies within.
focusNjoy #121: Laugh!
Laughing is fun, free and healthy. It lowers your stress levels and strengthens your immune system. And did you know six-year-olds laugh an average of 300 times a day and adults only 15 to 100 times? Makes you think right? No wonder grown-ups risk getting all stressed out! Lets all laugh more!
focusNjoy #120: You learn more having a truly open mind
Education is a means to ‘survive’ in modern society. It gives us a frame of reference to which we all can relate. When we look closer into this frame of reference, it turns out to be a collection of rules and patterns, and modes of thinking – more or less presented like certainties on which we can build our realities. Paradoxically, in order to learn we need do let go of certainties. To make new discoveries and to gain revolutionary insights we need “think out of the box” and leave the certainties our education gave us. And is exactly that – forgetting what we know – what makes it hard to learn.
