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| What does it all mean? What does working every day mean in the greater [[context]] of my [[eternal life]]? How do the various [[phases]] of my life point in new [[directions]]. Where have I made mistakes? And, most importantly, have I [[forgiven]] myself my mistakes or are they festering in my [[subconscious]] producing [[guilt]]? | | What does it all mean? What does working every day mean in the greater [[context]] of my [[eternal life]]? How do the various [[phases]] of my life point in new [[directions]]. Where have I made mistakes? And, most importantly, have I [[forgiven]] myself my mistakes or are they festering in my [[subconscious]] producing [[guilt]]? |
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− | All these things require a certain amount of [[time]]. Daily life, for most people, is rushed and when you do [[relax]], you do so in front of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television television] set so that your time of just being, sitting with your own [[thoughts]], is very limited. It is good to have [[entertainment]], to have relaxation with [[friends]], but it is also good to have some [[quiet time]] [[alone]] even if it is only a few hours once a week when you can be in your own [[space]] and think your own thoughts without [[interference]] for 2 or 3 hours. | + | All these things require a certain amount of [[time]]. Daily life, for most people, is rushed and when you do [[relax]], you do so in front of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television television] set so that your time of just being, sitting with your own [[thoughts]], is very limited. It is good to have [[entertainment]], to have relaxation with [[friends]], but it is also good to have some [[quiet time]] [[alone]] even if it is only a few hours once a week when you can be in your own [[space]] and think your own thoughts without [[interference]] for 2 or 3 hours. |
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− | It is important for your sense of grounding that you allow yourself this [[time]]. Without it, you are liable to [[feel]] that your [[life]] is out of your [[control]], that you are not fully [[participating]] in everything you are just on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_control remote control], automatic pilot. Many people feel so tired and [[exhausted]] that their lives don't feel like they are their own as if they are being pushed and pulled in many directions and no direction at once. | + | It is important for your sense of grounding that you allow yourself this [[time]]. Without it, you are liable to [[feel]] that your [[life]] is out of your [[control]], that you are not fully [[participating]] in everything you are just on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_control remote control], automatic pilot. Many people feel so tired and [[exhausted]] that their lives don't feel like they are their own as if they are being pushed and pulled in many directions and no direction at once. |
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| Most of you here, however, do have [[time]] but you seldom allow it for yourselves anyway. You spend time [[worrying]] about [[trivial]] things, you spend time watching television, or doing little chores that take up precious [[reflection]] time. Now, when you have this time, use it wisely. [[Think]] things over, [[Become]] at [[peace]] with yourselves so that what you do is by [[choice]] in life not by [[force]]. | | Most of you here, however, do have [[time]] but you seldom allow it for yourselves anyway. You spend time [[worrying]] about [[trivial]] things, you spend time watching television, or doing little chores that take up precious [[reflection]] time. Now, when you have this time, use it wisely. [[Think]] things over, [[Become]] at [[peace]] with yourselves so that what you do is by [[choice]] in life not by [[force]]. |