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May 04, 2005
Flowing without Knowing
During the check in, several words like transition, change, pain, letting go, loss of identity were heard. Because many of these were mentioned in the context of work, Jags wondered whether we focus so much on work and somehow ignore the underlying current — relationships. That led to a good discussion on Silicon Valley life style. You are your job in the valley (perhaps it is the same everywhere). In the valley, many people draw their energy from work and evolve with what they do. Some of the participants said that their sense of self developed over time with what...Posted by pkaipa at 08:42 AM | Comments (166) | TrackBack
May 11, 2005
Don't worry, Be happy
A Zen master once said, “Sometimes you smile because you are happy, sometimes you are happy because you smile.” While it is difficult to be happy any time we want, it certainly is within our capacity to smile at any time and hence be happy :) Now, that seems to be a childish solution… or is it? Sreekanth said that often, the anticipation of a result gives more happiness than the result itself. Once we get the result, there is a sense of, “Hmm, now what?” He gave the example of a separated husband who used to visit his son...Posted by Ragu at 10:19 AM | Comments (151) | TrackBack
May 17, 2005
If not here, where? If not now, when?
*********************************** I am good at what I am doing, It’s fun at times, rest it’s boring. It’s ok, it is not hell, Hey, it even pays well. Yet in my heart I know, I want to do something else. ’Coz this work ain’t me, I am someone else. *********************************** Well, that captures our feeling during last Thursday’s session. There are different approaches to find a solution for this situation. The most familiar one goes like this: Make enough money – to get enough free time – to explore enough avenues – to find the right endeavor that feeds the...Posted by Ragu at 10:45 AM | Comments (130) | TrackBack