Comments on: How a Children’s Game Can Enlighten You in 5 Minutes. http://www.unwrapyourmind.com/how-a-childrens-game-can-enlighten-you-in-5-minutes/ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:41:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Patrickhttp://www.unwrapyourmind.com/how-a-childrens-game-can-enlighten-you-in-5-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-1169 Patrick Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:29:48 +0000 http://www.unwrapyourmind.com/?p=670#comment-1169 <p>@Mike Walters: That is absolutely right. If you had to decide to do something that you love but would not make you rich and something you don't like but could make you rich, I would always follow my heart and stick with what I love.</p><p>I once had the chance to be mentored by a man (and do business with) who was worth several million dollars, who build a company from scratch to several hundred million dollars worth, who was living in a castle with his own golf course - yet somehow I resigned from that chance; and though at that time my decision was partly unconscious I never felt sorry about it, because in this I would have not found any love, happiness and peace and maybe I would be a super rich guy today, but I doubt I would be happy.</p><p>After I experienced this world for a while, during my mid-twenties, I came to realize, that hunting for the money was not what should guide my future. So, in terms of that business mogul, I am a loser, not being rich by several million dollars. But by my own terms I am successful, and that is what counts.</p> @Mike Walters: That is absolutely right. If you had to decide to do something that you love but would not make you rich and something you don’t like but could make you rich, I would always follow my heart and stick with what I love.

I once had the chance to be mentored by a man (and do business with) who was worth several million dollars, who build a company from scratch to several hundred million dollars worth, who was living in a castle with his own golf course – yet somehow I resigned from that chance; and though at that time my decision was partly unconscious I never felt sorry about it, because in this I would have not found any love, happiness and peace and maybe I would be a super rich guy today, but I doubt I would be happy.

After I experienced this world for a while, during my mid-twenties, I came to realize, that hunting for the money was not what should guide my future. So, in terms of that business mogul, I am a loser, not being rich by several million dollars. But by my own terms I am successful, and that is what counts.

]]> By: Mike Waltershttp://www.unwrapyourmind.com/how-a-childrens-game-can-enlighten-you-in-5-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-1168 Mike Walters Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:00:04 +0000 http://www.unwrapyourmind.com/?p=670#comment-1168 <p>I've been reading these posts from the beginning and I'm really enjoying them. You are pulling together a powerful set of ideas in a well-written and accessible format.</p><p>Am I understanding the subtleties of your approach to life correctly? That we should do what we enjoy, even if it doesn't seem to lead us towards conventional ideas of success? Was it Steve Jobs that said you can only make sense of the dots of your life looking back, not looking ahead?</p><p>Do you think that many people follow their own paths and never get any 'success' in terms of money, fame, etc, but live quiet happy creative lives? Giving up on ideas of 'making it' is a tremendously courageous path to take, isn't it?</p><p>.-= Mike Walters´s last blog ..<a href="http://mjwalters.typepad.com/blog/2009/10/making-a-living-improvising-and-creative-writing.html" rel="nofollow">Making a living, improvising and creative writing</a> =-.</p> I’ve been reading these posts from the beginning and I’m really enjoying them. You are pulling together a powerful set of ideas in a well-written and accessible format.

Am I understanding the subtleties of your approach to life correctly? That we should do what we enjoy, even if it doesn’t seem to lead us towards conventional ideas of success? Was it Steve Jobs that said you can only make sense of the dots of your life looking back, not looking ahead?

Do you think that many people follow their own paths and never get any ‘success’ in terms of money, fame, etc, but live quiet happy creative lives? Giving up on ideas of ‘making it’ is a tremendously courageous path to take, isn’t it?

.-= Mike Walters´s last blog ..Making a living, improvising and creative writing =-.

]]> By: Patrickhttp://www.unwrapyourmind.com/how-a-childrens-game-can-enlighten-you-in-5-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-525 Patrick Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:15:43 +0000 http://www.unwrapyourmind.com/?p=670#comment-525 <p>@Jai Kai: What a beautiful quote. Freedom is definitely an important part for me too - if we know why we are striving for it. The freedom to choose freedom or to go another route - could be helpful for some people who don't want to commit themselves to anything.</p> @Jai Kai: What a beautiful quote. Freedom is definitely an important part for me too – if we know why we are striving for it. The freedom to choose freedom or to go another route – could be helpful for some people who don’t want to commit themselves to anything.

]]> By: Jai kai - SharingSuccess.TVhttp://www.unwrapyourmind.com/how-a-childrens-game-can-enlighten-you-in-5-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-523 Jai kai - SharingSuccess.TV Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:10:38 +0000 http://www.unwrapyourmind.com/?p=670#comment-523 <p>Great wisdom presented here Patrick - this reminds me of how one of my mentors defines abundance. "Abundance is the ability to do whatever you want whenever you want." For me, happiness is freedom and I believe that we can create our own freedom at any given moment.</p> Great wisdom presented here Patrick – this reminds me of how one of my mentors defines abundance. “Abundance is the ability to do whatever you want whenever you want.” For me, happiness is freedom and I believe that we can create our own freedom at any given moment.

]]> By: Patrickhttp://www.unwrapyourmind.com/how-a-childrens-game-can-enlighten-you-in-5-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-522 Patrick Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:10:27 +0000 http://www.unwrapyourmind.com/?p=670#comment-522 <p>@Belinda Munoz: That is the essence nicely put together. You can even make 3 big statements from this: 1. Happiness is a decision. 2. It comes from within us. 3. No material acquisition will fulfill us.</p><p>Thank you.</p> @Belinda Munoz: That is the essence nicely put together. You can even make 3 big statements from this: 1. Happiness is a decision. 2. It comes from within us. 3. No material acquisition will fulfill us.

Thank you.

]]> By: Patrickhttp://www.unwrapyourmind.com/how-a-childrens-game-can-enlighten-you-in-5-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-521 Patrick Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:08:42 +0000 http://www.unwrapyourmind.com/?p=670#comment-521 <p>@Anastasyia: We might not feel happy every day - but we can strive for it. Finding our purpose is essential to it. And happiness in itself is not a place to stay - it is a force that is able to push us to heights of potential that we haven't dreamed of yet.</p> @Anastasyia: We might not feel happy every day – but we can strive for it. Finding our purpose is essential to it. And happiness in itself is not a place to stay – it is a force that is able to push us to heights of potential that we haven’t dreamed of yet.

]]> By: Patrickhttp://www.unwrapyourmind.com/how-a-childrens-game-can-enlighten-you-in-5-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-520 Patrick Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:06:38 +0000 http://www.unwrapyourmind.com/?p=670#comment-520 <p>@Justin: You are absolutely right. You need to be able to push through, but as you stated push for the better. But still you need to find a good why you want to do it. As an example: If you would like to study medicine you have to go through a lot of trouble. This can be right or wrong for you, depending on your motives to do so. If your answer for why you want to do it is, because you want to impress your parents or because you want to make enough money to live a great lifestyle, then being a doctor in itself would not make you happy, you just used this as a means, to impress others. But if you think that helping others is your vocation, that helping others is something that you associate ultimate joy with, then studying medicine and becoming a doctor is still a means, but you get direct joy from doing the thing and not from achieving some change in other through your means. It is a good think to push through tough times, when you are in touch with your real motives.</p> @Justin: You are absolutely right. You need to be able to push through, but as you stated push for the better. But still you need to find a good why you want to do it. As an example: If you would like to study medicine you have to go through a lot of trouble. This can be right or wrong for you, depending on your motives to do so. If your answer for why you want to do it is, because you want to impress your parents or because you want to make enough money to live a great lifestyle, then being a doctor in itself would not make you happy, you just used this as a means, to impress others. But if you think that helping others is your vocation, that helping others is something that you associate ultimate joy with, then studying medicine and becoming a doctor is still a means, but you get direct joy from doing the thing and not from achieving some change in other through your means. It is a good think to push through tough times, when you are in touch with your real motives.

]]> By: Belinda Munozhttp://www.unwrapyourmind.com/how-a-childrens-game-can-enlighten-you-in-5-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-464 Belinda Munoz Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:57:03 +0000 http://www.unwrapyourmind.com/?p=670#comment-464 <p>Patrick, I completely agree with you. Happiness is a decision, it comes from within us and no amount of material acquisition will fulfill us.</p> Patrick, I completely agree with you. Happiness is a decision, it comes from within us and no amount of material acquisition will fulfill us.

]]> By: Anastasiyahttp://www.unwrapyourmind.com/how-a-childrens-game-can-enlighten-you-in-5-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-446 Anastasiya Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:42:50 +0000 http://www.unwrapyourmind.com/?p=670#comment-446 <p>You make a good point Patrick that it is our personal decision to be happy or not. You can have all money in the world and still feel miserable. At the same time you can live in a tiny shack and be happy with what you are and where you are. However, just recently I read a wonderful book by Lamar Smith called There Is More to Life than the Corner Office and it made me think about the goal that we are trying to reach in our lives. You can be just happy because you are alive and you have what you have but at the same time you can choose to do more than just that. You can choose to live a life of significance, deep joy, real connection to other people and find your purpose in life. You might not feel happy every day when you are trying to fulfill your life purpose but you will feel deep joy once you get even once step closer to your goal. I am just saying that you do not have to stop at just being happy, you should keep going and get more in life.</p> You make a good point Patrick that it is our personal decision to be happy or not. You can have all money in the world and still feel miserable. At the same time you can live in a tiny shack and be happy with what you are and where you are. However, just recently I read a wonderful book by Lamar Smith called There Is More to Life than the Corner Office and it made me think about the goal that we are trying to reach in our lives. You can be just happy because you are alive and you have what you have but at the same time you can choose to do more than just that. You can choose to live a life of significance, deep joy, real connection to other people and find your purpose in life. You might not feel happy every day when you are trying to fulfill your life purpose but you will feel deep joy once you get even once step closer to your goal. I am just saying that you do not have to stop at just being happy, you should keep going and get more in life.

]]> By: Justin- AlittleBetter.nethttp://www.unwrapyourmind.com/how-a-childrens-game-can-enlighten-you-in-5-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-441 Justin- AlittleBetter.net Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:48:48 +0000 http://www.unwrapyourmind.com/?p=670#comment-441 <p>I love the point of being grateful and happy right were ever you are. I still say that we need to be pushing forward. Not to be thankful for what we have, but stopping to push forward is dishonest to who you are capable of being. We are sacred right now, and you have made that very clear. But every difficulty we take on gives us an opportunity to prove that greatness to ourselves, and to others. I would caution either extreme. Do not stop pushing forward because now is good, push for the better. Do not forget to be happy now just because you haven't done anything. That joy will make the journey to completing your goals more rich.</p> I love the point of being grateful and happy right were ever you are. I still say that we need to be pushing forward. Not to be thankful for what we have, but stopping to push forward is dishonest to who you are capable of being. We are sacred right now, and you have made that very clear. But every difficulty we take on gives us an opportunity to prove that greatness to ourselves, and to others. I would caution either extreme. Do not stop pushing forward because now is good, push for the better. Do not forget to be happy now just because you haven’t done anything. That joy will make the journey to completing your goals more rich.

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