This week we are taking the Ikigai concept into reality
Dr Chaterjee suggests the acronym LIVE
·
Love –
do something you love
·
Intent
– live with a clear intent
·
Vision
– develop a long term vision
·
Engaging
– with the world about you
Looking in a bit more depth, first of all try to find and do
something that you love. Even a small
amount of time every day or even every week will make a difference. You may have heard that Steve and a small
(but growing) group are running the Park Run every week. It’s a few minutes of something that really
matters to them. Its great fun and
there’s a sense of camaraderie. Now
that’s not what I love just at the moment – but doing my degree is just
fab. So once a week I catch the bus and
go to uni – I just love it and feel loads better for doing it. What do you love?
How about living with a clear intent – what does he mean by
this? its about paying attention to the
small things – don’t just drift through every day. Try pausing and noticing. I often stop on my walk and take a photo of
something that catches my eye. By
keeping an eye out for the beauty I can find lots of interesting things to snap. Try to just enjoy the every day things, not
rush through and notice nothing.
Do you have a goal or do you think you will just carry on
doing what you are doing now for ever?
We make plans (certainly now that it seems that Steve might have a few
more years left in him) – they don’t always work out but it does give us
something to look forward to. If any of
you have seen us having lunch in Little Acre at the weekend you will see the
notebook and pen – we’re making plans.
Try it, when the day is tough it helps to know that there is something
on the horizon.
As for engaging – its really about those Random Acts of
Kindness. It’s the little things. Chat to someone who looks lonely, say hi to
someone who helps you. Offer a kind
hand, a gentle word, a bright smile – try it, I can almost guarantee that you
will feel great at the end of the day.
Just LIVE!
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