Comments on: Ten true facts of life

By: Jane Steen

Jane Steen — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:22:56 +0000

This assumption that happiness means the biggest possible salary, house, car etc. must be making countless people miserable… I wonder how many “Charles’s” there are out there? I live in an area where that mentality abounds, but I know several people who’ve given up the big salary in order to do work they find meaningful. Of course the media don’t want us to think that way because we won’t buy as much if we’re content!

By: admin

admin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:02:36 +0000

Jane,

Good for you for getting off that fence and, as you put it, pitching your tent. It must have been a tough thing to do. And yes, those beliefs embedded into us from such a young age can be hard to shake. You know what, from a professional perspective, fascinates me? Those embedded beliefs about money, success and careers. Probably because of my work with business owners and professionals, I find those conversations quite intriguing.

By: Jane Steen

Jane Steen — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:31:04 +0000

Ah, that was the question that drove me to church… also the strong feeling that I could no longer sit on the fence and had to pick one side or the other. Michael, you’d see that as living at Cause, I think! Whatever beliefs we arrive at should be arrived at by long and careful thought, in my opinion; we are all called to challenge the beliefs programmed into us by family and society. In my case I challenged the secular unchurched world I grew up in, and went in the unfashionable direction. In the end I could only think of one reason and one “who”, and made the very hard decision to pitch my tent in that camp.

By: admin

admin — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:25:06 +0000

Hey, didn’t you know you’re only “allowed” one comment per post?

(I’m kidding, I’m kidding)

So here’s a question for you… If everything happens for a reason… What’s the reason that all those things happen? And, who causes those things to happen in the first place? (OK, so 2 questions)…

By: admin

admin — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:22:12 +0000

Thanks for posting, Jeannine.
Interesting, too, that you also talk about the importance of respecting one another’s beliefs. Not being an opinionated fellow (now do you believe that one?), I’d of course, agree with you. Lastly, you’re absolutely right, there’s not much value in regret. Regret, to me, is an indication of Living at Effect, rather than at Cause. Or, put another way, living a life of constant regret is essentially living life as a victim…