Shaping Your Day
When I wake up in the morning, I don't know.
I have things to do ("what"), like everyone else, but I have no idea how I'm going to go about it.
And I think that's the secret.
Obligations are like contracts made with the outside world: we commit to a result.
But we're entirely free on the manner and form.
So every morning, I take stock. What emotions are present? What desires? What's the weather like outside? What is this day telling us? What occurrences spontaneously manifest?
We identify these disparate ingredients and then invent a recipe that didn't exist the day before.
Ignorance is key to the process.
Without a pre-established plan, we have no choice but to open our eyes, improvise, dance with what arises.
Otherwise, why get up? Isn't that what life is all about?
"If you know exactly what you're going to do, what's the point of doing it?" – Pablo Picasso