One of the things I lost when I moved to makati and stopped the 2-3 hour commutes is the long hours for contemplation and meditation I was able to do sitting in a bus going home.
I sooo needed this.
We need time to think and process the day,week, and month. It is hard when life comes at you so hard and fast it seems all you can do is react. I refuse to be a reactionary. I want a life well lived and it means a life of reflection, measured action and reaction. I want a life of meaning and for this we need to contemplate being useful. A life of service to each other doing something I am good at, I love doing, is useful, and I am well paid for.
Ikagai is such a beautiful word. It is the word that describes the intersection of something I love, I am good at, Useful, and people will pay for.
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