🖌️ Monday Muse
The Monday Muse is a weekly collection of reminders, insights, and maxims. The term “muse” has two meanings: (1) a state of deep thought; and (2) a source of inspiration. May the following (in a small way) be a source of contemplation, insight, and wisdom to live your highest good.
📌 Perennial Reminder(s)
The author Derek Sivers on the inner experience:
You don’t need marriage to feel security. Marriage doesn’t make you secure. You don’t need recognition to feel pride. Recognition doesn’t give you pride. You don’t need a beach to feel tranquility. Places don’t make emotions. You do.
Your whole experience of life is in your mind. Focus on your internal world, not the external world. When a problem is bothering you, it feels like you need to do something about it. Instead, identify what belief is really the source of your trouble. Replace that belief with one that doesn’t bother you. ...
Most problems are really just situations. […]
Source: How to Live (via In Search of Wisdom)
📜 Perennial Maxim(s)
The Indian philosopher J. Krishnamurti (1895-1986) on the mind:
What does it mean to understand one’s mind?
💡 Perennial Insight(s)
The philosophy professors Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko on learning how to live:
Philosophy has long been in the business of practical, timeless self-care. But in the modern world, when we are of a mind to work on our goals, we often turn to the newest research we can find. We buy popular business and positive psychology books, and search out diet and fitness plans to experiment with. If what we’re looking for is life-directing wisdom—if we really want to make deep and lasting changes for the better—some brief reflection is enough for us to realize that these aren’t the sources we should be seeking out. […]
Source: The Good Life Method (via In Search of Wisdom)
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Thank you for reading; I hope you found something useful.
Until next time, be wise and be well,
J.W.
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