Tangentially: I have been thinking recently that the actions I take should have some inherent goodness, such as for my soul/well-being/mind. And/or as a step in the direction I am aiming toward, even if I don’t go as far as I had hoped. Maybe a “failed” attempt will help me to clarify my intentions and my message. / My actions should be taken in love, by me acting with the spirit of an amateur, without their value totally resting in whether the goal was achieved. / Perhaps oddly, I have been thinking about this not only in the context of work and other creative endeavors, but also in the context of cleaning my home. The work never really ends. Somehow, though, I can take pride and calm in the tasks. Also, I am getting somewhere. I’ll never “finish” cleaning my home, but I can get myself ready for the opportunity of having company over. / In any pursuit, keeping in the stream of work can help me to be ready for an opportunity that I come across. And going into any opportunity (no matter how small) with fullness and joy is significant. / There is value in achieving. There is also value in tending.(You write about this elsewhere.) And the difference between achieving and tending may be one of conceptualization or messaging.
Tangentially: I have been thinking recently that the actions I take should have some inherent goodness, such as for my soul/well-being/mind. And/or as a step in the direction I am aiming toward, even if I don’t go as far as I had hoped. Maybe a “failed” attempt will help me to clarify my intentions and my message. / My actions should be taken in love, by me acting with the spirit of an amateur, without their value totally resting in whether the goal was achieved. / Perhaps oddly, I have been thinking about this not only in the context of work and other creative endeavors, but also in the context of cleaning my home. The work never really ends. Somehow, though, I can take pride and calm in the tasks. Also, I am getting somewhere. I’ll never “finish” cleaning my home, but I can get myself ready for the opportunity of having company over. / In any pursuit, keeping in the stream of work can help me to be ready for an opportunity that I come across. And going into any opportunity (no matter how small) with fullness and joy is significant. / There is value in achieving. There is also value in tending.(You write about this elsewhere.) And the difference between achieving and tending may be one of conceptualization or messaging.