What I really, really love is writing. If I can just write and make a really nice living out of that, why would I change that?
Interpretation
The quote expresses a deep passion for writing and reflects the desire to sustain that passion as a fulfilling career.
Mark Manson emphasizes the joy and fulfillment he finds in writing, suggesting that when one can earn a living doing something they truly love, there is little reason to pursue anything else. This illustrates the importance of aligning one's career with personal passions, leading to a more satisfying and meaningful life.
In practice
In a motivational speech about career choices, you could use this quote to inspire others to pursue their passions.
Whereas a lot of Buddhism concerns itself with stages of enlightenment, various precepts and moral codes, and even power structures and hierarchies, Zen is just like, 'Shut up, sit down, and observe your thoughts - oh, and by the way, what you perceive as you' doesn't actually exist.' I loved the minimalist approach of it.
I think people who become compulsive about fitness or eating right, a lot of the time it's out of fear that they're going to lose control or that they're not good enough, so I think anything done out of fear or motivated by fear is often unhealthy.
Many people come to self-help material because they feel like something is wrong with them or the way they are. The problem is that anything that tells you how to improve your life is also implying that there is something inherently wrong with you the way you are.
The first and perhaps most important thing to realize about being happier in life is to stop trying to be so happy in life.
Writing/reading is like visiting another person's brain. And a short book or article is like a short stay. You come in, have a coffee, talk about the weather or sports, and then move on.
I think humility - which I think is a very good value to adopt - is basically an extension of understanding your own ignorance.
Love sometimes gets tired of speaking sweetly and wants to rip to shreds all your erroneous notions of the truth that make you fight within yourself, dear one, and with others, causing the world to weep on too many fine days... The Beloved sometimes wants to do us a great favor: Hold us upside down and shake all the nonsense out.
A lover cannot be chosen a la smorgasbord. A lover has to be chosen from soul-craving. To choose just because something mouthwatering stands before ou will never satisfy the hunger of the soul-self. And that is what the intuition is for; it is the direct messenger of the soul.
I will love you forever, he thought. I am lying, he thought, and this time he was right
There's nothing you can do that can't be done, Nothing you can sing that can't be sung, Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game, It's easy..._x000D_ All you need is love.
Love does not cause suffering: what causes it is the sense of ownership, which is love's opposite.
Love wholeheartedly, be surprised, give thanks and praise then you will discover the fullness of your life.
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