Comments on: “Follow Your Heart” http://www.thedreamlounge.net/2009/07/20/%e2%80%9cfollow-your-heart%e2%80%9d/ The Blog of Anthony 'Dream' Johnson Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:06:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Dream http://www.thedreamlounge.net/2009/07/20/%e2%80%9cfollow-your-heart%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-255 Dream Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:10:18 +0000 http://www.thedreamlounge.net/?p=462#comment-255 Thanks for the comment and insight. I remember reading about this on Tim's blog, and have also seen Doug Mcguff mention this every so often. I'll look into it further this August. thanks man -Anthony Thanks for the comment and insight. I remember reading about this on Tim’s blog, and have also seen Doug Mcguff mention this every so often. I’ll look into it further this August.

thanks man

-Anthony

]]> By: Jonas http://www.thedreamlounge.net/2009/07/20/%e2%80%9cfollow-your-heart%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-254 Jonas Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:23:35 +0000 http://www.thedreamlounge.net/?p=462#comment-254 Another thing is that I think one reason for people not following their dreams is because of the fear of failing. That's because their dreams are just that, dreams, and therefor are expected to be perfect from the beginning. Living life in an unconventional way does not necessarily mean that it will be easier work but rather that you FOCUS ON WHAT YOU BELIEVE IS IMPORTANT FOR YOURSELF. Therefor there should be no fear of failure but rather a mind shift where you put the energy you usually would in a regular everyday routine,for the rest of your life, into making your dreams come true. I also think that the term "dream" is rather weak in this context and I'd actually prefer to call it life accomplishments or life goals. These are what makes me want to get up in the morning! ------------------------------------------------------------- A few Séneca quotes to go with that kick ass post of yours: "They lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn." - Lucius Séneca "It is not that we have a short space of time, but that we waste much of it. Life is long enough, and it has been given in sufficiently generous measure to allow the accomplishment of the very greatest things if the whole of it is well invested." - Lucius Séneca "You will hear many men saying: "After my fiftieth year I shall retire into leisure, my sixtieth year shall release me from public duties". And what guarantee,pray, have you that your life will last longer? Who will suffer your course to be just as you plan it? Are you not ashamed to reserve for yourself only the remnant of life, and to set apart for wisdom only that time which cannot be devoted to any business? How late it is to begin to live just when we must cease to live! What foolish forgetfulness of mortality to postpone wholesome plans to the fiftieth and sixtieth year, and to intend to begin life at a point to which few have attained!" - Lucius Séneca END QUOTES. For further reading from the Stoic philosopher Lucius Séneca, check out "Letters from a stoic" at amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/Letters-Stoic-Penguin-Classics-Seneca/dp/0140442103 or your nearest book store. Peace - Jonas Another thing is that I think one reason for people not following their dreams is because of the fear of failing. That’s because their dreams are just that, dreams, and therefor are expected to be perfect from the beginning.
Living life in an unconventional way does not necessarily mean that it will be easier work but rather that you FOCUS ON WHAT YOU BELIEVE IS IMPORTANT FOR YOURSELF.

Therefor there should be no fear of failure but rather a mind shift where you put the energy you usually would in a regular everyday routine,for the rest of your life, into making your dreams come true.

I also think that the term “dream” is rather weak in this context and I’d actually prefer to call it life accomplishments or life goals.

These are what makes me want to get up in the morning!

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A few Séneca quotes to go with that kick ass post of yours:

“They lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn.” – Lucius Séneca

“It is not that we have a short space of time, but that we waste much of it. Life is long enough, and it has been given in sufficiently generous measure to allow the accomplishment of the very greatest things if the whole of it is well invested.”
- Lucius Séneca

“You will hear many men saying: “After my fiftieth year I shall retire into leisure, my sixtieth year shall release me from public duties”. And what guarantee,pray, have you that your life will last longer? Who will suffer your course to be just as you plan it? Are you not ashamed to reserve for yourself only the remnant of life, and to set apart for wisdom only that time which cannot be devoted to any business? How late it is to begin to live just when we must cease to live! What foolish forgetfulness of mortality to postpone wholesome plans to the fiftieth and sixtieth year, and to intend to begin life at a point to which few have attained!”

- Lucius Séneca

END QUOTES.

For further reading from the Stoic philosopher Lucius Séneca, check out “Letters from a stoic” at amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/Letters-Stoic-Penguin-Classics-Seneca/dp/0140442103 or your nearest book store.

Peace –
Jonas

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