Joshua Becker of https://www.becomingminimalist.com wrote the following and it spoke so to me I feel compelled to share it with you
I think all of society (ourselves included) would benefit if we started defining success differently:
Rather than defining success by the brand of clothing we can afford, may we find it in the number of people we have helped to clothe.
Rather than defining success by the amount of money in our bank account, may we find it in how much we used to help others.
Rather than defining success by the size of our house, may we find it in the amount of love that was shown there.
Rather than defining success by our level of education, may we find it in the degree of our integrity.
Rather than defining success by the number of ‘likes’ on our Instagram post, may we find it in how edifying and encouraging that post was to others.
Rather than defining success by the type of car that we drive, may we find it in those we have picked up in life and set down on a better road.
Rather than defining success by how loud our voice is, may we find it in how often we spoke up for those without one.
Rather than defining success in the quality and quantity of our personal possessions, may we find it in the level of selflessness we have shown to others.
Rather than defining success in the number of people who love us, may we find it in the number of people we have loved.
that is a fantastic link! thanks for sharing it here.
and I even went on to read other posts of his that I’d missed.
I wonder if we can ever change.
our planet is in danger of our ‘desires’ and constant longing for that silly STUFF.
and we have generations now who’ve bought into the capitalistic idea of Success.
it’s all so materialistic. and greedy. and rude.
the Inner work of awakening our better selves isn’t even valued.
it seems to be all about Money and Youth. and both are fleeting really!
I guess we just have to keep believing in the Power of LOVE.
and blogs like Yours and Josh’s! xoxo
I’ll go look at the website as tammy has suggested other things to read
but one of the strangest things I’m noticing of late is the NEED TO GET A TAKE OUT COFFEE as if the lives of the people depended solely on getting that. This particularly now during our lockdown, where such places are not deemed essential – (as is hair care).
I can’t drink coffee now, let along many hot drinks but that’s only me…
When we went to Level 4, locked out of that essential … a friend who helps me during this time said “bummer no coffee this morning” …
When most of NZ (except my region) went to Level 3, you could get a take out coffee – and I don’t know many of my out of town friends posted a picture of their takeaway coffee on fb! But it got to me…
I started thinking about what kind of life I wanted to lead when I was a teen, so I never got suckered into conventional ideas of success. I’m grateful for that. Life keeps getting richer and richer.