March 13th, 2018
Crisis
The book I mentioned yesterday also discussed the etymology of the word "crisis." It comes from a Greek root meaning "to sift." According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, to sift is "to go through especially to sort out what is useful of valuable."
Imagine if we were to view crises in this way.
Though they hardly feel like it at the time, what if we realized that trusted that the crises in our lives were invitations to get rid of the excess, the unnecessary, and even the undesirable aspects of our lives? What if we realized that they are meant to leave us with what is truly most important and meaningful?
The way I see it, crises are opportunities to take a breath, take stock, and figure out what we truly value and how to start living in line with those things.
They are wake up calls out of the hypnotic, autopilot states of stagnancy and unworkability that we often find ourselves in, but numb ourselves (or deny ourselves) out of feeling.
The unexamined life truly is not worth it.
PS Speaking of etymology:
Crisis
The book I mentioned yesterday also discussed the etymology of the word "crisis." It comes from a Greek root meaning "to sift." According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, to sift is "to go through especially to sort out what is useful of valuable."
Imagine if we were to view crises in this way.
Though they hardly feel like it at the time, what if we realized that trusted that the crises in our lives were invitations to get rid of the excess, the unnecessary, and even the undesirable aspects of our lives? What if we realized that they are meant to leave us with what is truly most important and meaningful?
The way I see it, crises are opportunities to take a breath, take stock, and figure out what we truly value and how to start living in line with those things.
They are wake up calls out of the hypnotic, autopilot states of stagnancy and unworkability that we often find ourselves in, but numb ourselves (or deny ourselves) out of feeling.
The unexamined life truly is not worth it.
PS Speaking of etymology:
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