Boredom or discontent is useful to me when I acknowledge it and see clearly my assumption that there's something else I would rather be doing. In this way boredom can act as an invitation to freedom by opening me to new options and thoughts. For example, if I can't change the activity, can I look at it more honestly?
Hugh PratherWhen we persist in looking for and finding what there is to value within our self, we discover a pure and loving being.
Hugh Pratherperfectionism is a slow death. if everything were to turn out just like i would want it to, just like i would plan for it to, then i would never experience anything new; my life would be an endless repetition of stale successes. when i make a mistake i experience something unexpected.... when i have listened to my mistakes i have grown.
Hugh PratherToday I acknowledge that I am not in position to judge what mistakes anyone is making or what lessons anyone needs to learn. I donโt know how far someone has come or when that person will have a breakthrough, I simply donโt know what other people should be doing. But when I think I do know, I clearly am not doing what I should be doing, which is taking responsibility for my own life.
Hugh Prather