SC 2010- 3: Enthusiasm

I am pivoting today... so far I am doing this mostly on Sundays with an occasional Saturday... Focusing on silence and being much more focused upon mindfulness of my speech... intent, implications, moral aspects... was very useful.

Today I pivot to enthusiasm as my focus for the week... What the heck is it?

In past years of inner work I have used words like: passion; engagement; ownership; energy. Somehow settled upon enthusiasm for 2010.

Wikipedia suggests that enthusiasm originally meant inspiration or possession by the divine, or the presence of a god. Passion is described as follows: it can be expressed as a feeling of unusual excitement, enthusiasm or compelling emotion towards a subject, idea, person, or object. A person is said to have a passion for something when they have a strong positive affinity for it. A love for something and a passion for something are very similar feelings.

When I think on this topic I always think of the word relish... to relish... one's family, one's work, the moment...

So here we go...

Phrases for the week:

- Carpe Diem
- "Eat your food with gladness and drink your wine with a joyful heart... Enjoy life with your wife whom you love... Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might." Ecc. 9:7-10

So I guess it's eat, drink and be merry for me this week...

Exercises:

• Enjoy my creature comforts
• Enjoy each moment spent with my wife
• Fully engage in each thing I do