"Your time is LIMITED.
So DON'T WASTE IT living SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE.
Don't be trapped by DOGMA.
which is living with the results of OTHER PEOPLE'S THINKING.
Don't let the NOISE of OTHER'S OPINIONS DROWN OUT your OWN INNER VOICE.
And MOST important,
Have the courage to FOLLOW YOUR HEART AND YOUR INTUITION.
They somehow ALREADY KNOW what you TRULY WANT to BECOME.
EVERYTHING else is secondary."
~Steve Jobs: From the speech he gives to College Graduates on You Tube.
"What you don’t have. You don’t need it now
What you don’t know, you can feel it somehow"
~U2 Beautiful Day.
I love this speech. Its great for those of you that are struggling with career issues, but its also just great for a bunch of other reasons. I LOVE what he says about intuition, and trying to not be BULLIED into conforming to other peoples viewpoints. Or redundant social norms.
Having said that, this applies AFTER step 9 as opposed to before really. But to some extent, you NEED to be able to use your intuition a BIT beforehand. If something smells a bit 'suss', then it may very well be just that.
"Common sense would thus become uncommon sense."
Chapter 1. Bill's Story p13
"We have begun to develop this vital sixth sense."
Chapter 6. Into Action p85
"We are often surprised how the right answers come after we have tried this for a while."
Chapter 6. Into Action p86
"We will intuitively know how to handle situations
which used to baffle us."
Chapter 6. Into Action p83
"I was to test my thinking
by the new God-consciousness within."
Chapter 1. Bill's Story page p13
"We ask God to direct our thinking."
Chapter 6. Into Action p86
"Our thought-life will be placed on a much higher plane"
Chapter 6. Into Action p86
"We ask God for inspiration, an intuitive thought."
Chapter 6. Into Action p86
"We have entered the world of the Spirit."
Chapter 6. Into Action p84
About Me
- An Irish Friend of Bill
- I have recovered from the disease of Alcoholism. I believe there is only one person really,.. everybody. And that peace of mind is everything. -So treat your neighbor as you would treat yourself, because your neighbor IS yourself. I think most of recovery is what I would call common sense, but that learning to be ordinary is a true gift very few people acquire. My ambition is to accept everything unflinchingly, with compassion, and therefore be intrinsically comfortable in my own skin, no matter what. I am comfortable being uncomfortable and am willing to go to any lengths to improve my life. I believe the Big Book was divinely inspired, and is extraordinarily powerful. Unfortunately AA's best kept secret a lot of the time. (In my opinion). I just try to do what works, no matter what it is.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Inspirational speech by Steve Jobs: Don't let the NOISE of OTHER'S OPINIONS drown out your OWN inner voice
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I want to intuitively handle situations that are still baffling me. I want to trust my instincts. I know what I want but am fearful at times to ask.
"Have the courage to FOLLOW YOUR HEART AND YOUR INTUITION."
"They somehow ALREADY KNOW what you TRULY WANT to BECOME."
I completely agree, PAYING ATTENTION to my heart, and conscience, has provided clear Good orderly Direction time an time again.
Stop listening to the head and listen to the heart.
TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE in its purest form
What you don’t have. You don’t need it now
What you don’t know, you can feel it somehow" U2
yeh, and this was a really great lyric for me when I was never grateful for what I had. I always wanted more and was never satisfied.
Its still on my ipod and always reminds me Recovery provides for my needs, not what my wants and my needs always end up being what I wanted anyway (in hindsight)
My needs are met in Gods time, not mine.
Know, feel... somehow came as the results of these steps
thanks for that great post! those are all things i have to be aware for my co-dependency and i appreciate the reminder!
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