Hello lovely readers and welcome back to 3-2-1 Flying Fridays! The only weekly post that doesn’t know where it’s going.
Following a 3-2-1 approach, it contains 3 thoughts from me (that you should ignore), 2 quotes from others (that you should read), and 1 something special (maybe).
As a bonus I’ve finished with one joke that’s so bad, it’s good!
Let’s begin!
3 x Thoughts:
1) Increasing self awareness means taking the auto pilot out and hand flying the damn thing. It is a skill you must practise by actively bringing your focus back to the present moment over and over again. Not only to develop self awareness, but maintain it. (Click to tweet)
2) Before we act we must accept. Before we accept we must become aware. Step one, therefore, is the practise of presence moment awareness. Step two is the practice of universal compassion. Step three is taking action in alignment with your values. Awareness > Acceptance > Action. (Click to tweet)
3) Instead of trying to work out how you can get what you want, maybe you should seek to understand why you want it? Through understanding it’s possible you’ll drop your desire altogether. (Click to tweet)
2 x Quotes:
“The nature of rain is the same, but it makes thorns grow in the marshes and flowers in the gardens.”
– ARAB PROVERB
“Self-observation—watching yourself—is important. It is not the same as self-absorption. Self-absorption is self-preoccupation, where you’re concerned about yourself, worried about yourself. I’m talking about self-observation. What’s that? It means to watch everything in you and around you as far as possible and watch it as if it were happening to someone else. What does that last sentence mean? It means that you do not personalize what is happening to you. It means that you look at things as if you have no connection with them whatsoever.”
– ANTHONY DE MELLO
1 x Thing:
This article on Medium by Darius Foroux: Ask Yourself These 20 Questions to Improve Your Self-Awareness. A few of them include:
- What am I good at?
- What am I bad at?
- Who are the most important people in my life?
- How much sleep do I need?
- What’s my definition of success?
- What makes me sad?
- What makes me happy?
- What type of friend do I want to be?
- What do I think about myself?
- What things do I value in life?
His advice after answering these questions? “Double down on the advantageous stuff and start eliminating the harmful stuff, as much as you can. Do more things that make you happy or things you’re good at. Avoid things that make you unhappy or things you’re bad at. That’s it. That’s knowing yourself.”
1 x Joke:
As we walked into the elevator the other day I asked my wife is she wanted to hear a good elevator joke.
She replied, “Not really.”
I said, “Are you sure? This one works on so many levels.”
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That joke…😆
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I think they get better each week 🤣
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😉
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When we had elevator issues at work and I was told they were broken again I said “we’ve really had our ups and downs with our elevators”
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Good one. That’s my kind of joke 😂
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Another wonderful post, AP2–thank you for sharing it with us. Haha, the joke–“works on so many levels!” Wishing you a great day/evening. 🙏
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Classic dad joke – I’m getting “good” at them. Thanks Art 🙏
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Classics are great; and I’m sure that you’re a great dad, too. 🙏
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I enjoyed the Arab quote, AP. Still reflecting on it. 🙂
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🙏
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Love yourthird thought.
Now it’s easy for me to bring down the count in my bucket list
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Glad you did. I think most of our impulses and desires etc evaporate when we understand the true reason behind them. Wishing you well friend. Thank you for stopping by again 🙏
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You are welcome my friend
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The quote about the rain is a wonderful one. Gonna save that one. 😊
The joke, on the other hand, groan. It’s a good thing you are self aware! 😆
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Haha. I think there’s an art to a good bad dad joke. Some are just bad. It’s the ones that get a laugh despite peoples best efforts not to – then you know it’s a winner 🤣
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Your dad jokes are the best. All winners to me! 😊👍
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Lovely post. The Arab quote is insightful.
Thank you for sharing.
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My pleasure. Glad you enjoyed it 🙏
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Where do you find these jokes?
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I’m not sure to be honest. My mum used to tell bad jokes all the time growing up. I came to love them. I guess many of them stuck over the years. Now I’ve gotten into the habit of trying to come up with bad dad jokes for my own kids.
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Thank you for sharing these beautiful insights and the joke too 😃.
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Thank you for taking the time to read and comment. I appreciate it 🙂🙏
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That first thought is really important. It is scary to fly, especially knowing we’re not in control of everything. But oh BOY is it fun when we give it out all and invest time in the wonderful people and adventures we have along the way! As well as embrace the awesome in learning about ourselves!
Thank you for your share as always! 😁
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