Here is a response to Robyn McMaster's post on 6/10/2006. The four questions: What is it that you are sure of? What are you doing? Are your intentions a habit? Are your intentions cultivating understanding?
It is always good to keep these questions in mind in order to have the beginner's mind when approaching daily life. Going to work may appear to be an obligation, but if we can see something new in everyday, it can become an adventure.
There is the example of a man who shared at a retreat for business professionals, that he had gone to law school, worked several years as an attorney, lived now comfortably with his spouse, moved on to an alternative career as a human resource director at a top brand name retailer, who appeared incredibly unhappy. He expressed that even with all he had, he did not know what else there was to life or what else to accomplish at 42.
This man compared himself to someone who had to clean streets, and wondered why the person cleaning streets seemed more happy with his life. Perhaps, happiness had nothing to do with the occupation, but more with the ability to see what one is doing is aligned with intentions, not with a default habit. In order to live according to intentions, the man had to first understand his personal goals and values instead living reactively.
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