Living on Purpose: A Tweeted Summary of Dan Millman

I read #DanMillman #LivingOnPurpose a few years ago. Now getting around to tweeting some gems of guidance I gathered from that reading.

Many of us live our lives by accident—stumbling into relationships, wandering into careers, searching for meaning … #LivingOnPurpose

enlightenment, rather as the practice *of* enlightenment. #LivingOnPurpose
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seeing each experience as it is, rather than what we think it should be.
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[1/4] #Dan Millman, writing about #marriage, says that nowhere is perfection part of the equation. #LivingOnPurpose

[2/4] If we try to become one another’s therapists, teachers, or taskmasters … #DanMillman #LivingOnPurpose

[3/4] … if we create a competition or continuous struggle to improve our partner … #DanMillman #LivingOnPurpose

[4/4] … then marriage becomes war. We can only control our own behavior. #DanMillman #LivingOnPurpose

[1/2] Simply put, we have no direct control over our thoughts or feelings. #DanMillman #LivingOnPurpose

[2/2] We may have momentary *influence* over where we place our attention. #DanMillman #LivingOnPurpose

The wisest course embraces the best of East and West: recognizing that we can control efforts but not outcomes. #DanMillman
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Can you really know what’s best for another soul? #DanMillman
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Our primary business isn’t forgiving others but asking for forgiveness. #DanMillman #LivingOnPurpose

[1/2] From a conventional viewpoint, we make “bad choices.” #DanMillman
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[2/2] But from a transcendental perspective, there are no wrong decisions, only different lessons. #DanMillman #LivingOnPurpose

A good operating principle is to rely on mystery and live on the faith that every choice leads to wisdom. #DanMillman #LivingOnPurpose

[1/2] The process of behavioral change involves insight and surrender … #DanMillman #LivingOnPurpose

[2/2] … insight into our tendencies, and surrender of our small will to the dominion of our higher will. #DanMillman #LivingOnPurpose

“Whatever authority I have rests solely on knowing how little I know.”
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Such not knowing—humility in the face of mystery—can open our hearts to the Divine in whatever form it takes for us. #DanMillman

Many of us are stuck on what we think we *should* do that we never pay enough attention to what we actually *want* to do. #DanMillman

On #meditation: We cannot travel out of the body until we first get into it. #DanMillman #LivingOnPurpose

Balancing the body is the first spiritual practice.
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On #religion: Beliefs come and go; God remains. #DanMillman
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[1/2] Collaborative efforts produce better results than competitive ones … #AlfieKohn #NoContest #LivingOnPurpose #KnowledgeSharing

[2/2] … and also produce a greater sense of meaning, connection, and enjoyment. #AlfieKohn #NoContest #LivingOnPurpose
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(This one’s a toughie …) Trust the process of your life unfolding. #DanMillman #LivingOnPurpose

I’m done tweeting on #DanMillman #LivingOnPurpose. Hope you enjoyed and found the sharing profitable. Peace and blessings.